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Coaching and Sports Development
Location
Nationwide
Salary
Unpaid University Placement role with travel expenses and mobile allowance
Organisation
Access Sport
Contract
Full Time
Closing date: 9th December 2024
Access Sport is a national charity with a vision that no one should be excluded from the transformational benefits of community sport. We are on a mission to make inclusion the norm in community sport by tackling the access barriers faced by disadvantaged and disabled young people.
We do this by training, equipping, and supporting community sports clubs, organisations, and volunteers to provide inclusive programmes, unleashing their potential to transform the lives of underserved young people in their local communities.
This work is either place based, Changing Places, or sport focussed, Changing Sports. All the clubs we support are invited to join our Inclusive Club Network. We then use the expertise gained through this work to effect system change. In 2023/24 Access Sport engaged over 20,000 disadvantaged and disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically diverse communities, girls, and previously inactive young people.
A copy of our 2022-2027 growth strategy, Stand for Inclusion, which provides further details about our work and future development plans can be found on our website. Films showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel. These include a recent film about Access Sport, our multi-sport festival in Bristol and our 20th Anniversary film which showcases Safe Haven Basketball.
Access Sport are looking for a Community Development Officer to assist the development of community sports clubs and groups to enhance their growth, sustainability and youth development aspirations.
The role will involve hands-on community development, volunteer recruitment, upskilling young leaders, assisting in the monitoring and evaluation of clubs/groups, promoting and running outreach sessions and events, working within local communities to engage hard to reach young people, opportunity to coach and to support with administration and finance across the charity.
The work will encompass the whole charity, but in particular, Changing Sports and Changing Places in London, Bristol and Greater Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity for a sports enthusiast to gain practical experience in sport and community development at a grass roots level.
The role will involve some office-based work alongside working directly with communities on the ground at club/site visits, meetings, training, outreach and events. Working hours: main working hours between 9am – 5pm (1 hour break). Some evening and weekend work will be required.
In order to work effectively in a changing environment, flexibility is required from the post-holder. Any other tasks that may be requested will be at the same level of responsibility and terms and conditions of employment. The role will require frequent travelling to and from Access Sport supported clubs and groups. The post-holder should be flexible to working some evening and weekend work in accordance with the demands of clubs, groups and events.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Access Sport is committed to creating an inclusive culture, through fostering a diverse workforce where everyone feels like they belong, differences are valued, and everyone can reach their potential. We are actively seeking to diversify and to create a workplace that is welcoming for all, ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society and the communities we support. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage.
To apply, please complete the application form on the Access Sport website: Community Development Officer Application Form Once you have submitted your online application, please email your CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to Careers@AccessSport.org.uk with your full name and role applied for in the subject line. Our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be found here: www.AccessSport.org.uk/join-the-team.
Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be notified by 13 December 2024. All successful applicants would have received an offer of a placement by 23 December 2024
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Closing date: 9th December 2024
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