Richard Luscombe Organisation: Argyle Community Trust
Position: Community Coach
Location: Plymouth
Offices: Manadon Sports Hub, 121, St Peter’s Road, Manadon
Salary: £20,374 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Reports to: Plymouth and South Hams Regional Manager
Closing date for applications: Friday 21st August 2023 5pm
Benefits and Opportunities
We aim to ensure we look after our staff welfare and provide fair opportunities across the charity. Argyle Community Trust offers incentives & progression based on key performance indicators, appraisals and added value to the Trust.
Benefits
• Access to auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Relevant qualifications and training
• Ticket incentives for staff
• An opportunity to buy back on holidays
• Free access to courses for your children (immediate family) across Argyle Community Trust provisions
• Club Kit
Other Benefits
• Holiday allowance based on service, after 5 years of service your holiday entitlement will increase by 1 day each year, enabling you to increase your holiday allowance by up to 4 days
• Private healthcare after two years of service, not contractual but based on how the charity performs
Role Dependent Benefits
The Trust will also consider individual requirements needed to complete a role including:
• Work mobile phone with some allowance for personal usage
• Use of company vehicle for work purposes only
• Car Allowance
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Closing date for applications: Friday 21st August 2023 5pm
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Role
Community coaching with Argyle Community Trust is the perfect role for an individual with a passion for sport who enjoys motivating others, being out and about in their local community and who actually wants to have fun whilst they work. The successful candidate will be part of a great team and this role offers the right candidate the opportunity to join us in making a positive difference to the lives of people across the Southwest. The post holder will be responsible for increasing sports and activities for all within the relevant region and will be involved in the growth, retention and increasing the range of opportunities within these areas.
Argyle Community Trust is looking to recruit a Schools and Community Coach to primarily deliver in a number of schools and also on community centered programmes. As a registered charity, the Community Trust works in close conjunction with Plymouth Argyle Football Club and with many people across several sectors where sport has proven to be the ideal tool for creating lasting engagement with individuals.
The main focus will be to deliver sport specific and fundamental coaching within primary schools and our extended community provision as well as supporting the sports participation department. A key function of this role is also to establish and develop sustainable opportunities for participation within the local and surrounding area based on local need, as well as supporting across the two counties to ensure that activities align with our strategic plans.
The candidate must have good, in-depth knowledge of the school’s KS1 &KS2 National curriculum and school sport. Experience of delivering football and Multi skills in a wide range of settings, including schools, sports centers and in varied community work for young people aged 3- 14 years old is essential. We would also expect the candidate to have a number of other sports coaching or teaching qualifications and be computer literate. In addition to this, the coach must be able to undertake key administrative duties that are associated with the role.
Primary Objectives of the Role
• Deliver high quality school programmes working alongside Argyle Community Trust partnered schools.
• Deliver on a number of community and football development programmes for the Trust including coaching on Player Development Centres and delivery on Fit and Fed as well as other holiday courses across Plymouth.
• Ensure all targets and outcomes of a programmes are completed and work with the Impact team to ensure correct monitoring procedures are undertaken.
• Operate under ACT’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding procedures ensuring risk assessments are in place and delivery is compliant with Trust and FA policies.
Application
If you can meet the specifications and would like to become part of the Argyle Community Trust team, please complete our online application form https://forms.gle/Lr5x7kHHEndy7jAL6
You will be given the opportunity to upload a covering letter and CV should you wish to do so however, for safer recruitment purposes, we do not accept application by CV only in your covering letter you should draw on relevant aspects of your experience, including paid employment and voluntary work or training to demonstrate how your skills, experience and personal qualities match the requirements of this job specification.
If you would like further information or wish to discuss the post contact ACTrecruitment@pafc.co.uk
For more information about the work of Argyle Community Trust and our strategic aims visit https://argylecommunitytrust.co.uk/about-us/
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Community Coach Level 1
