Active Schools Sports Coach (Term Time) (Part Time) (Temporary) (5 posts) - REQ04302

North Lanarkshire Council; Cumbernauld; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council seeks enthusiastic Active Schools Coaches for part-time roles at Palacerigg Country Park. The positions focus on providing outdoor education and sports activities for primary school children. Successful candidates will require a sports coaching qualification and experience with youth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

6 public holidays

Wide range of benefits from health and wellbeing

Development opportunities through LearnNL

Qualifications

• Must have a sports coaching qualification.
• Experience working with children and young people required.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop opportunities for young people in sports activities.
• Deliver outdoor education programmes.

Skills

Sports coaching qualification

Experience with young people

Job description

Location: Palacerigg Country Park, Palacerigg Road, G67 3HU

Salary: £25,847 - £27,301 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 25 hours per week

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

North Lanarkshire Council are looking to appoint various enthusiastic and highly motivated Active Schools Coaches to work alongside our children and young people in a safe environment within our Outdoor Education Programme. The programme, based withing Palacerigg Country Park provides a range of Outdoor Education, Sport and Physical Activities for primary school aged pupils.

These are key appointments to help support current, and develop new opportunities for young people to participate in regular, safe and fun sport and physical activity. Candidates must have a sports coaching qualification as well as the experience of working alongside young people within a similar environment.

Work Patterns

4 posts Monday to Friday 9am to 2.30pm

1 post Monday to Thursday 9am to 2.30pm

This post is temporary for a period until 26/06/2026

As a requirement of these posts, the successful candidates must obtain Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) membership through Disclosure Scotland.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***