Assistant Sports and Recreation Development Officer- Soccer

Honeycomb Jobs Limited; Newtownards; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a temporary Assistant Sports and Recreation Development Officer in Newtownards until December 2025, responsible for planning and delivering soccer participation schemes and sports development initiatives. Candidates must have a Level 3 qualification in Sports/Recreation or equivalent experience, alongside significant coaching experience and a full clean driving license. This role involves liaising with governing bodies and supervising staff.

Qualifications

• 2 years' relevant working experience in the field of sports and development.
• 2 years' experience employed in sports development/leisure/recreation industry.
• 3 years' coaching experience in football and UEFA Football C Licence.
• A full clean driving license.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver soccer participation schemes and fun weeks.
• Deliver sports development initiatives like School Sports Series.
• Monitor and review programmes for improvements.
• Liaise with national Governing Bodies and supervise casual coaches.
• Ensure administration, governance, and accountability of programmes.

Skills

Sports Development

Teaching

Supervision

Coaching

Budget Management

Education

Level 3 qualification in Sport/ Recreation/ Leisure

Job description

Overview

Honeycomb Jobs is working with a large Public Sector organisation, looking to recruit a temporary Full-time Assistant Sports and Recreation Development Officer up until 31st December 2025 (with possible extension).

Role

To be responsible for the planning and delivery of soccer participation schemes such as half term schemes and fun weeks.

Duties

• To be responsible for the delivery of sports development initiatives such as School Sports Series and Sports Education Programmes for 2025/2026.
• To monitor and review programmes and make recommendations for 2026/2027.
• To liaise and work in partnership with national Governing Bodies.
• To supervise casual coaches.
• To be responsible for the administration, governance and accountability of the programmes as mentioned above.

The Person

As the successful candidate you will meet the following criteria;

Essential:

• Level 3 qualification in Sport/ Recreation/ Leisure OR
• 2 years' relevant working experience in the field of sports and development.
• 2 years' experience employed in sports development/ leisure/ recreation industry.
• 3 years' coaching experience in football and UEFA Football C Licence.
• A full clean driving license.

Security and equal opportunity

Please note that successful candidates may be required to complete Basic/Enhanced Access NI Security Clearance at a cost (subject to the nature of the job). A person's criminal record will not, in itself, debar that person from being appointed to this post. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence. For more information, please refer to the official job posting.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided. For further details, contact Carla Forte, Public Sector Sourcing Specialist at Honeycomb Jobs.

If you have a disability which means you require assistance at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us directly to discuss. Honeycomb is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all.

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit Honeycomb to view a wide selection of our current jobs.

Skills: Sports Development, Teaching, Supervision, Coaching, Budget Management