Cricket Connect Development Officer (Schools & Community)

Lancashire Cricket Club; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Health Cash Plan

On-site counsellor

Hybrid working

Job summary

Lancashire Cricket Club is seeking three Cricket Connect Development Officers to lead the programme in designated state secondary schools, creating a year-round cricket hub for pupils and the community.

You will deliver cricket activity, build partnerships, and shape pathways into playing, coaching, officiating, volunteering and leadership while tracking participation and outcomes to ensure sustainable impact.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people in school, sport, community or youth settings.
• Experience delivering sport, cricket or community programmes.
• Strong relationship-building skills with schools, communities or partner organisations.
• Able to work independently, organise priorities and turn plans into activity.
• Comfortable working to targets/KPIs and maintaining accurate records.
• Understands barriers to participation and is committed to inclusion and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Be the key LCF contact within your school, building strong relationships with pupils, staff and leaders.
• Build partnerships with clubs, schools and community organisations to create sustainable opportunities beyond the school.
• Plan and deliver varied cricket activity across the school day, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Take ownership of agreed KPIs and outcomes, using data and insight to track performance and improve delivery.
• Engage young people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, particularly those underrepresented in cricket.
• Develop the site as a year-round cricket hub for pupils, schools, clubs and the wider community.
• Create pathways into playing, coaching, officiating, volunteering and leadership.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety and professional practice.

Skills

Child experience

Sport delivery

Relationship-building

Independent working

Targets/KPIs

Safeguarding

Job description

Lancashire Cricket Club is seeking three Cricket Connect Development Officers to lead the programme in designated state secondary schools, creating a year-round cricket hub for pupils and the community.

You will deliver cricket activity, build partnerships, and shape pathways into playing, coaching, officiating, volunteering and leadership while tracking participation and outcomes to ensure sustainable impact.