Program Coordinator (External)

Leeds Beckett University; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Excellent holiday entitlements

Flexible working

Reduced study fees

Subsidised fitness facilities

Job summary

Leeds Beckett University is seeking a Programme Co-ordinator to lead the Junior Swim Programme at Headingley Campus and expand community participation and memberships. You will work with the Beckett Sport team and Academy colleagues to deliver a joined-up experience for participants and families.

The role focuses on planning, promoting and delivering inclusive, safe activities while developing partnerships with schools and clubs. Flexibility for evenings/weekends is essential.

Qualifications

• Coaching/instruction qualification in a relevant programme.
• Experience running community-led programmes in sport/leisure or community development.
• Practical knowledge of health and safety, safeguarding and data protection in a busy sports environment.
• Strong communication, empathy with customers and colleagues, initiative to try new approaches.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when programmes run.

Responsibilities

• Plan, promote and deliver the Junior Swim Programme, membership schemes and community activity with safety and customer experience at the front.
• Recruit, induct and support coaches, casual staff, volunteers and student employees, building a positive team.
• Run enrolment, progression, waiting lists, membership records, risk assessments and reporting.
• Use data on participation, retention and feedback to improve offerings and report on performance.
• Build partnerships with local schools, clubs and community organisations creating volunteering and leadership pathways.
• Collaborate with Beckett Sport colleagues on holiday camps and multi-sport events.

Skills

Coaching qualification

Community-led programme exp.

Health & safety knowledge

Data protection awareness

Strong communication

Job description

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Could you be the person who gets more local children swimming, and keeps them coming back? We are looking for a Programme Co-ordinator to lead our Junior Swim Programme at Headingley and grow the community participation and membership around it.

Beckett Sport runs the sport and physical activity offer at Leeds Beckett University, from student and performance sport through to junior swimming, athletics and tennis for families across Leeds. Our junior and community programmes are growing, and this role sits at the centre of that growth. You will work closely with our Academy Manager and Programme Co-ordinator (Students), and alongside colleagues in athletics and tennis, so that every participant gets a joined-up experience.

In this role you will:

• Plan, promote and deliver the Junior Swim Programme, membership schemes and community sport activity, with safety and customer experience at the front of everything you do.
• Recruit, induct and support swim coaches, casual staff, volunteers and student employees, building a positive and inclusive team.
• Run the administration that keeps the programme working: enrolment, progression, waiting lists, membership records, risk assessments and reporting.
• Use participation, retention and customer feedback data to improve what we offer and report on how the programme is performing.
• Build partnerships with local schools, clubs and community organisations, creating pathways into volunteering, coaching and leadership for our students.
• Work with colleagues across the wider Beckett Sport offer on holiday camps, multi-sport events and promotional campaigns.

What we are looking for:

• A coaching or instructing qualification in a relevant programme.
• Experience of running community-led programmes in a sport and leisure or community development setting, including managing memberships or fitness programmes.
• Practical knowledge of health and safety, safeguarding and data protection in a busy sports environment.
• Strong communication skills, empathy with customers and colleagues, and the initiative to try new approaches.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when many of our programmes run.

In retur n, you will join a supportive team that cares about doing things well, with real scope to shape how our junior and community programmes develop. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

The role is based at Headingley Campus. The role is fully campus based, a vibrant community of both students and colleagues.

Working here means you'll have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.

Leeds Beckett University is a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled candidates who demonstrate all essential criteria within the Person Specification will be invited to an interview.