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High Life Highland; Kingussie; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

High Life Highland is seeking a dynamic individual to promote a positive workplace culture and enhance sport and physical activity opportunities within school and community settings. You will build effective school-to-club pathways, recruit and develop volunteers, and drive inclusive participation across groups including girls and young people with disabilities.

The role requires collaboration with education and sports staff, delivery of motivational programmes, and involvement in national

Responsibilities

• Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture to increase morale, productivity and performance.
• Increase the quality and range of sport and physical activity opportunities before/after school and at lunch.
• Develop pathways between school and sport clubs to support transitions to club sport.
• Recruit, retain and develop volunteers, coaches, leaders and teachers delivering opportunities in school and club sport.
• Increase youth volunteering as sport leaders and coaches in school and club settings.
• Boost participation among under-represented groups including girls, young women and disabled children/youth.
• Collaborate with education and sports staff to connect Active Schools to PE, school sport and club sport.
• Deliver programmes to profile sport and motivate children and young people to get involved.
• Support Active Scotland initiatives such as Positive Coaching Scotland, Fit for Girls, Young Ambassadors and Community Sport Hubs.
• Source funding opportunities and manage a budget for the Active Schools annual action plan.
• Coordinate extended curricular opportunities for physical activity and sport in school and wider community.
• Pursue CPD and contribute to High Life Highland’s continuous improvement.
• Attend and undertake training online or in person.
• Aim to reduce wastage and uphold sustainable/environmental values in all tasks.
• Assist other HLH areas with projects or holidays/sickness, working across the HLH team.
• Maintain awareness of risk management per HLH policies.

Job description

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
• Increase the quality and range of sport & physical activity opportunities offered before and after school and during lunch;
• Develop effective pathways between school and sport clubs to support the transition from school to club sport;
• Recruit, retain and develop a network of volunteers, coaches, leaders and teachers who in turn deliver opportunities in school sport and club sport;
• Increase the number of young people engaging in volunteering as sport leaders and coaches in both school and club settings;
• Increase participation amongst under-represented groups including girls and young women and children and young people with a disability;
• Work in partnership with education and sports development staff to ensure Active Schools opportunities are connected to physical education, school sport and club sport;
• Deliver programmes designed to profile sport and motivate children and young people to get involved.
• Support the development and delivery of sportscotland led initiatives including Positive Coaching Scotland, Fit for Girls, Young Ambassadors and Community Sport Hubs;
• Source additional funding opportunities to further enhance Active Schools as well as managing and allocating an operational budget to an agreed Active Schools annual action plan;
• Coordinate and develop extended curricular opportunities for physical activity and sport in the school and the wider community.
• Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of High Life Highland as a whole.
• Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
• Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
• Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the High Life Highland team.
• Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.

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