School & Community Sports Development Lead

Wickersley Partnership Trust; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teacher Pension Scheme

Flexible/hybrid working

Health and Wellbeing support

Job summary

Wickersley Partnership Trust is seeking a Community Development Officer to join the Rotherham Schools Development Team and lead on inter-school programmes, supporting inclusive physical activity opportunities for children and young people in the borough.

You will work with the Community Development Manager to increase activity levels, reduce inequalities, gather pupil voice, monitor outcomes, and contribute to externally funded projects. Travel across the borough is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in school or community sport, youth work, physical activity development, or similar settings.
• Understanding of how physical activity supports wellbeing.
• Experience engaging with schools, clubs, or community groups.
• Confidence gathering and using pupil voice.
• Awareness of participation barriers and a commitment to reducing inequalities.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Ability to work flexibly and manage multiple tasks.
• Motivation to make a difference locally.

Responsibilities

• Lead on inter and intra school programmes and projects – Plan, coordinate, and deliver engaging inter-school competitions, festivals, and intra-school physical activity initiatives across participating schools.
• Support school and community partnerships – Assist in maintaining strong relationships with schools, clubs, community organisations, and local partners.
• Help build sustainable exit routes – Work with local sports clubs and activity providers to connect young people to opportunities beyond the school day.
• Gather and respond to pupil voice – Support the collection of insight from children and young people to shape provision and ensure activities reflect their needs and motivations.
• Assist with programme planning and delivery – Contribute to the co-design and delivery of inclusive, accessible, community-focused programmes.
• Identify and reduce barriers to participation – Work with partners to address issues such as cost, confidence, access, and awareness.
• Support externally funded projects – Assist with delivery, monitoring, and reporting for programmes aligned to Sport England outcomes and borough priorities.
• Help create pathways into lifelong activity – Work with schools, families, and community partners to encourage sustained participation.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation – Collect data, capture stories of impact, and support reporting to demonstrate outcomes and inform future investment.
• Provide operational and administrative support – Assist with coordination, communication, logistics, and day-to-day programme delivery.
• Support the delivery of the Creative Active Schools Framework – Assist schools in adopting CASF principles by helping to gather insight, coordinate activities, and promote creative approaches to increasing movement.

Skills

School/community sport

Wellbeing awareness

Engaging with schools

Pupil voice gathering

Communication skills

Flexibility

Job description

Wickersley Partnership Trust is seeking a Community Development Officer to join the Rotherham Schools Development Team and lead on inter-school programmes, supporting inclusive physical activity opportunities for children and young people in the borough.

You will work with the Community Development Manager to increase activity levels, reduce inequalities, gather pupil voice, monitor outcomes, and contribute to externally funded projects. Travel across the borough is required.