School Cricket Hub Lead & Development Officer

Lancashire Cricket Club; Royton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Enhanced wellbeing package

Staff discounts

Job summary

Lancashire Cricket Club is seeking three Cricket Connect Development Officers to lead and grow the programme within designated state secondary schools, turning each site into a year-round cricket hub for pupils and the wider community.

You’ll deliver cricket activity, build strong relationships, and create clear pathways into playing, coaching, officiating, volunteering and leadership while tracking progress against agreed KPIs and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people in a school, sport, community or youth setting.
• 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, while supporting teachers, coaches and volunteers to develop their skills.

Skills

Relationship-building

Independence

Target-driven

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Cricket coaching qualification

Job description

Lancashire Cricket Club is seeking three Cricket Connect Development Officers to lead and grow the programme within designated state secondary schools, turning each site into a year-round cricket hub for pupils and the wider community.

You’ll deliver cricket activity, build strong relationships, and create clear pathways into playing, coaching, officiating, volunteering and leadership while tracking progress against agreed KPIs and outcomes.