Sports Coach - Casual

Vale of Glamorgan Council; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in South Wales is seeking a Sports Coach to engage residents in physical activity across various community projects. This role involves delivering sports sessions to children and families in schools, as well as community events. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and capable of working with diverse groups. The position is casual, with pay ranging from £26,824 to £28,598, and requires an enhanced DBS check. Flexibility in hours is expected, based on project needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver sporting activities for various age groups.
• Experience working with children and community groups.
• Enhanced DBS Check required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lunchtime and after school sports activities to young people in local schools.
• Participate in community projects, running multi-sport sessions during holidays.
• Deliver family-based sessions for early years and target specific community groups.

Skills

Delivering sports activities

Engagement with community projects

Ability to work with children

Job description

About us

As a sports coach within the Healthy Living Team, our priorities are to increase physical activity levels / numbers of residents engaged in sport. Our work covers a wide span of ages ranging from early years to older people through different projects.

Ambitious - Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.

Open - Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.

Together - Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.

Proud - Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

About the role

Pay Details: Grade 5, SCP 8-12, £26,824 - £28,598 (Full Salary), £13.90- £14.82 (Hourly Rate)

Main Place of Work: Various locations across the Vale

Hours of Work: Casual – as and when required

Description

Depending on your skills and qualities, some of the projects you could be involved with delivering could include:

• Delivering lunchtime / after school sports activities to young people in local schools or helping with delivery of festivals.
• Delivering sports activities and games as part of community projects during or holiday provision – these could be in partnership with our play team or as stand‑alone multi‑sport sessions and projects could run in school holidays or evenings/weekends.
• Delivering family‑based sessions to early years ages.
• Delivering within community‑based projects to targeted groups such as females, older people.

Additional information

DBS Check Required: Enhanced

For Further Information, contact: Rachel Shepherd - 07730749485

Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.