Volunteering and Community Sport Facilitator

Durham University; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking a Volunteering and Community Sport Facilitator to support existing programs and develop new community opportunities. The role involves volunteer recruitment, training, and direct engagement in delivering activities. Ideal candidates should have project development and sport delivery experience. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering training and activities for volunteers.
• Proven ability to recruit and manage volunteers effectively.
• Strong communication and marketing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the community volunteering programme.
• Identify and develop new community volunteering opportunities.
• Train volunteers in activity delivery and personally deliver activities when necessary.

Skills

Project development

Sport delivery experience

Volunteer recruitment

Promotion and marketing

Job description

Overview

The Volunteering and Outreach team have successfully delivered a wide-ranging volunteering and community sport programme for the last 30 years. Access to our high quality facilities and excellent community links provide us with scope to develop the programme further, offering greater opportunities, initiatives and projects.

The Volunteering and Community Sport Facilitator role will support the delivery of the current volunteering and outreach programme, whilst working with the team to identify and develop new community volunteering opportunities. This is a varied role which will range from the recruitment and processing of coaches and volunteers, promotion and marketing of activity, the recording of volunteering activity, liaising with participants, volunteers and community partners.

The role is hands on, there will be a requirement to both train volunteers in activity delivery and personally deliver activities to participants where necessary. Therefore the role requires someone with project development and sport delivery experience.