Volunteering and Community Sport Facilitator

Durham University; Pity Me; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based university is looking for a candidate to support its volunteering and outreach initiatives. The role involves managing community volunteering opportunities, training volunteers, and ensuring effective delivery of sports and outreach activities. The ideal candidate has experience in project development and a hands-on approach to delivering activities. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with the community and foster volunteerism.

Qualifications

• Experience in project development and sport delivery.
• Ability to work hands-on, train volunteers, and deliver activities when required.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the current volunteering and outreach programme.
• Identify and develop new community volunteering opportunities.
• Recruit and process coaches and volunteers.
• Promote and market activity.
• Record volunteering activity and liaise with partners.

Skills

Project development experience

Ability to train volunteers

Hands-on activity delivery

Job description

Overview

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

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the current volunteering and outreach programme
• Identify and develop new community volunteering opportunities in collaboration with the team
• Recruit and process coaches and volunteers
• Promote and market activity
• Record volunteering activity and liaise with participants, volunteers and community partners
• Train volunteers in activity delivery and personally deliver activities to participants where necessary
• Ensure effective project development and sport delivery within the role

Requirements

• Experience in project development and sport delivery
• Ability to work hands-on, train volunteers, and deliver activities when required

Disability Confident

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