Sports Coach and Community Officer

Position Details

Location: Bridge College

Salary: £29,803.05 per year

Hours: 37.5 hours term time

Closing date: 18th June

Role Overview

The Sports and Community Officer will expand inclusive sporting opportunities across the college by working collaboratively with curriculum teams and multidisciplinary professionals to design, deliver, and grow a diverse sports and physical activity programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact between Bridge College and local sports and leisure facilities
• Plan, coordinate and deliver inclusive sports initiatives and activities
• Work collaboratively with tutors, therapists, and support staff to deliver outstanding sporting experiences
• Develop sustainable sports clubs and organise fixtures, competitions, and events
• Support and attend extracurricular and whole college events
• Promote pathways for students into roles such as coaching, officiating, and volunteering
• Support healthy lifestyle initiatives alongside the therapy team
• Ensure all activities are accessible through appropriate adaptations and equipment
• Maintain and manage sports equipment and resources
• Develop links with further and higher education providers
• Expand sport related work experience and volunteering opportunities
• Promote equality, diversity, safeguarding, and health & safety in all activities
• Monitor, report on, and evaluate student progress and programme outcomes

Essential Criteria

• Level3 qualification (or equivalent) in Sport, Coaching, Fitness, or Activity Leadership
• Experience delivering sports coaching in a variety of settings
• Experience working with young people with learning disabilities and/or additional needs
• Experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills
• Knowledge of inclusive sports practices and activity adaptation
• Excellent communication, literacy, and numeracy skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, and continuous professional development

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to6 basic salary death in service benefit
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.; eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme - be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday
• Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from a trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

Additional Information

Due to the nature of the role, which includes off site learning, driving is a desirable requirement for some aspects of the position.

This role will involve regulated activity.

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

Equality and Diversity

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.