Sports Development Officer

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Physical Work Location: Floor 5, Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton

Working Area: Cambuslang and Rutherglen Locality

Number of Posts: 1

Hours: 35 per week

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, with some evenings and weekends

Salary Band: £42,228 - £43,158

Duration: Permanent

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About the Role

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Sports Development Officer to support the Clubs and Communities team in the planning, development and delivery of a wide range of sport, physical activity, inclusion and school-based programmes.

The successful candidate will play a key role in engaging local communities, increasing participation opportunities and encouraging sustained involvement in sport and physical activity across South Lanarkshire. The role will involve developing strong relationships with schools, clubs, coaches and a range of internal and external partners to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality programmes and events.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities will include implementing community sport and recreation programmes, supporting the development of disability sport opportunities, supervising coaches and instructors, organising and managing events, and assisting with the monitoring and reporting of programme outcomes and performance measures.

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for an individual with experience in planning and delivering programmes within an Active Schools, health or community sport setting. Candidates should demonstrate strong organisational and performance management skills, with the ability to analyse and present KPIs, reports and outcomes effectively.

The ideal candidate will adopt an 'Our Values' approach, be flexible and adaptable in their work, and demonstrate the energy, enthusiasm and commitment required to deliver inclusive services that positively impact local communities.

Application Questions

Please answer the questions below in a Word document which can then be attached to your application in the 'Supported Documents' and URL section.

1. Please describe your experience of planning, coordinating and delivering sports programmes or school sport competition events.
   In your response, outline the scale of programmes/events delivered, your role in organising logistics and stakeholders, and how you ensured successful participation and delivery outcomes.
2. Please provide an example of how you have managed, supported or coordinated coaches, staff or volunteers within a sports development setting.
   Include how you allocated work, maintained quality standards, communicated expectations, and dealt with any challenges that arose during delivery.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

About the Employer

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

Benefits

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in an award-winning local government pension scheme
• Option to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme to increase pension pot value
• Up to 33 days annual leave, calculated into hours on commencement of the role
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family-friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Application Process

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legal and Disclosure Information

Legislative Information: This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates must join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture.

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Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more consecutively abroad in the last 10 years.