Sports Coach (Part-Time / Experience)

Queen's Crescent Community Association

170 Weedington Road, London NW5 4NU

£13.50 an hour - Part-time

Job details

Pay

£13.50 an hour

Job type

Part-time

Location

170 Weedington Road, London NW5 4NU

Full job description

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JOB PURPOSE

Deliver a range of movement-based services at the Dome, a community space run by Queen’s Crescent Community Association, dedicated to supporting young people aged 8-19 years old and families in Gospel Oak and its surrounding areas in the London Borough of Camden to help community members reach their full potential.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain positive relationships with all young people
Enhance young people’s personal and social development through activities which promote informal learning and fun
Meet young people’s individual needs and effectively manage challenging behaviour
Support young people to deal with problems in a holistic way
Work with members of the Youth Services team to implement and deliver QCCA’s Youth Services Strategy and improve the quality of provision
Contribute to the planning and development of youth projects and to involve young people in decision making
Encourage young people to live healthier lifestyles and increase young people’s employability
Actively promote QCCA’s Youth Services
Ensure effective safeguarding of young people
Attend team meetings
Undertake relevant administrative duties including monitoring and evaluation of the service and recording outcomes

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

(Desirable) Minimum Level 2 qualification in sports work, gym instructor, youth work, or equivalent
Minimum 6 months’ experience working with people in a youth work or community work setting or similar
Experience delivering a variety of sports sessions (e.g. football, basketball, fitness, multi-skills)
Experience working with women and girls in a sports or community setting
Minimum FA Level 1 / Introduction to Coaching Football
Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating projects
Experience delivering accredited or structured sports programmes (e.g. leadership awards, coaching badges)
Minimum 6 months' experience working with young people in a youth or community setting
(Desirable) Experience coaching participants with challenging behaviour or additional needs (e.g. SEMH)
Able to work as a member of a team
Able to work on own initiative
Excellent communication and listening skills
Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues