Job Title: Sports Coordinator
Location: Hulme, Manchester
Salary: £19,988.13 – £21,314.00 Per Annum
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 18th August at 10am
The College is located in Hulme a mile south of the centre of Manchester and very close to Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan University, with excellent transport links. It is one of the largest Sixth Form Colleges in the country and rated as Outstanding at the last Ofsted Inspection.
They are seeking a reliable and suitably experienced individual for the role of Sports Coordinator to assist the Sport and Enrichment departments to deliver high quality sports and physical activity sessions which are inclusive to all students.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- To work with the Assistant Head of Department: Sport to ensure a wide range of enrichment sports activities are available to students.
- To deliver and lead on different sport activities, and other activities if appropriate, within the enrichment programme offer, complying with College policies on, for example, attendance, safeguarding and health and safety.
- To work towards arranging and delivering inter-hall sports competitions.
- To connect to existing opportunities available in the local area and signpost students to these.
- To facilitate coaching of sports sessions and activities within BTEC Sport and enrichment sessions.
- To write and collate match reports for college sports teams to publish on the college website.
- To arrange fixtures, match officials and transport for college matches.
- To be an advocate for sports development within the college.
- To work towards the recruitment, management and deployment of a small team of student sport leaders to deliver a wider student sport offer.
- To support equality and diversity within college sport.
- To attend staff meetings and training as required.
- To engage in Continuing Professional Development in PE and Sport.
Staffing
Staff Development
- To complete new staff induction activities as directed by the Learning & Development Manager and other College leaders.
- Complete a programme of staff development activities including those relating to statutory requirements, for example on Safeguarding or GDPR commitments.
- To undertake further staff development where appropriate, including attending Awarding Organisation training, for example, as directed by the line manager.
Other
- To support the aims and objectives of the College.
- To attend meetings in accordance with the College meetings schedule.
- To undertake any other duties the principal or their designated alternate may reasonably direct from time to time within the context of the Loreto College contract.
- To promote Equality and Diversity in all aspects of your area.
- To adhere to Health and Safety, and Safeguarding policies and procedures.
- To prioritise and allocate in the most efficient and effective way, all incoming work and have flexibility and a readiness to undertake a wide range of tasks.
- To review and maintain administrative procedures to ensure compliance with college procedures and adherence to data protection legislation.
- To act professionally, prudently and in the interests of the organisation at all times.
Person Specification:
- Experience of coaching and planning activities for young people
- Understanding of a wide range of sports and their rules
- Understanding of best sports-practice within college and school environments
- Understanding of the basic principles of health, fitness and wellbeing
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Outlook)
- Ability to prioritise and multitask, managing own workload, meeting deadlines
- The ability to recognise and appreciate the confidential nature of some work undertaken, and appropriate liaise and pass on information promptly and accurately to relevant staff
- Ability to empathise with 16-19-year-olds within a college situation
- High level of literacy/numeracy/communication/listening skills
- Evidence of commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- Ability to work with and motivate students, and work with other staff as a team
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Evidence of commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent, in Physical Education
- Positive, enthusiastic, flexibility and tenacity with a wide range of tasks, remain calm and adapt to change quickly
To take all reasonable steps to ensure the security of any personal data relating to college employees or students, (either future, current or past) to which you have access, in line with the requirements of the college’s Data Protection Policy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please click on the APPLY button and CHECK YOUR EMAILS for the link to our Client’s careers page.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Graduate PE Teacher, Graduate Teacher, Graduate Sports Teacher may also be considered.
