Community Sport & Physical Acitivty Development Coach
(WRU Rugby focus)
1 x 18.5 hour part-time position
Salary £19,332 - £21,970 pro rata
(Grade 4, pro-rata, fixed term until 31st March 2023)
(The post could extend into 2023/24, subject to continued grant funding).
(Employee benefits include access to local government pension scheme, competitive annual leave entitlement, flexi time and agile working, employee health and fitness membership, and discounted food and beverage in Newport Live facilities for all our employees)
Newport Live is an award winning not for profit sport, leisure, arts, and cultural trust; a registered UK Charity with an excellent track record for delivering innovative engagement programmes and providing services to our communities that ‘inspire people to be happier and healthier’.
We are excited to be advertising new positions in our forward-thinking Community Sport & Wellbeing team, where we have recently refreshed several roles in line with our ambitious development plans. Click here to get a better insight into our Community Sport & Wellbeing team’s work!
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual, who is passionate about rugby, sports coaching, delivering activities, and who has the ability to coordinate sport and physical projects. Ideally you will have some working experience from within the sport and physical activity sector, such as in a sports development team, and have knowledge of Rugby, as this role will have a specific focus in this sport, in partnership with the WRU hub officer programme.
This fantastic opportunity will contribute to the shared improvement of rugby at school, club, and national level. The successful candidate will be required to promote and develop rugby in curriculum time, support the extracurricular programme and continue to establish and develop links with our feeder primary schools, local clubs, and community provision alongside Newport Live’s Community Sport & Wellbeing team and the WRU.
The post is 18.5 hours per week and fixed term until 31st March 2023, with extension to post possible with continued grant funding agreements. There is some flexibility with the hours available, and the working pattern, but in the main you would be working between Monday and Friday, with some evening and weekend work required.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a successful Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) check.
If you are interested and would like to find out more about the role, please get in touch with Chloe Powton (Community Sport & Physical Activity Development Manager) chloe.powton@newportlive.co.uk for an informal discussion, or contact our Customer Services Team on 01633 656757 and to speak with Chloe.
Application Process -
You can download an application form and job description via the Newport Live website www.newportlive.co.uk alternatively they are available via e-mail request from jobs@newportlive.co.uk
Please return the completed application forms to jobs@newportlive.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 3rd August 2022 12pm
Interviews: w/c 8th August 2022