Senior Education and Community Sports Coach

Organisation: Active Fusion
Salary: £25,000-£26,000
Location: Schools and Community venues located across South Yorkshire, Office based in Doncaster, DN1
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 15 January 2027
Job Description: Role: Senior Education and Community Sports Coach
Salary: £25,000-£26,000
Hours: 37 hours per week (can include start and finish times between 7.30am-7pm and occasional weekends) - part-time role would be considered
Location: Schools and Community venues located across South Yorkshire

The Senior Education and Community Sports Coach will:
Deliver high-quality, engaging sessions across a range of school and community settings, including mainstream primary and secondary schools, SEND settings, alternative provision/PRUs and community programmes.
Deliver on Active Fusion Camps supporting our holiday activity and food programmes during non-term time.
To support and, where appropriate to their experience, take ownership of programmes and projects across areas including Inclusion, Employability and Youth Voice.
Support the development and implementation of Youth Voice across our programmes and delivery.
Use sport, physical activity and wider skills development as a tool for positive social change, including supporting young people to develop skills for education, employment and life.
Plan engaging and innovative activities using either sport, physical activity and skill development.
Provide children and young people with great experiences using the power of sport.
Contribute to demonstrating the impact of our programmes through effective monitoring, evaluation and case studies
Demonstrate the effectiveness of sport and skill development.
Maintain good relationships with key stakeholders - children, parents, business. managers, school teachers, headteachers, PE leads and community venues
Use ICT to monitor and evaluate programmes to measure impact and demonstrate outcomes.
Understand the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.
Work with National Governing bodies of sport (NGBs) and other relevant sport development agencies.
Understand the principals of safeguarding, child protection and working with vulnerable adults.
Be first aid trained.

The successful candidate will have experience in:
Leading sessions of sport and physical activity sessions within school, alternative
Leading high-quality sport and physical activity sessions within school, SEND, alternative provision and/or community settings.
Planning and adapting engaging sessions to meet the different needs, abilities and experiences of children and young people.
Building positive relationships with children and young people, including those who may require additional support or different approaches to engagement.
Maintaining effective relationships with key contacts within schools, community organisations and other partner organisations.
Using sport, physical activity and wider skills development to engage, motivate and support positive outcomes for children and young people.
Mentoring and supporting children and young people to develop their confidence, skills and aspirations.
Communicating effectively with a range of audiences and adapting their approach to different situations and environments.
Using their own initiative to problem-solve and respond positively to changing circumstances.
Supporting the planning, monitoring and evaluation of programmes to help demonstrate their impact.
Ensuring that provision is inclusive, participant-focused and accessible.
Experience of programme or project management, including working towards agreed outcomes or key performance indicators, would be advantageous and may provide opportunities to take greater ownership of projects within areas such as Employability, Inclusion and Youth Voice.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Excellent work ethic and attention to detail.
Superb time management.
Adaptability.
A positive attitude to work and be a role model.
A willingness to work as a team but also individually.
An appetite to learn and develop personally and professionally.
All the Active Fusion values in the way that they work and live.
Be able to travel independently to various location across South Yorkshire
Confidence and flexibility to work effectively across a variety of environments, programmes and participant groups.
An interest in developing leadership and project management skills.

Qualifications
Candidates must hold a recognised Level 2 coaching qualification or equivalent relevant qualification.

Successful Applicants will be offered a contract subject to:
A clear enhanced DBS Check
Two satisfactory references
A full driving license and having primary access to a vehicle (as travel between venues is required)
How to apply: To apply please download the application pack and form from our website: https://www.activefusion.org.uk/jobs/ and email you application to: team@treorecruitment.co.uk

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Senior Education and Community Sports Coach