Position- Cricket Community Coach

Organisation: Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Salary: 23,500
Location: Northampton
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 17 September 2025
Interview date: 29 September 2025
Job Description: Position- Cricket Community Coach
Hours: Up to 37 hours per week to include work on evenings and weekends as well as
during the day on weekdays as required.
Salary: £23.5k (Part Time Pro-Rata) Plus expenses and Pension
Contract Type: Full – time and Part – time roles available (2 or 3 day contracts)
Location: Working within schools and the community around Northamptonshire
Responsible to: Community and Partnerships Manager
Steelbacks Foundation is the Governing Body for recreational cricket in
Northamptonshire, delivering services in support of the cricket community across the
county. It is one of 39 County Cricket Boards / Foundations in England & Wales and works
in partnership with a number of key stakeholders to develop the recreational game locally
in line with the strategy developed by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Job Specification
The Steelbacks Foundation are looking to appoint a number of Community Cricket
Coaches, to lead and support the delivery of a range of high – quality cricket and
community projects, programmes and events that engage and inspire individuals in order
to sustain and grow cricket participation opportunities and to help establish cricket as a
game for all in line with the Northamptonshire equity, diversity and inclusion plan. The
role will be key to establishing cricket as the most inclusive team sport in
Northamptonshire, in line with the Steelbacks Foundation Strategic EDI Plan 2025-2026.
You’ll Love this Job if
➢ You have a passion for community sport and the power of cricket to connect
communities, inspire young people and improve lives.
➢ You enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders.  
➢ You have a contagious energy that engages people, and you understand the value
of collaboration across the game to achieve the goals of the Steelbacks Foundation
Strategic Plan 2025-2028
➢ You thrive under busy, variable, and exciting environments.
You’ll be Doing
➢ Delivery on our Chance To Shine Primary schools coaching programme, plus any
other schools coaching as directed by the Steelbacks Foundation plan.
➢ Delivering assemblies introducing our Cricket programmes and signposting
participants to local progression opportunities.
➢ Delivering coaching within our Disability Programmes – including Super 1s and
Table Cricket.
➢ Delivering and leading on our cricket coaching camps during the school holidays.
➢ Supporting the delivery of ECBs Nationally recognised participation programmes
e.g. All Stars and Dynamos Cricket
➢ Coordinating and delivering teacher Continual Professional Development (CPD)
with the Junior Participation Manager.
➢ Supporting School Competitions and Festivals.
➢ Supporting delivery of community activity (e.g. Walking Cricket; Moulton College
etc) where appropriate.
➢ Delivering on the MCC Foundation Hubs (winter evening training)
➢ Running Junior Indoor Leagues (evenings)
➢ Keeping on top of emails and responding in a timely manner.
➢ Recording all data relating to coaching delivery, ensuring it’s up to date and
correct (e.g. Chance To Shine Portal)
➢ Supporting as directed all aspects of Steelbacks Foundation operation.
➢ A willingness to support Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in different
capacities on matchdays (weeknights and weekends)
You’ll Have
➢ A can-do attitude and a contagious passion for cricket or recreational sport
➢ Expertise to mobilise training, programmes and initiatives that provide value and
benefit for the participants
➢ Adaptable nature with strong organisational skills to ensure you can work on
multiple projects and deliver required outcomes.
➢ Excellent communication skills, with the ability to listen, understand and act on
information accordingly.
Person Specification
We expect all of our workforce to live by the values set out in our Safeguarding statement
and our EDI values
Safeguarding Statement
The Steelbacks Foundation are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children
and young people we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment
process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that
we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and
safer working practice across our services
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Values
We will ensure that every section of our community is included in the club and the game
as a whole, and that their views are taken into consideration in our decision-making
processes. and we will ensure that EDI is at the heart of our agenda as an organisation,
from board to pitch. We will strive to make our organisation, teams, and workforce
representative of our community as a whole. We will facilitate methods of reporting
discrimination from within the organisation and externally, and ensure all reports are
investigated
Essentials
➢ Applicants must have a Driving License and access to transport.
➢ ECB Foundation Coach (Level 1) qualification as a minimum.
Desirables
➢ Experience of delivering sport to primary school ages.
➢ Excellent communication skills, enthusiastic and inspiring when delivering to
children and young people.
➢ Excellent keyboard skills, be computer literate and knowledge of Microsoft Office
Packages (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint).
➢ A flexible approach with the ability to adjust to different requirements as priorities
change.
➢ Valid First Aid certificate undertaken in the last 3 years (Assistance available).
➢ Valid ECB Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate (Assistance available)
➢ Valid Safeguarding qualification (Assistance Available).
This is an ideal opportunity to get involved in the development of an ambitious, growing cricket board and to be an integral part of its future success in raising the profile of the game across Northamptonshire.
Please take time to look at the Job description ad only apply if you can demonstrate you have the relevant experience and can meet the requirements of this role.
Can you help make a difference? If so please apply via the application form and send your CV to HR@nccc.co.uk
The closing date for application is Wednesday 17th September with interviews taking place during the week commencing 29th September. The interview will involve delivery to school children and a sit down interview
How to apply: Can you help make a difference? If so please apply via the application form and send your CV to HR@nccc.co.uk The closing date for application is Wednesday 17th September with interviews taking place during the week commencing 29th September. The interview will involve delivery to school children and a sit down interview