Disability Sports Coach

Salary: £17 per hour 

Contract: minimum 1 hour per week

Closing Date: 19th September

Interview Date: w/c 29th September

Job summary

We are looking for a highly-motivated Disability Sports Coach who believes in the power of sport and the opportunities which the brand of a professional football club can give to local people living with a Disability. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering a successful Inclusive Disability sports programme across all of the Palace for Life areas.

What we offer

• Regular hours to suit your schedule;
• London Living Wage salary as a minimum;
• Training and development opportunities across our teams;
• The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club;
• Make a difference to the lives of young people in South London.
  

Job description

As Disability Sports Coach you will:

• Deliver high quality football and multi-sport SEND sessions within SEND and mainstream schools and in other settings such as Leisure Centres and other suitable venues.
• Support players to give them every opportunity to access the relevant sporting sessions to assist with their personal development.
• Maintain and update session attendance registers
• Be responsible for reporting to the Disability Inclusion Officer on the achievement of a series of key performance indicators.
• Deliver on SEND School Holiday programs that provide fun and interesting activities for young people with a Disability.
• Commit to other duties required in line with the responsibilities of the post.

Person specification

As successful candidate you will:

• Have a passion for supporting children and young people with a disability in achieving their full potential.
• Have a keen interest in delivering football sessions for people with a disability.
• Possess an FA coaching qualification minimum Level 1 standard and be compliant regards safeguarding and first aid qualifications.
• Have experience of working with people with a disability in sport and physical activity.
• Possess the ability to keep administrative data up-to-date.
• Be able and willing to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.

Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks (including a criminal records check) before commencing employment.

Equalities

We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.

We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.