Disability Cricket Development Officer in Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicester,England,UnitedKingdom

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About the job

Leicestershire County Cricket Club, in partnership with the Lord’s Taverners wish to appoint a Disability Development Officer to deliver Lord’s Taverners disability programmes (SEND programme and Super 1s) across Leicestershire & Rutland. Through Super 1s, the officer will provide community-based cricketing opportunities, both competitive and coaching, for young people with disabilities. The Development Officer will use the power of cricket as a tool for change, increasing confidence, communication, leadership, and independence in the participants. The role will also oversee other disability initiatives including SEND delivery (table cricket & soft ball), Champion clubs and the disability pathway which directly contribute to the disability strategy of the ECB / Lord’s Taverners partnership.

The employee’s normal working days will be Monday-Friday and will normally be expected to complete at least 35 hours in a week. The employee will not normally be required to work before 9.00am, however, due to the nature of the work involved in this position, the employee will be required to work some evenings and possibly weekends. The post holder will be required to carry out their duties at such times and on such days that are the most effective to perform the responsibilities of the position.

The needs of this role are:

Super 1s

  • Plan, setup and deliver Super 1s community hubs that:
  • Deliver a year-round Super 1s programme that is diverse, inclusive and is open to young people aged 12-25 with a disability from the community
  • Create a programme centred on delivering positive social outcomes for young people with a disability, developing participant’s personal skills and future prospects through cricket
  • Develop competitive opportunities that engages all Super 1s hubs in a minimum of 3 competition days annually
  • Create a sustainable disability pathway for players of a higher ability

SEND programme

  • Engage new SEND settings through cricket, ensuring the continued development of table cricket and soft-ball where appropriate
  • Ensure continued engagement of existing and active SEND settings
  • Train and upskill teachers and group leads to deliver Table Cricket sessions within their school or group (alongside participant delivery)
  • Run a county-wide Table Cricket competition that feeds into Lord’s Taverners regional structure. County competitions must provide a competitive opportunity for active schools and target participants that have limited access to mainstream competitive opportunities
  • Recruit and train Young Leaders across both Super 1s and table cricket to support disability cricket activity
  • Ensure the SEND programme connects with the Super 1s programme and other community offers by providing a pathway for engaged participants

General:

  • To promote and deliver the Lord’s Taverners SEND and Super 1s programme across Leicestershire and Rutland
  • Develop partnerships to enhance the impact of Lord’s Taverners programmes and the wider county disability plan
  • Manage all programme data requirements of the SEND and Super 1s programmes ensuring timely and accurate data is collected and recorded on the Upshot monitoring system
  • Maintain regular communication and dialogue, whilst also capturing feedback, opinion and a review of satisfaction
  • Provide formal written reports and case studies, and ensure that all monitoring and evaluation is undertaken as required
  • Work closely with existing cricket clubs to engage with disabled people where possible
  • Support the development of the wider pool of volunteers and sports coaches by mentoring and / or signposting for opportunities both formally and informally
  • Ensure the branding and identity of the programmes within delivery

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

  • High levels of energy and enthusiasm and the desire to succeed
  • Excellent understanding of delivering positive social outcomes for young people through sport
  • Experience of working within sports for development with recreational sports clubs
  • Experience and insight in disability
  • Experience of partnership working and the ability to create strong and sustainable links
  • Experience of working in both school and community settings
  • Good project management skills and ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
  • Knowledge and understanding of working and engaging volunteers
  • Effective communicator and the ability to engage with people of all levels
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Excellent administrative skills and ability to capture and record programme data
  • Computer literate and effective user of Word, Excel, Outlook and other Microsoft programmes
  • Child protection trained or, commitment to achieving this within a short period of time
  • First Aid trained or, a commitment to achieving this within a short period of time
  • ECB DBS checked
  • Ability to travel independently between sites
  • Willingness to work ‘unsocial’ hours, including evenings and weekends

Desirable

  • Experience or high-level understanding of youth mentoring
  • High-level understanding of data to evidence social outcomes and personal development of participants through sport
  • Understanding and experience of a variety of sports for development programmes
  • Cricket Foundation 1 or multi-sports qualification (it is not essential for the successful candidate to be a qualified cricket coach)
  • Understanding of table cricket and Lord’s Taverners programmes
  • Experience of working with inactive people in recreational sport and/or physical activity sessions
  • Experience of working with people with disabilities
  • Experience of mentoring, supporting and encouraging volunteers
  • Experience of teaching/coaching children of all ages

Supervision and Work Planning:

The Disability Development officer will work across Leicestershire & Rutland and will have office space available at Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Grace Road.

To apply:

Closing Date for applications:

Midnight Wednesday 31st August 2022

Interviews:

Candidates invited for interview will be contacted by email by Monday 5th September 2022

Interview date: Thursday 22nd September 2022

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful.

Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy Statement

Leicestershire County Cricket Club will ensure that all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic and national origin, nationality, sexuality, marital status, responsibility for dependents, religion, trade union activity and age. It is the intention of Leicestershire County Cricket Club that its work force, at all levels, should reflect the composition of the city’s population. To achieve this Leicestershire County Cricket Club will take active and positive steps to eliminate discrimination and to promote equality in employment.

Company: Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Vacancy Type: Full Time 

Job Location: Leicester,England,UnitedKingdom

Application Deadline: N/A

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