Sport and Faith Leader

**Introducing Sportily**

Fluff it. Duff it. Score it. Smash it. Whatever you do, just give it a go. That’s our motto for sport and for life. We’re for jumping right in and going on new adventures together, as a team. We are a place for everyone to try different sports, make new friends and explore what life is all about. So we do all sorts of sports and activities, some you’ll know, some you might not (heard of Kabaddi?), we hang out, we chat, we eat and we discover new things.

What matters is we have a laugh while doing it.

We believe that being more active, like the Christian faith, can change your life forever. And so we’re here to get everyone moving and show that things are a lot more fun when we’re kicking, diving, riding, rolling, running and jumping around together.

We’re passionate about building a network of fun-loving sport and Christian faith groups where everyone is invited to try different sports, make new friends and explore what life is all about.

Sportily believes in the transformative ‘power of sport’ and active lifestyles and recognises that sport and physical activity are a positive way to build integrated communities and help address societal issues such as poor health and wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness delivering holistically healthier futures for all, whilst also providing opportunities for exploring the Christian faith.

Sportily uses the word ‘sport’ to encompass all forms of physical activity, which aim at expressing or improving physical fitness, mental wellbeing and the formation of social relationships.

The charity is ecumenical and run in partnership with the Church of England in the region, providing opportunities open to all - “ **Run by Christians, Open to all**”. You do not need to be a member of a Church of England church to work with us.

Our network of Sportily Sport and Faith Coaches and Leaders work using our 7 spaces framework (See appendix 2), leading sports clubs, residential camps, coaching a variety of sport teams and providing high quality PE lessons, through partnerships with primary and secondary schools. We play sports and invite people to talk about life and explore the Christian faith.

We are striving to see:

- Children and young people’s lives, and their communities transformed through sport and physical activity;
- Leadership gifts and vocational calling identified, nurtured and invested in;
- People of all ages, invited to explore and encounter the Christian faith;
- New expressions of church established, for the younger generations, with sport and physical activity at their core.

Within this Sportily is committed to providing the best quality sports coaching and education, with fun and joy being at the heart of all the sessions. ‘We bring the energy that gets you moving’

**Sportily is committed to increasing the diversity of participation in sport and physical activity and recruiting and developing a team that reflects the communities we serve.**

**Introducing the role**

We are looking for someone with a passion for engaging with children, young people and families through sport and physical activities and who is excited by our vision and what we do.

**What you’ll do**

**The role consists of three core elements**:
**Sport and Faith Leader for our Stonehouse location (approx 0.5 fte)**
We’ve been active in Stonehouse since 2016 delivering a wide range of exciting sports ministry. Everything from breakfast clubs to holiday camps, afterschool clubs, youth sports clubs, residential trips, prayer walks and leadership development sessions.

Building on the foundations which have been laid you’ll run an exciting range of community and school-based sport and physical activity provision and seek out new opportunities for growth.

You’ll work closely with an established team of local volunteers, sessional workers and our wider Sport and Faith Team to deliver an exciting vision for our future work here with a focus on children and young people.

This isn’t simply running what’s been done before, you’ll work with local stakeholders to develop the programme to meet the needs of the community, making the most of the opportunities identified and the skills of the team. You’ll also lead on developing partnerships, investing in the team and maintaining relationships with local churches, schools and stakeholders.

**Female Leadership Development (approx 0.3 fte)**
Sportily is committed to investing in Leadership Development through our Leadership Development Programme. This programme includes opportunities and training in primary schools, for young people engaging as young leaders at our sessions, summer placements, work experience and formal apprenticeships.

Within the programme we are keen to develop pathways specifically designed for females.

In your role you’ll work closely with the Leadership Development Programme Leader to design the pathways and alongside other team members to deliver sessi