Community Sport Coach

Support Through Sport is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and organised individual

who will work alongside an ambitious team to support the delivery of sports sessions,

typically within community settings. You will work within identified areas of engagement

throughout Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to plan, deliver and develop sport-based

intervention programmes in accordance with Support Through Sport’s policies, procedures

and guidelines.

At Support Through Sport, we use a range of positive initiatives as diversion and

intervention programmes to support young people whilst tackling negative influences such as knife crime, gang violence, youth offending and serious youth violence.

You will be supported to meet a benchmark of training and standards which includes;
- First Aid Training
- Managing Challenging Behaviour Training
- Safeguarding Children and Young People Training
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training
- Level 3 Qualification in sport/community/health/social (or working towards)
- Introduction to Youth Work Training
- Enhanced DBS Check

Desirable attributes include:

- Coaching Experience
- Direct youth work experience
- Lived experience of negative influences
- A full UK driving license
- Good Multi-sport abilities
- Evening Availability
- Working well as a team
- Motivated and positive
- A role model to young people

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

- Work alongside a team of coaches to deliver sessions in an engaging way to motivate

and enthuse the children and young people that attend.
- Produce session plans for individual sessions considering relevant policies, barriers to

participation and engagement with young people.
- Foster good sportsmanship and be a role model to others.
- Evaluate all the sessions and provide feedback at session debriefs.
- Resolve disputes and address poor behaviour in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Attend training as required by Support Through Sport.
- Ensure all the sports equipment is in good working order.
- To support outreach and engagement sessions at least twice per month.
- Attending community events - locally, regionally and nationally - to represent the

organisation and its core aims and objectives.
- Encourage all involved to have a healthy lifestyle and demonstrate how this contributes

to their physical and mental wellbeing.
- Attend any and all meetings which are relevant to your role.
- Maintain appropriate boundaries and confidentiality with participants, staff, and

volunteers.
- Ensure an equal and inclusive approach to any and all delivering sport activities.
- Provide First Aid as and when required.
- Acting as a community role model, representing the organisation professionally,

proactively and positively.
- Be prepared to travel to locations where sessions will take place.

Key Information

Salary - £13 per hour + Expenses

Hours - 5-20 per week

Location - Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Remote and on-site working

Own transport is desirable, but not essential

Benefits include:

- Working alongside a passionate and friendly team
- Enhanced DBS check provided
- Further development opportunities
- Sense of satisfaction
- Ongoing personal support
- Great team incentives
- Competitive salary
- Career Progression opportunities
- Leaning new and innovative skills
- Gaining valuable experience
- All expenses paid
- No micro-management

You will be required to have an enhanced DBS check which Support Through Sport will pay

for. You will also be expected to comply with our Health and Safety requirements and all

other relevant policies. This is a great opportunity to develop yourself and progress in the field of youth work.

Support Through Sport will provide further development training to all staff members within

the organisation.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 - 20 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/07/2025
Reference ID: CSCNotts
Expected start date: 14/07/2025