Football Coach - London, United Kingdom - Enable

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3 weeks ago

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About Us
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities.

Core to our work is the development of strong working relationships with councils, charities and other organisations to deliver, health leisure and community services and events that enrich people's lives.

Football Coach


Reports to:
Sport & Physical Activity Officer


Based:
Across Wandsworth


Salary:
£21 per hour


Contract:
Casual


DBS:
Enhanced

Role Overview


Under the guidance of the Sports and Physical Activity Officer you will be responsible for planning and delivering, fun and engaging physical activity sessions for varying age groups in a school setting as a Football Coach.

This will involve visiting schools in and around the borough of Wandsworth.

Job Purpose

  • To deliver high quality physical activity based sessions to young people in Wandsworth, encouraging participation and the improvement of playing standards and sportsmanship.
  • If applicable you must be able to embed yourself into schools in order to deliver Key Stage 1 and 2 PE to a high standard. Ensuring that you work within the National Curriculum and school and Enable policies.
  • To be reliable and dependable to ensure all sessions are delivered as scheduled and on time.
  • Be able to display energetic and enthusiastic characteristics with an ability to engage participants and tailor sessions depending on the participants needs.
  • Plan, prepare and evaluate sport sessions on a regular basis and identify and adopt effective teaching approaches to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage
  • Provide regular communication to the responsible Sports and Physical Activity Officer with details of the attendance and progress of the sessions.
  • Required to regularly travel inside of the Borough, ideally using a sustainable method of transport.
  • Contribute to and take part in regular continuous professional development to meet the demands of the role.
  • Attend and contribute to meetings/development time as required.
  • Be aware of any sensitive information held by your section and ensure adherence to the information security policies and the requirements of ISO 2700
  • Adheres to the Enable's Equal Opportunities policies with respect to the staff and public.
  • Complies with Health and Safety legislation, to ensure safe working practices of all staff, public and contractors in his/her working environment, in accordance with Enable's safety arrangements, policies and codes.
  • Where required complete any other duties needed to support the Sport and Physical Activity Team including contacting schools and other organizations to establish new sessions.
Person Specification

  • Holds a minimum level 1 coach qualification the discipline attached to the job title.
  • Hold up to date safeguarding and first aid qualifications.
  • Experience of coaching young people of different ages and abilities to increase participation and develop pathways for talented athletes to flourish.
  • Experience of working with targeted groups in the community, such as people with a disability.
  • Experience of coaching small groups through to larger numbers or whole school classes.
  • To have regularly delivered successful physical activity sessions by themselves, whilst ensuring areas are risk assessed and safeguarded.
  • Have a sound knowledge of the national curriculum of PE.
  • High standard of written and oral communication skills for dealing with a range of sessions from young people, coaches, parents and organisations.
  • Good standard of knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) packages and any other relevant IT based programmes, to record and administer coaching programmes
  • A knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and young people and its relevance to the role of coaching. Demonstrating integrity at all times and a willingness to attend training as required.
  • Full current UK driving licence including ability to drive manual vehicles and ability to use own vehicle for work purposes or willingness to use other means for travelling to and from coaching sessions.
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