Casual Sports Coach

Job Description

Salary range:  £17.50 per hour 
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 0 hours per week
Location: Croydon

Are you passionate about helping children and young people reach their potential through sport? We are seeking enthusiastic and reliable Casual Sports Coaches to deliver inclusive sports and physical activity sessions for children and young people with disabilities across community programmes and initiatives. 

As a Casual Sports Coach, you will plan and deliver safe, fun, enjoyable and progressive coaching sessions at a variety of locations across the borough, while ensuring the wellbeing and safety of participants at all times. You will work within the Sport & Leisure Team to create positive sporting experiences that support participation, development and inclusion.

Person Specification

• A recognised National Governing Body coaching qualification (minimum Level 1 or equivalent). 
• Experience of sports coaching and working with children and young people. 
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills. 
• Strong organisational and planning abilities. 
• Ability to lead, motivate and support children and young people during coaching sessions. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 
• Commitment to equality, diversity and continuous professional development. 

Additional information 

This is a casual role requiring flexibility to work afternoons, evenings, weekends and school holiday periods. The successful candidate must be able to travel independently across the borough and will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

Join us and help create inclusive opportunities that enable every young person to enjoy and benefit from sport and physical activity. 

Please note: We may close this role early if we receive a high number of applications. 

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About us

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

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

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.