Netball Development Officer
GLL is looking for a Netball Development Officer to work at Dorcan Recreation Complex. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Netball Development Officer, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than a Netball Development Officer; it is a career. This is a 15 hour a week role.
What you’ll do:
To organise, promote, deliver and monitor England Netball initiatives to increase adult participation, including Back to Netball, Walking Netball and Netball Now.
To develop and sign post Back to Netball, Walking Netball and Netball Now participants to relevant exit routes including festivals, leagues and clubs.
To lead/support agreed Walking Netball, Back to Netball and Netball Now sessions.
To work with schools, clubs and community groups to develop new junior clubs, junior sections to increase the number of young people participating in netball.
To work with schools, clubs and community groups to increase the number of young people participating in netball.
To work with local partners to plan and support the delivery of national interventions and programmes and volunteering/leadership initiatives.
To promote England Netball programmes, courses and products throughout Swindon.
To meet programme income targets, following the England Netball and SDNA financial handling and management guidelines.
To respond to enquiries.
To carry out agreed Swindon specific projects as appropriate.
To abide by SDNA’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy and Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Netball Policy.
Act as an ambassador and advocate of SDNA and England Netball at all times
Promoting the key organisational messages, always presenting the sport and its people in a positive light.
To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the post and the needs of SDNA.
As a leader within the leisure industry we can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.
What you need:
Netball Coaching UKCC Qualification Level 2 or above
Netball C Award Umpiring qualification is desirable
Walking Netball Host training is desirable
Knowledge of current England Netball initiatives and programmes
Knowledge and experience of building partnerships
Knowledge and experience of working with volunteers and/or voluntary groups
Experience of practical coaching
Experience of coordinating and implementing sports or community development programmes
A good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, equality and diversity issues
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
A Real Living Wage salary or above
A Values driven organisation
Learning & development to support career development
Good Pension schemes
Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
Job security GLL have been operating over 30 years and is the largest leisure provider in the UK
Industry leading rates of pay
opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
Health assurance
Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
25% off Red Letter Days
25% off Buy A Gift
20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
Ride to work scheme
Free eye tests and discounted glasses
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries, and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we are having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, libraries, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.
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To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.