Head Sports Coach

Title of Role: Head Sports Coach

Responsible to: Community Manager

Salary: This role pays £11.54 - £13.54 per hour in line with National Minimum/Living Wage requirements.

Work based benefits: Access to a company laptop (if required), a supportive and developmental staff development programme which includes access to industry recognised qualifications, expenses and mileage support plus a company health care contribution plan.

Work pattern: Zero hours a week including some evenings. 52 weeks a year based across multiple sites in Kent.

JOB PURPOSE

To lead the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of high-quality, engaging sports programmes that promote the physical, social, and emotional development of young people. The Head Sports Coach oversees coaching staff, ensures sessions are safe, inclusive, and fun, and plays a key role in building a positive culture that aligns with the company’s values. This role is central to inspiring young participants, fostering life skills through sport, and maintaining strong relationships with parents, schools, and the wider community.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Programme Leadership & Delivery:

Design and lead engaging, age-appropriate sports sessions that align with company values and objectives, ensuring consistent quality across all programmes.

Coach Supervision & Development:

Manage, mentor, and support assistant coaches and staff, fostering their professional growth through feedback, training, and performance evaluations.

Participant Engagement:

Create a positive, inclusive, and motivating environment that encourages participation, builds confidence, and nurtures the personal development of every young person.

Health, Safety & Safeguarding:

Ensure all sessions are delivered in accordance with health and safety guidelines and safeguarding policies, proactively addressing any concerns that arise.

Session Planning & Evaluation:

Develop session plans and curriculum structures that meet developmental goals, and regularly evaluate programme impact to ensure continuous improvement.

Parent & Community Communication:

Build strong relationships with parents, guardians, and community partners through clear, respectful, and regular communication about progress, events, and feedback.

Behaviour & Inclusion Management:

Promote and model respectful behaviour, addressing conduct issues fairly and promptly, and ensuring all activities are accessible to children of varying needs and backgrounds.

Event Coordination:

Organise and lead special events such as sports days, tournaments, and showcases that highlight participant progress and promote community involvement.

Resource & Equipment Management:

Oversee the use and maintenance of equipment, ensuring all resources are available, safe, and well-cared-for.

Upholding Company Values

Represent the company with professionalism, ensuring all coaching practices reflect its, values, systems and processes and policies.

Health and Safety:

∙ To work according to Health and Safety regulations being aware for your own safety and the safety of others.

Departmental Communication:

∙ Attend meetings, briefings as appropriate and liaise with other staff.

General:

∙ To undertake any other duties that may be necessary from time to time as may be reasonably requested by the company.

Safeguarding:

Sports Connect is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to a full Safer Recruitment Process and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other background checks deemed appropriate for this role. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Person Specification:

Area Essential Desirable

Safeguarding ● Sports Connect is committed to ● An enhanced DBS no older than 3 safeguarding and promoting the months. welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. The candidate’s ability to perform the duties aligned to safeguarding and Prevent strategies within this role will be explored during the interview process. ● A Sports Connect DBS will be carried out if offered the role.

Education, ● NGB Level 2 coaching qualification ● NGB Level 3 coaching qualifications, qualification training and ● At least three years being a Head work Coach ● Five GCSEs (or equivalent) at experience. Grade 4 or above. ● Leading community groups within outreach settings

Knowledge, ● A passion for sport ● Head Coach experience for the skills and last three years. experience. ● Desire to help others ● Sports participation for last three years ● Experience of leading community focused inclusive sports based sessions.

Project Delivery ● Have had community sports ● Delivered on community sports programme experience of leading based programmes within the coaches and young people within last three years. the last three years.

Communication ● Outstanding verbal, written and ● Knowledge of MS Office and , Evaluation, presentation skills. Google Drive. Monitoring & ● Computer literate. ● Knowledge of internal Reporting communication systems – Slack, Trello. ● Able to deliver strategic visions of the company to a range of partners in a variety and range of environments. ● Fit our six company values which are: Positive, Inclusive, Honest, Empowering, Respectful, Opportunity.

Other ● Willing to undertake all other mandatory training as required by the Company. ● The successful candidate will be required to adopt a young person's focus and commitment to developing knowledge of quality improvement processes and systems. ● Have access to own transport and be able to travel to multiple venues ● Full UK drivers licence