Organisation Scottish Athletics Salary £7,280 Location Ayrshire Athletics Arena and various communities across East Ayrshire. Contract type Fixed Term (Part time) Closing date 9 August 2024 Interview date 23 Job Description Kilmarnock Harriers is a well-established, ambitious and successful athletics club based in East Ayrshire. Kilmarnock Harriers have an athlete membership of over 300 and are seeking to grow their capacity further and strengthen the clubs development.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Kilmarnock Harriers for a new post of Pathway and Community Development Officer. The new role will be responsible for overseeing the overall club coaching structure and athlete pathway and leading the coordination and delivery of community outreach programmes in identified areas of Kilmarnock focussing on communities with identified higher levels of health inequalities.
This part time post (10 hours per week) is funded through a partnership between Kilmarnock Harriers and scottishathletics.
Conditions of Employment
The successful candidate will be based at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena and various communities across East Ayrshire.
Salary
The starting salary offered for the Pathway & Community Development Officer post will be £7,280 per annum (£14 per hour).
Annual pay awards will be made in accordance with the salary review procedures agreed by the scottishathletics Board of Directors.
Hours of work
The person appointed will be expected to work 10 hours per week. We are open to be flexible to meet the needs of the candidate and the club. Due to the nature of the post, there will be a requirement to work regular evenings.
Pension
scottishathletics operates a qualifying group pension scheme for auto-enrolment purposes and will match the successful candidates’ contribution up to a maximum of 6% of salary, including the legal minimum contributions required.
Annual Leave and Public Holidays
The annual leave entitlement for the post is 25 days pro rata. In addition, the public holiday entitlement is 10.5 days pro rata. Annual leave may be taken by prior arrangement with the line manager.
Probationary Period
All new members of staff will serve a six month probationary period before their appointment is confirmed.
Notice
The post carries a one month period to terminate employment after the satisfactory completion of the probationary period.