Location: Sale Sharks Training Centre, Carrington. Regular travel will be required across Greater Manchester & North West.
Salary: £25,075
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full-Time
Closing Date: 24th April 2025
Job Summary
Sale Sharks Foundation is looking to recruit a Disability & Youth Inclusion Development Officer to lead and support the delivery of a range of disability and youth inclusion programmes across the Community Inclusion team and beyond. Projects will engage with a wide range of communities with a mix of abilities.
This will include delivering our flagship disability programme ‘Tackle Together’ within SEN schools, mainstream schools, clubs and community settings, as well as supporting with wider disability projects Breaking Barriers and social hubs. The role will also deliver and support outreach and youth engagement programmes such as Rugby in the Park, HAF Schools projects and mentoring young people in school and community settings. You will have responsibility for building community relationships to support the development of disability and youth inclusion projects, fostering new connections, and increasing participation and engagement across programmes.
Using your past experience as a coach or community worker, you will deliver and develop engaging, fun and progressive sessions. You will also work closely with the Community Inclusion Manager to identify development opportunities across the department and identify project needs. The role will also require you to support the collection of data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, taking a lead on some projects where required.
Roles And Responsibilities
Delivery
* To deliver high quality rugby, mixed sports and mentoring sessions to a range of participants with varying abilities, needs and demands in a variety of different sporting environments. This includes SEN/AEN pupils in both mainstream and special schools, impairment specific sessions and mixed ability adult community groups.
* To work across Sale Sharks Foundation school holiday activities, supporting where relevant on programmes within the Holiday Activation Fund delivery (HAF).
* To work with the Community Inclusion Manager to develop a delivery schedule for each academic term to deliver all aspects of the Disability & Social Inclusion Provision, including: Wheelchair Sports, Inclusive Tag Rugby, Adult Education, PRU delivery, Multi Sports, Awareness Days and Educational/outreach community programmes.
* Support wider foundation programmes where required such as the Alternative Provision offer, delivering one-to-one mentoring support in primary and secondary schools and wider rugby provision.
Development
* Plan and co-ordinate awareness sessions, including those at Sale Sharks home matches to build awareness of the Disability & Inclusion Programme.
* To input and feedback around disability and youth inclusion programmes to further develop the strategic direction of the programme and expand the current offering.
* Plan and deliver sessions in a plan-do-review model to strive to develop them to be current, progressive and specific to target audience’s needs.
* To ensure the health and safety of all participants taking part in Sale Sharks Foundations activities. This includes completing risk assessments, adapting sessions to mitigate risk, and complying with all aspects of Sale Sharks Foundations procedures and safeguarding policies and practices.
Relationship Management
* Liaise and develop new relationships with internal and external partner organisations to engage new audiences and increase awareness of the Foundation’s programmes.
* Help create and establish strong relationships with stakeholders to develop links with grassroots community groups and clubs to allow individuals the opportunity to progress within their sports, including mixed ability offers.
* Work with the safer neighbourhood teams, youth groups, schools, and other local agencies to encourage links between them to recruit and support ongoing participation and achievement by young people.
* Work with our partner organisations in order to deliver successful, high impact projects to achieve project outcomes and outputs.
* Work with the Community Inclusion Manager and other relevant team members to advertise and attract new participants and stakeholders into our ‘paid for’ Disability & Inclusion programme provisions for schools, community and wider groups.
Monitoring & Evaluating
* Contribute to the preparation of quarterly and annual reports as well as stakeholder funder reports. This includes; the preparation and use of regular registers, monitoring and evaluations tools and ensuring information is uploaded to the ‘Upshot’ digital monitoring platform and spreadsheets in a timely manner.
* Collate media and case studies to ensure awareness of projects and work of Sale Sharks Foundation.
* Work towards agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specific to projects and programmes.
General
* Ensure all non-delivery elements of projects, including but not limited to; keeping accurate records, data collection, are updated on a regular basis and within given deadlines.
* Undertake any other duties required in line with the responsibilities of the post.
* Work with the Community Inclusion Manager to identify funding opportunities and schools or community groups interested in paid provision.
Download the full Job Description here – Disability_and_Youth_Inclusion_Development_Officer_JD
To Apply
To apply, please upload your CV, covering letter and completed Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Form (available to download on the portal or our webpage) via the button below.
As stated in the personal specification, due to insurance purposes, candidates must be over 21; please make it clear in your application that you meet this criteria.
If you are experiencing any problems with applying online, please contact foundation.hr@salesharks.com.
Please do not hesitate to contact Faye Richardson, Community Inclusion Lead, via faye.richardson@salesharks.com or 07355 092119 if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.
Sale Sharks Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check to work with children and adults at risk and employment will only be offered if a clear check and suitable references are received back.
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