Manage and deliver cricket coaching within primary schools
* Deliver high quality and inspiring cricket sessions to school children throughout the year.
* Develop lasting relationships with schools and teachers to embed a culture of cricket in schools in Somerset.
* Deliver cricket coaching sessions and festival style cricket competitions at cricket clubs to promote pupil migration from schools to cricket clubs.
* Deliver formal and informal teacher training to leave a legacy of cricket in Somerset.
* Support and lead on local and county rounds of the Dynamos Schools Countdown Cricket competitions.
Manage and deliver cricket activities within secondary schools
* Deliver high quality and inspiring cricket sessions to school children throughout the year.
* Develop the next generation of leaders and coaches who are confident in delivering cricket through leadership courses.
* Inspire and support teachers through formal and informal training to raise the quality and quantity of cricket delivery in secondary schools.
* Promote local cricket clubs and run sessions at local clubs to aid transition.
* Establish a calendar of inter school events and inspire teachers and pupils to play an active role within these.
* Deliver table cricket within mainstream and SEN schools, promoting and supporting the Table Cricket County Finals.
Support the development of local cricket clubs
* Drive the development and growth of cricket clubs in Somerset.
* Play an active role in supporting the existing women's and girls' sections at clubs and inspiring other clubs to develop theirs.
* Support clubs with their All Stars, Dynamos and other junior activities.
Play an important role in making communities in Somerset more active
* Support the Super 1s hub with taster sessions in mainstream and SEN schools along with delivering at the Super 1s sessions.
* Engage with local partners to set up new/support existing activities.
Additional responsibilities
* Deliver on the SCF school holiday coaching programme.
* Support other SCF coaching programmes.
* Continually develop to ensure that delivery is of the highest possible standard.
Strategic targets of the role
* A minimum of seventy hours of coaching delivery per month (as an average across the year).
* To maintain positive working relationships with targeted clubs and schools.
* Increase the number of primary and secondary schools in Somerset entering SCF competitions.
* Growth in female and junior cricket activity.
Experience/knowledge, skills, attributes and behaviours required
* Experience / Knowledge of:
* Working in a school and/or club environment.
* Working as part of a team and independently.
* The Chance to Shine charity and their programmes.
* Coaching different ages and genders.
* Working with volunteers and community groups.
* Delivering competitions and festivals.
Skills:
* Minimum of a Level 2 Cricket Coaching qualification.
* Excellent people skills with the ability to build genuine relationships.
* Excellent IT skills including advanced ability with Word, Excel, Outlook and other Microsoft programmes.
* Excellent organisational and planning skills.
* Excellent communication skills in a variety of formats (eg. Face to face, phone and email).
Attributes:
* A warm personality that people gravitate to.
* A positive, professional, friendly and supportive manner.
* Hard working with a can-do attitude.
* Willingness to learn and adapt to a changing environment.
* Innovative and forward thinking.
Behaviours:
* Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.
* Ensuring professional boundaries are always maintained when working with children.
* Adhering to the Somerset Cricket Foundation Safeguarding Policy at all times.
Others:
* Clean ECB DBS vetting check or commitment to undertake prior to commencement of the role.
* Ability to travel independently between sites (full and valid UK driving license and access to a car - desirable).
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