Closing date: 10th October 2014

Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket (“L&RC”) is the Governing body for the sport in the counties and administers all aspects of recreational cricket. Our Vision is to secure the future of cricket by inspiring people to choose and enjoy a lifelong involvement with the game.

We are currently looking to recruit a full-time Cricket Development Coach to support the development team in delivering high quality professional cricket activities within our Schools and Community programmes. The community programme will help expand the development work currently being delivered through our South Asian Community Programme. The successful candidate will have experience of working in cricket/sports coaching, developing core sporting activities and increasing the number of children and young adults taking an interest in the game.

Candidates must demonstrate both team working skills and the ability to work unsupervised using their own initiative. You will be a self-starter with energy and enthusiasm together with good administration and organisational skills. 

Principal accountabilities & objectives

Responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to the following; 

• Primary School curricular and extra-curricular cricket activities and coaching
• Primary School multi skills fundamental activities and coaching
• Support local communities to access cricket through delivering our StreetChance programmes 
• Support delivery of StreetChance casual competitions and leagues
• School assembly visits
• Teacher CPD
• School competitions and festivals support
• Secondary School Sports Clubs (SSCs) and the Satellite clubs activities and coaching
• Deliver leadership activities within Secondary schools
• Signposting participants to progression opportunities where they will be able to continue playing the game
• Monitor and evaluate sessions 
  

Conditions of employment

Location: Leicestershire & Rutland

Salary range: £14,000 - £16,000

Package: Mobile phone allowance, travel expenses plus a laptop

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract (extension subject to funding)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (regular evenings & some weekends)

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a coaching session to a group of children or young adults. 

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be notified. If successful in your application you will be required to provide documentary evidence of your right to live and work in the United Kingdom prior to commencing employment. 

The selected candidates will need to produce one recent work and one personal reference. 

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check

If you feel that you can meet the challenge, please email your CV with a covering letter to the Cricket Development Manager, Laura Joyce at  laura@leicestershirecricket.co.uk or post to our registered office.

Closing Date:

Friday 10th October 2014 at 5pm

Interview Date: 

Monday 20th October 2014

Venue:

Crown Hills Community College, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FT