Boxing Scotland is delighted to post the following advertisement, giving the opportunity for successful applicants to deliver workshops to Boxing Scotland registered coaches in order to further develop coaches understanding of working with young people.
Education Through CashBack – Recruitment of Freelance Trainers
Programme Background
Education Through CashBack (ETC) is a Scottish Sports Futures programme, developed and delivered in partnership with Youth Scotland, that aims to further develop sports and physical activity coaches understanding of working with and engaging young people with a view to maximising the impact of community provision. In particular ETC will nurture a deeper understanding of the developmental value of sport and physical activity when working with often challenging young people with varying needs and interests. Training, with complementary resources, will equip staff with the skills, understanding and confidence to deliver activities effectively to a range of young people in a range of settings.
The training and development opportunities offered through ETC will build a hybrid youth work and physical activity skill set, enabling workers from across the CashBack family to effectively engage with young people from a broad spectrum and deliver mental, physical, personal and social benefits through sport.
Scottish Sports Futures are recruiting a team of freelance trainers to deliver the ETC training modules to coaches across the country. It is expected that trainers will deliver one to three one day sessions per month until the end of July 2014 when the programme will be reviewed. The content of these training sessions has been compiled by Scottish Sports Futures in partnership with Youth Scotland and all trainers will be provided with a full induction prior to commencing their delivery duties. Content is designed to be a mix of theory and practical with a view to engaging the target audience and provide useful delivery ideas.
Please find further details of the role and person specification below along with application instructions.
Role Description
• To lead and facilitate training sessions with sports and physical activity coaches on themes around understanding young people, youth engagement and personal development. There will be up to eight different training modules developed through ETC covering different themes; a trainer induction will be provided for each of the modules.
• To liaise with Scottish Sports Futures on programme delivery plans and development opportunities. Delivery will take place across Scotland’s 32 local authorities and in the first instance will be focused on the coaching staff of Boxing Scotland, Basketball Scotland, Scottish Football Association, Scottish Rugby Union and Scottish Sports Futures.
• To gather and process all relevant monitoring and evaluation materials as provided by Scottish Sports Futures. This will involve collecting some baseline information from those attending sessions along with post session feedback. All process and evaluation materials will be covered in the trainer induction.
Person Specification
Essential
· A background in working with young people in a community setting as a youth worker or sports coach.
· Experience of sport and physical activity as trainer, coach or participant.
· Good working knowledge of monitoring and evaluation practise.
· An open mind to new ways of working and creative approaches.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
· A Flexible approach to work with some travelling and weekend delivery likely to be involved in the role.
· Confident and able presenter who is comfortable delivering to experienced coaches.
· Clean driving licence
Desirable
· Experience of delivering training to youth work staff or sports coaches.
· A qualification in a relevant field.
· Knowledge of the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities programme.
· Experience of delivering sports provision through CashBack for Communities.
· An up to date first aid certificate.
Assessment and Induction
Successful applicants must be available for a half day assessment on Tuesday the 17th of September. Those who are selected will then be required to attend an induction and training event on the Tuesday the 24th of September where the following will be covered:
· Training around the theory and delivery of ETC modules
· Introduction to all module materials including participant workbooks
· Overview of the evaluation framework and related processes
· Staff uniform
Application
Applicants should submit a CV and covering letter highlighting:
· Relevant skills and qualifications
· Experience
· Personal qualities
· Interest in the subject area
CVs should be submitted into the Boxing Scotland office FAO Craig McEvoy, Boxing Scotland Technical Coach;
craig.mcevoy@abs-ltd.org.uk OR 5 Nasmyth Court, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5EG
The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 05th September 2013.
