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JOB DESCRIPTION
Post Title:
Active Young People Officer
Post Ref. No.:
Level:
Current Scale 5
Proposed Scale G05
Location:
Dinerth Road
Colwyn Bay
Department/
Service:
Education
Responsible to:
Climbing Higher
Programme
Manager
Job Purpose
1.
To increase the percentage of children taking part in extracurricular sport
and physical activity on a regular basis at an identified LEA Secondary
School.
2.
To increase the percentage of children taking part in extracurricular sport
and physical activity on a regular basis at locally identified LEA Primary
Schools.
Duties and Responsibilities - Job Specific
1. To be responsible for the implementation of the Secondary School Sport
programme in this local authority.
2. To be responsible for the development of a programme of new and additional
extra curricular opportunities both on and off site to reflect the needs of the
pupils within the designated school.
3. To recruit and support teachers, parents, senior pupils and other volunteers
into AYP Leadership, in order to assist in the delivery of the programme.
4. To work towards the provision of sustainable lifelong participation through
links with community partners.
5. To work within the school to create ‘whole school’ ownership and
development.
6. To establish and manage meetings of a steering group made up of key local
representatives from sport, leisure and PE.
7. To be responsible for the implementation of appropriate monitoring and
evaluation mechanisms and the collection and collation of appropriate data to
measure the effectiveness of the Secondary School Sport Programme.
8. To undertake administrative and financial tasks associated with the
Secondary School Sport Programme.
9. To ensure that the needs of young people of all abilities, including young
people with disabilities, are taken into account by the programme.
10. To work in conjunction with local sports development officers, leisure staff,
Governing Bodies of Sport and local education representatives to ensure the
Secondary School Sport Programme complements and links with other Sport
and Physical Activity development opportunities.
11. To ensure the effective implementation of Local Authority and School Policies
and Procedures including Health & Safety.
12. To undertake appropriate training activities.
13. To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required
commensurate with salary grade and capabilities of the post holder.
14. To enhance extra-curricular Transition between the Dragon Sport and 5x60
Scheme through locally identified transition project/s within appropriate school
cluster groups.
15. The post is based as directed by the Line Manager; however the post is such
that the hours of employment will be flexible and include evening and
weekend work. Lieu time will be awarded for additional hours worked.
Duties and Responsibilities - Corporate
1. To be responsible for establishing good working relationships both internally
and externally.
2. Compliance with the Authority’s Policies and Procedures and to make known
to Senior Officers any areas which are not adequately covered.
3. To participate actively in supporting the Authority’s principles and practices of
equality of opportunity as laid down within the Equal Opportunities Policy.
4. To be responsible for the application of Health & Safety practices within the
daily operations, sharing a common responsibility for Health & Safety across
the department, directorate and Authority as a whole.
5. Employees will be required to give certain information relating to themselves
in order that the Authority may properly carry out its duties, rights and
obligations as an employer. The Authority will process and control such data
principally for personnel, administrative and payroll purposes.
6. As a term of your employment and in order to maintain effective departmental
operations, you may be required to undertake any other reasonable task,
commensurate with your grade, as determined by your Line Manager or Head
of Service.
Review Date/Right to Vary
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. The Authority
reserves the right, after appropriate consultation with you, to vary your duties and
responsibilities within the parameters of your grade and occupational competence in
order to respond to changes in the needs of the service.
Signed by: …………………………………………. Date: ……………………………..
Employee’s Name and Signature
Approved by
Head of Service: ………………………………….. Date: ……………………………..
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post: Active Young People Officer
Factor
Knowledge & Skills
Creativity &
Innovation
Contacts &
Relationships
Physical Demands
Date: September 2010
Requirements
 Hold a degree or equivalent
qualification
 Hold at least one recognised sports
coaching qualification
 Experience in teaching, sports
development, youth work, coaching
or other related disciplines
 Experience of working with
secondary schools, both with
teachers and pupils
 Experience of recruiting and training
volunteers, particularly parents or
older pupils
 Ability to speak Welsh
 Experience of organising sports
events or coaching sessions
 Persuasive and confident
communication skills
 Self motivated and enthusiastic.
 Able to work on own initiative and
under pressure
 A commitment to equal
opportunities
 A commitment to undertake further
training
 Ability to travel extensively
throughout the County and North
Wales
 Flexible working – after school and
weekends
How
Identified
Rank
E- Essential
D – Desirable
A-Advantageous
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AF / I
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AF / I
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Please Note: In order to be shortlisted for this post you will need to demonstrate that
you meet all the criteria ranked as E - Essential.
Identification of the requirements will be through the Application Form (AF), Interview
(I), Test at interview (T), Presentation at interview (P), Verification (V) or through a
Reference (R)