Jobs and Vacancies within the WaSSP

Leadership and Activity Coordinator

Warrington School Sport Partnership and the Warrington Wolves Foundation are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, proactive and innovative officer to develop Community Sports Volunteering across the town as part of the WaSSP Leadership Academy, and identify a team of Community Sports Leaders with whom to deliver a coordinated programme of out of school hours (breaktime, after school and holiday) provision in the area around William Beamont CHS.

The successful applicant will ideally have a range of coaching skills and qualifications, as well as experience and knowledge of School Sport Partnership Leadership Academies and also of working with Volunteers.  They should also have some Sport Development or programme management experience.

For a job description and further information on the contract, please click here.

For an application form please click here.

Deadline for application: Friday 25th June

Interviews: Wednesday 7th July

For further information about this post, please contact Paula Pearson, Partnership Development Manager on 07951503334 or pearsonp@wb.warr.ac.uk

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Cheshire FA Search for Tescos Skills Coach Team

The football association introduced the FA Tesco Skills Programme to provide all 5-11′s with a skill set to develop their game, foster lifelong healthy, active lifestyles and to improve the long-term performance of our National game. This programme will have a massive short and long term impact on the nation’s children and football as a whole. The programme aims to give 5-11′s age appropriate coaching and self-help tools to learn the basics needed to reach their full potential. The programme has supported 1.6m children to-date. By working with Tesco and supported by Sport England, the FA aims to provide another 3m children over the next four years with skills training via a coaching programme and self-help website.

The FA would like to appoint 14 Skills Coaches to help sustain and grow the current Programme. The successful candidates will support their colleagues in organising and delivering the Skills Programme to 5-11 year olds through Skills Centres, supporting schools, Charter Standard Clubs and Girls Centres of Excellence.

www.thefa.com/GetIntoFootball/Coaches/NewsAndFeatures/2010/skills-vacancies-270510

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Warrington Borough Council

Community Development Officer – Food & Health                 

£20,858 – £23,708 

Fixed term for 1 year

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Delivering a healthy lifestyles agenda to identified communities you will work within the Arts and Sports Engagement Team and across wider Council and Primary Care Trust Services. You will have a clear understanding of a community development approach. You will have relevant post-qualifying experience working alongside communities in a range of settings. Using innovation, skills and knowledge, you will deliver both practical and developmental initiatives to raise awareness of, and provide access to – fresh fruit and vegetables, informal educational sessions in a health context and health and community engagement strategies through a partnership approach. Funded by the NHS Warrington, this is a one year fixed term contract.

CRB clearance will be required. Closing Date: Thursday 29 July 2010. 

Application forms and further details are available from: www.warrington.gov.uk/jobs

Committed to equality at work and in our community.

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