* Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
* Salary: Grade F SCP 12 - 19, £28,598 - £32,061 (pro rata)
* Location: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Litherland Sports Park
* Contract: Contract
* Working Pattern: Part Time
* Hours: 21.60 hours per week.
* DBS Check: Enhanced
* Closing Date: 08/04/2026 at 23:59
* Reference: COMM/26/332962
Hours: 21.6 hours per week over 3 days - Monday, Tuesday and Friday with some flexibility.
Duration: Fixed term to 31/03/2028
Location: Office Base – Litherland Sports Park, delivery across the borough of Sefton.
Introducing ourselves
The Active Sports Team are responsible for delivering a portfolio of numerous Health, Sport and Physical activity programmes working with a wide range of partners and contributing to key council priorities including Health & Wellbeing, Most Vulnerable and Community Resilience.
Job requirements
Active Sefton are looking to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our high performing services on a part time job share basis.
The Development Officer (Children and Young People) will be responsible for the development and delivery of existing and new services as part of the Active Sefton Team, the Children and Young People’s 0-19 Pathway and the Living Well Sefton Services within Community settings.
A large part of the role will be to co‑ordinate and organise our holiday programme Be Active so working during school holidays will be expected and there will be occasional weekend and evening work. The role involves contact with a wide range of individuals and organisations from health professionals, service providers, schools, to children, young people, and their families. Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills are essential elements for the post.
The role will involve supporting colleagues within the team deliver our commissioned services around reducing anti‑social behaviour, health interventions, and Active Schools delivery (after school clubs and healthy habits workshops in schools), using sport and physical activity as a tool to engage people and deliver relevant projects.
NB: These posts are registered as exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and in accordance with the police act; any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced criminal record disclosure. Any disclosure of a criminal record will not automatically prevent an offer of employment.
Closing date: Wednesday 8th April 2026
Interview dates: Thursday 16th April and Friday 17th April 2026
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a large amounts of applicants.
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Equal Opportunities
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
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