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Physical Work Location: Floor 5, Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton
Working Area: Cambuslang and Rutherglen Locality
Number of Posts: 1
Hours: 35 per week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, with some evenings and weekends
Salary Band: £42, - £43,
Duration: Permanent
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About the Role
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Sports Development Officer to support the Clubs and Communities team in the planning, development and delivery of a wide range of sport, physical activity, inclusion and school-based programmes.
The successful candidate will play a key role in engaging local communities, increasing participation opportunities and encouraging sustained involvement in sport and physical activity across South Lanarkshire. The role will involve developing strong relationships with schools, clubs, coaches and a range of internal and external partners to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality programmes and events.
Key responsibilities will include implementing community sport and recreation programmes, supporting the development of disability sport opportunities, supervising coaches and instructors, organising and managing events, and assisting with the monitoring and reporting of programme outcomes and performance measures.
We are looking for an individual with experience in planning and delivering programmes within an Active Schools, health or community sport setting. Candidates should demonstrate strong organisational and performance management skills, with the ability to analyse and present KPIs, reports and outcomes effectively.
The ideal candidate will adopt an ‘Our Values’ approach, be flexible and adaptable in their work, and demonstrate the energy, enthusiasm and commitment required to deliver inclusive services that positively impact local communities.
Application Questions
Please answer the questions below in a Word document which can then be attached to your application in the ‘Supported Documents' and URL section.
1. Please describe your experience of planning, coordinating and delivering sports programmes or school sport competition events.
2. In your response, outline the scale of programmes/events delivered, your role in organising logistics and stakeholders, and how you ensured successful participation and delivery outcomes.
3. Please provide an example of how you have managed, supported or coordinated coaches, staff or volunteers within a sports development setting.
4. Include how you allocated work, maintained quality standards, communicated expectations, and dealt with any challenges that arose during delivery.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
5. Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
6. To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
7. Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
8. Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
9. Occupational sick pay
10. Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
11. Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
12. Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Legislative Information - This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act,. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.