Job Description
Children Education and Justice Services Active Schools Co-ordinator - Fixed term until 31/03/2026 James Gillespie's High School, Edinburgh Salary: £37,626 - £44,257 Hours: 36 per week This is an exciting opportunity to join the new Wider Achievement and Lifelong Learning Service as an Active Schools Co-ordinator with a remit for providing the Active Schools Service to children and young people in the Forrester Learning Community. With a strong understanding of the benefits of sport and physical activity, you will have experience of working in this field and will have a remit to create opportunities, inspire people and change lives through sport and physical activity. An Active Schools Co-ordinator aims to increase the number and diversity of children and young people taking part in sport and physical activity. The focus will include: Working collaboratively with school staff, pupils, volunteers, local partners and clubs to develop and deliver a diverse programme of sport and physical activities Recruiting and developing volunteers Developing pathways from extracurricular to community clubs Supporting participants from priority groups to participate in activities This exciting and varied remit requires someone with: A passion for making a difference in the lives of children and young people An understanding of equality, diversity & inclusion Strong project management skills An ambitious, friendly and outgoing personality The ability to develop and retain excellent relationships with school staff and partners Creative, Innovative, Resilient, Hard Working and Fun! The successful candidate will develop and support the delivery of high-quality sport and physical opportunities to all children and young people taking an inclusive approach and providing targeted opportunities where there is a need. A good understanding of current priorities and policies relating to the positive impact sport and physical activity can have on individuals and communities is essential. We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and if you have the skills and experience to lead this work, creatively and compassionately, we would like to hear from you. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. Requirements
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring
Our Behaviours
of
Respect, Integrity
and
Flexibility
into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council.
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Children Education and Justice Services Active Schools Co-ordinator - Fixed term until 31/03/2026 James Gillespie's High School, Edinburgh Salary: £37,626 - £44,257 Hours: 36 per week This is an exciting opportunity to join the new Wider Achievement and Lifelong Learning Service as an Active Schools Co-ordinator with a remit for providing the Active Schools Service to children and young people in the Forrester Learning Community. With a strong understanding of the benefits of sport and physical activity, you will have experience of working in this field and will have a remit to create opportunities, inspire people and change lives through sport and physical activity. An Active Schools Co-ordinator aims to increase the number and diversity of children and young people taking part in sport and physical activity. The focus will include: Working collaboratively with school staff, pupils, volunteers, local partners and clubs to develop and deliver a diverse programme of sport and physical activities Recruiting and developing volunteers Developing pathways from extracurricular to community clubs Supporting participants from priority groups to participate in activities This exciting and varied remit requires someone with: A passion for making a difference in the lives of children and young people An understanding of equality, diversity & inclusion Strong project management skills An ambitious, friendly and outgoing personality The ability to develop and retain excellent relationships with school staff and partners Creative, Innovative, Resilient, Hard Working and Fun! The successful candidate will develop and support the delivery of high-quality sport and physical opportunities to all children and young people taking an inclusive approach and providing targeted opportunities where there is a need. A good understanding of current priorities and policies relating to the positive impact sport and physical activity can have on individuals and communities is essential. We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and if you have the skills and experience to lead this work, creatively and compassionately, we would like to hear from you. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. Requirements
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring
Our Behaviours
of
Respect, Integrity
and
Flexibility
into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council.
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