ABOUT THIS ROLE:

The focus of this role is to deliver the aims and outcomes of the Lord’s Taverners Super 1s and SEND programme across Somerset:

[Super 1s]

• To promote and develop disability cricket in community hubs and offer both participation and competitive opportunities
• Develop initiatives that increase confidence, communication, leadership and independence. Ensure participants personal growth can develop beyond cricket

[SEND programme]

• Extend the reach of cricket to new SEND settings
• Ensure more young people with SEND have the opportunity to engage in the most appropriate form of cricket (primarily using table cricket and soft-ball cricket where appropriate)
• Continue to work within SEND settings already engaged in the table cricket and embed sustainability through teacher training
• Transition more young people with a disability to community settings such as Super 1s, Champion Clubs and other appropriate community offers
• Deliver a county table cricket competition that feeds into the national structure

RESPONSBILITIES:

Super 1s

Plan, setup and deliver Super 1s community hubs that: 

• Deliver a year-round Super 1s programme that is diverse, inclusive and is open to young people aged 12-25 with a disability from the community
• Create a programme centred on delivering positive social outcomes for young people with a disability, developing participant’s personal skills and future prospects through cricket
• Develop competitive opportunities that engage all Super 1's hubs in a minimum of 3 competition days annually
• Create a sustainable disability pathway for players of a higher ability

SEND programme:

• Engage new SEND settings through cricket, ensuring the continued development of table cricket and soft-ball where appropriate
• Ensure continued engagement of existing and active SEND settings
• Train and upskill teachers and group leads to deliver table cricket sessions within their school or group (alongside participant delivery)
• Run a county-wide table cricket competition that feeds into Lord’s Taverners regional structure. County competitions must provide a competitive opportunity for active schools and target participants that have limited access to mainstream competitive opportunities
• Recruit and train Young Leaders across both Super 1s and table cricket to support disability cricket activity
• Ensure the SEND programme connects with the Super 1s programme and other community offers by providing a pathway for engaged participants

General:

• To promote and deliver the Lord’s Taverners SEND & Super 1s programme across Somerset

• Develop partnerships to enhance the impact of Lord’s Taverners programmes and the wider county disability plan
• Manage all programme data requirements of the SEND & Super 1s programmes ensuring timely and accurate data is collected and recorded on the Upshot monitoring system
• Maintain regular communication and dialogue, whilst also capturing feedback, opinion and a review of satisfaction
• Provide formal written reports and case studies, and ensure that all monitoring and evaluation is undertaken as required
• Work closely with existing cricket clubs to engage with disabled people where possible
• Support the development of the wider pool of volunteers and sports coaches by mentoring and / or signposting for opportunities both formally and informally

The successful post holder will be:

• Committed to improving the lives of young people

• Committed to their own personal professional development and play an active role in the professional development of their colleagues

• Represent the Somerset Cricket Foundation and the Lord Taverners in a positive and professional manner at all times

• Ensure the health, safety and welfare of yourself, participants and others at all times

• Conduct sessions in accordance with the appropriate ECB guidelines and good practice

• Take part in other activities as and when required

• Perform all duties in an equitable manner and to actively promote the principles of equality amongst colleagues, partners and service users

• Conform to, actively commit to and promote both the Lord’s Taverners and Somerset Cricket Foundation values when using any communication

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• ECB Core Coach or Level 2 equivalent 

• High levels of enthusiasm and the desire to succeed
  

• Excellent understanding of delivering positive social outcomes for young people through sport

• Experience of working within sports for development with recreational sports clubs

• Experience and insight in disability

• Experience of partnership working and the ability to create strong and sustainable links

• Experience of working in both school and community settings

• Good project management skills and ability to prioritise and work to deadlines

• Knowledge and understanding of working and engaging volunteers

• Effective communicator and the ability to engage with people of all levels

• Excellent leadership skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Excellent administrative skills and ability to capture and record programme data

• Computer literate and effective user of Word, Excel, Outlook and other Microsoft programmes

• Safeguarding trained or, commitment to achieving this within a short period of time

• First Aid trained or, a commitment to achieving this within a short period of time

• Satisfactory ECB DBS check

• Ability to travel independently between sites

SUPERVISION AND WORK PLANNING

The person will work across Somerset and will have office space available at the SCF Office, The Coopers Associates County Ground.

The employee’s normal working days will be Monday-Friday. The employee will not normally be required to work before 9am, however, due to the nature of the work involved in this position, the employee will be required to work regular evenings (up to two evenings) and possibly weekends. The post holder will be required to carry out their duties at such times and on such days that are the most effective to perform the responsibilities of the position.

GENERAL

This job description outlines the principle accountabilities/main duties relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out. Other duties may be required to be undertaken from time to time as directed by the Somerset Cricket Foundation.

If you require further information about this post, please contact Steve Gass on Steve.gass@somersetcricketfoundation.org

Closing date: Midday 3rd January 2025 

Interviews held: 9th or 10th January 2025