Job Title: Adult Disability Development Officer

Reports to: Community Programmes Manager

Responsible for: N/A

Contract: Permanent, full time

Hours: Minimum of 37 hours per week

Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 per annum

Location: The Cooper Associates County Ground – Somerset Cricket Foundation, with travel.

Closing date: Monday 14^th July

The Role 

You will encourage and motivate individuals with disabilities to participate in cricket by creating strong programmes that provide enjoyable, engaging, and active sessions aimed at fostering personal growth in essential aspects of social development, physical development, and enhanced mental well-being. Additionally, you will establish a cricket league focused on disability participation.

The role will focus on creating opportunities for adults with disabilities to take part in cricket, both in education & community settings. A significant part of the role will be to support and develop cricket activity within day service providers and micro providers as well as individuals.

The post holder will be expected to deliver and achieve in the following areas:

Programme Development

• Develop, consult and create an inspiring multi-faceted disability programme that allows engagement from providers and individuals that supports key outcomes in physical, development, social development and improving mental wellbeing.
• Deliver high quality and inspiring cricket sessions to adults throughout the year.

Partnership Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with day service providers, micro providers, and other stakeholders to embed cricket into their regular programming.

Capacity Building

• Provide training, resources, and on-site support to service providers and community organisations to ensure sustainability of cricket provision.
• Promote and develop strong links to our established disability cricket hubs within the club network.
• Drive the development and growth of disability cricket activity at clubs throughout Somerset.
• Support Somerset Disabled CC and Somerset VICC with both recruitment and publicity opportunities.
• Ensure the established disability hubs are ready to receive new participants from growing community programmes.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Track engagement levels, collect feedback, and evaluate the impact of programmes to inform continuous improvement.

Promotion and Outreach:

• Raise awareness of disability cricket opportunities through outreach, networking events, and community campaigns.

Lords Taverners Programme Support

• Support the Table Cricket County Finals and softball SEND festivals.
• Support the next generation of leaders and coaches who are confident in delivering cricket through leadership courses to Students.
• Inspire and support teachers and teaching assistants through formal and informal training to raise the quality and quantity of cricket delivery in secondary schools.

Strategic targets of the role:

The success of the role will be subject to the Disability Development Officer meeting a number of key strategic targets set out by SCF & Lords Taverners.

Cricket participation

• Develop and deliver a multi-faceted menu of cricket opportunities that develop participants physical and social development and improve mental wellbeing
• Grow the number of adults with disabilities engaging in cricket and aim to engage at least 150 adults per year.
• Set measurable targets for participant growth year-on-year.

Embed Cricket into community provision

• Develop sustainable cricket programmes within at least 10 of day service providers and micro providers annually

Build Workforce Capacity

• Train and support 30 number of staff, carers, volunteers or students from partner organisations to confidently deliver inclusive cricket activities.
• Develop easy-to-use resources and toolkits for non-specialist staff.

Enhance Visibility and Awareness

• Increase awareness of disability cricket opportunities through outreach, social media, and local community engagement.
• Establish partnerships with local disability networks, education institutions, and health providers.

Improve Participant Outcomes

• Track and improve outcomes – Social, Physical and mental wellbeing among participants.
• Use feedback and impact data to demonstrate the value of the programme to funders and stakeholders.

Develop Inclusive Pathways

• Create clear progression pathways from participation to competition for those who want to develop their cricket skills further.
• Support and deliver on the Super 1’s Programme through our hub programme.
• Link community programmes with to the County Disability Teams or Champion Clubs. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• Successful delivery of disability cricket across both education and community settings.
• Working in a school and/or club environment.
• Working as part of a team and independently.
• Coaching different ages and genders.
• Working with volunteers and community groups.
• Delivering competitions and festivals.

Skills

• Minimum of an ECB Foundation 1 or Core Coach Cricket Coaching qualification.
• Excellent people skills with the ability to build genuine relationships.
• Excellent IT skills including advanced ability with Word, Excel, Outlook and other Microsoft programmes.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of formats (eg. Face to face, phone and email).

Attributes

• A warm personality that people gravitate to.
• A positive, professional, friendly and supportive manner.
• Hard working with a can-do attitude.
• Innovative and forward thinking.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.
• Ensuring professional boundaries are always maintained when working with children.

Other

• Clean ECB DBS vetting check or commitment to undertake prior to commencement of the role.
• Ability to travel independently between sites (full and valid UK driving license and access to a car - desirable).

Key Contacts

Internal: Managing Director, Programme Managers, SCF wider team & Board of Trustees

External: External funders Clubs, Schools, ECB staff, SCCC staff, Active Partnerships, Councils

Somerset Cricket Foundation Values

• Togetherness
• Nurture
• Dedication
• Integrity
• Growth

Safeguarding Statement

Somerset Cricket Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of our safer recruitment process all roles are subject to an enhanced or standard DBS check (as appropriate to the role) and two satisfactory references.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services. Somerset Cricket Foundation is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer.

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, simply complete our application form below. Please provide as much detail as possible in your application responses.

If you need further advice or information about the role, process, or require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply, please contact Steve (steve.gass@somersetcricketfoundation.org). 

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange an interview shortly after the application window closes on Monday 14^th July.