Key duties and responsibilities
- Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
- Lead the delivery of extra-curricular term time and holiday activity sessions appropriate to the needs and abilities of the participants.
- Support development of the Strathnairn after school activity provision, and assist with recruiting, retaining and developing a network of volunteers, coaches, leaders and teachers who in turn will support with the delivery of further activities.
- Adopt a mentoring role within the area to support and upskill the local volunteer network (including Young Leaders).
- Work with the Active Schools Co-ordinator and Strathnairn Community Development Team to ensure activities become sustainable and volunteer led.
- Instruct and guide participants in accordance with HLH and National Governing Body guidelines.
- Ensure participants are made welcome to their activity, enjoy their activity, and know what is expected of them to gain most from the activity.
- Maintain registers, records and statistics of activities in line with established procedures.
- Know and comply with the Active Schools Systems of Work and Emergency Action Plan.
- The safe setting up and tidying away of equipment.
- Increase the quality and range of sport & physical activity opportunities offered before and after school and during lunch.
- Adhere to sport-specific risk assessments, and perform dynamic risk assessments before and during all sessions.
- Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement High Life Highland as a whole.
- Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
- Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
- Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the Leisure team.
- Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.
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