School Events Officer

Vacancy – School Events Officer Hours – Term Time position, 35 hours per week over 40 weeks. Option for full time, 35 hours per week over 52 weeks. DCCT Grade 4: Salary – £23,805 – £31,050 per annum (FTE) Candidates will normally be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the range Derby County Community Trust has a clear mission. We harness the power of Derby County Football Club to improve lives and communities through sport, physical activity, health and education. We help more than 25,000 people per year and our work is recognised and respected at regional and national levels. Since 2008 we have been encouraging participation and achievement in sport, improving health and wellbeing, providing and enhancing education and promoting equality and diversity. We care about our community; we care about our people. We now have a fantastic opportunity for a committed and passionate individual to join our Schools & Coaching team in the position of School Events Officer. Within this role you will be responsible for developing, delivering and monitoring high quality school events and sessions across a range of sports and activities, creating a school sport offer that meets the needs of affiliated schools and Schools Games outcomes. The successful candidate will possess a minimum of two years’ experience working within Physical Education/School Sport and will have experience of developing, delivering and evaluating sports projects. A skilled communicator, you will be able to establish and maintain key working relationships with a variety of stakeholders and possess the ability to coach and deliver a wide range of sporting activities to young people. Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills are essential to the requirement for academic year planning, together with a considered and sensible approach to problem solving. In return we can offer: • Excellent CPD, training & development opportunities • 24/7 Employee Assistance helpline • Cash health plan • Death in service benefit (4x salary) • Free access to Derby County Community Trust Health & Fitness Sessions • 2 complimentary DCFC season tickets • 20% discount at DCFC Megastore • 28 days’ leave (including bank holidays), increasing by 1 day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 33 days (including bank holidays) • Annual Christmas shutdown (no annual leave required)