Community Outreach Assistant - Role Description
Role Title: Community Outreach Assistant
Reports To: Sports Volunteering & Community Outreach Officer
Hours: 7 per week (flexible depending on schedule)
Duration: 10 weeks, starting October
Wage: Voluntary with benefits (see below)
Role Background:
The emphasis of the placement is to provide fundamental professional development to students who are looking to learn more about local and higher education sport. The successful candidate will ideally have a background in sport and will be passionate about developing community outreach and/or sport at the university.
Role Purpose:
To improve the quality of the community outreach of Sport St. Mary’s by researching local wants and needs of the community as well as programmes offered at other institutions. The successful candidate will also work with a range of internal and external partners to support the delivery of the SIMMSport junior sports programme by gaining feedback from participants and parents.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
· Conduct an analysis of the local sporting landscape, researching the sports provision of the local area
· Evaluate the potential of expanding the SIMMSport programme and in which areas
· Develop and implement methods of gaining feedback for the SIMMSport and holiday camp programmes
· Research and evaluate sports volunteering programmes at other UK institutions
· Undertake and assist in any other relevant projects where necessary that the Sports Volunteering & Community Outreach Officer deems appropriate
Benefits
· Sport St. Mary’s polo shirt
· Extensive support from Sport St. Mary’s staff including ongoing training and management
· Gain an insight into a professional work environment
· Fantastic transferable skills development, particularly in skills such as information gathering and analysis, presentation delivery, teamwork, organisation and time management
· Funding towards professional development (Up to £200)
· References from Sport St. Mary’s staff
Application
To apply for the role, please send a CV and a 1-page covering letter indicating why you are interested in the role and any appropriate skills and experience you may have to .
For professional advice in writing your CV and enhancing your application, please contact at St Mary’s Careers Service prior to submission.
The deadline for applications is 24th September, with interviews taking place on 28th September.
September 2017