Community Coach - Wellbeing

Community Coach - Wellbeing

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Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk of harm, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Community Coach - Wellbeing

Who We Are

Leicestershire is made up of vibrant, ambitious and resilient communities. Leicester City in the Community support these groups, and the people within them, through exciting programmes with a passionate and dedicated team at its core. We aim to Engage, Inspire and Empower through Togetherness, Respect and Pride, changing lives and transforming communities.

Leicester City in the Community has a fantastic opportunity for a Community Coach to join our dynamic team and a fixed term basis.

About The Role

Key Duties;

• To utilise the brand of Leicester City Football Club to identify, engage, inspire and empower young people and adults.

• To provide a fun and safe environment for participants to talk about their wellbeing, building positive relationships with participants, parents and colleagues.

• To follow the referral processes set out by LPT as part of the provider pack to ensure participants are receiving the best support possible for their situation.

• To provide wellbeing support, one-to-one and group, to participants that engage with the sessions

Who We’re Looking For

Skills required for success:

• Ability to work on own initiative

• Excellent communicator at a variety of levels

• Excellent organisational and planning skills

• Ability to encourage, motivate and enthuse individuals to participate

• Committed, self-motivated and driven

• Strong commitment to high quality delivery

• Ability to form strong and sustain appropriate working relationships

Essential requirements:

• Two years’ experience working with adults in a wellbeing capacity, or a community environment

• Develop sessions plans as required for targeted groups and evaluate your delivery.

• Mental health first aid qualification

• FA Safeguarding Certificate

• FA Emergency First Aid Certificate

Contract Type – Fixed-Term Hours Per Week –10

You may be required to work outside of normal office hours, at evenings and weekends.

Location – LCitC is based at King Power Stadium, Leicester. The delivery of sessions with take place at partner schools/Local Community centres etc and some aspects of the role will require homeworking, therefore you will need the ability to travel across multiple sites across Leicester and Charnwood.

Leicester City in the Community is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Leicester City in the Community is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process