Lancashire Lions Visually Impaired Cricket Club – Head Coach
Title: Lancashire Lions Visually impaired Cricket Club – Head Coach
Commitment: 1 Year Fixed Term (Casual Contract)
Remuneration: Commensurate with experience
Responsible to: LCB Disability Cricket Officer, Lancashire Lions Visually Impaired Cricket Club (LLVICC)
Committee
External Liaison: England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Blind Cricket England & Wales (BCEW)
Main Purpose of the Role:
The Main purpose of the role is to lead LLVICC training sessions in preparation for matches in the BCEW
National League and Regional League. This role will also include working on community outreach
programmes as requested.
Main Duties:
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Lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of squad coaching sessions (summer and winter),
summer sessions take place on Thursday evenings, winter sessions on Saturday afternoons.
Provide support to the club committee and work together to achieve agreed objectives
Provide individual and group support to players in order to assist their development as a player
Lead the squad in terms of Talent ID and assist club committee with team selection
Lead the squad during designated cricket camps and represent the club on community outreach
programmes
Liaise with the club committee, LCB, ECB and BCEW around the administration of the squad
Attendance at fixtures
Person Specification
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ECB Coach (UKCC2) Coaching Qualification, or equivalent, as a minimum (E) ECB Club Coach (D)
Attended Safe Guarding & Protecting Children and Emergency First Aid Workshops in the last 3
years (E)
ECBCA Membership (E)
Experience of working with cricketers with Visual Impairment (D)
Experience of working with cricketers as part of a representative programme (D)
An ability to identify talent and create a talent pool capable of playing county cricket (D)
Experience of coaching and delivering cricket programmes including player development
programmes for cricketers in a range of settings (D)
Experience of providing key tactical information throughout competitive fixtures (D)
(E) Essential / (D) Desirable
How To Apply
Further information about the role can be sought from Rob Tipping, LCB Disability Officer, via email
[email protected] or telephone 07894 584 563.
To apply please submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV) preferably via email or by post to:
Rob Tipping
LCB Disability Cricket Officer
Emirates Old Trafford,
Manchester
M16 0PX.
Closing Date for applications is Friday 28th April 2017
Note:
This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive. It is issued as a framework to
outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing.
Confidentiality:
Any information relating to people contacted by the LCB acquired in the course of duty must be treated in
strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate
members of staff.
Disclosure:
Because of the nature of the work of the LCB, we take Child Welfare very seriously. The following
information is required for legal reasons. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free
to contact our County Welfare Officers or a member of the management team.
The successful candidate for this post will be asked to apply for a Disclosure prior to taking up their
appointment. The ECB has decided that this shall be at the ENHANCED level. By completing an
application for this post you agree to this procedure.
Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions)
Order 1975. Applicants are not entitled, therefore, to withhold information about convictions which for other
purposes are ‘spent’ under the provisions of the ACT. In the event of employment, ant failure to disclose
such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Partnership. Any information given
will be completely confidential. The ECB is registered with the Disclosure & Barring Service for the
purposes of obtaining Disclosures, and is committed to the Disclosure Code of Practice. Further information
can be obtained from: www.disclosuredbs.co.uk.