JOB DESCRIPTION
Department: Client Services and Enrichment
Job Title:
College Sport Maker
Responsible to: Client Services and Enrichment Manager
Date: 18/05/2012
Responsible for:
Purpose of job:
 To link with community sport opportunities in order to widen the offer for students;
 To raise student participation in sport and reduce the drop out of young people from sport, especially
at 16 to 18 years old
Responsibilities
A DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
 Provide additional and regular sports opportunities for all College students i.e. sport clubs and sports
activities
 Successfully promote the College’s sports offer to students
 Increase student participation in sport in accordance with the targets associated with the Sport
England funding relating to the post
 Maintain regular student participation in sport
 Increase staff participation in sport
 Maintain regular staff participation in sport
 Gather relevant intelligence to understand the sports needs of the College’s students and develop
activity to meet the identified need
 Ensure facility time is available for additional and regular recreational sporting activities.
 Facilitate the recruitment, management and deployment of a small team of student sports leaders to
deliver a wider student sport offer.
 Complete Sport England’s monitoring and evaluation reports as required.
B COORDINATION
 Access and coordinate the implementation of National Governing Body, NGB, participation
programmes/offers for FE students.
 Be the key point of entry into College for community sports partners, connecting them with other key
College staff where appropriate.
 Build and sustain effective partnerships with NGBs, the local county sports partnership and other
community sports providers.
 Access programme opportunities available through Sport England’s Strategy such as Sportivate, Sport
Makers and Satellite Clubs.
 Create and maintain effective and active links with sports clubs in the community – widening the offer
available to all students.
 Connect to existing opportunities available in the local area and signpost students to these.
 Facilitate coaching and/or delivery of sports sessions and activities.
 Be an advocate/champion for sports development within the College.
 Share good practice with other College Sport Makers locally and nationally.
C PLANNING AND STRATEGY
 Represent College sport on community sport groups, where appropriate.
 Work with schools to understand what interventions and programmes work for students progressing
into College; and identify and deploy sports volunteers moving into FE.

Link to the School Games model to access informal competition programmes for students.
D GENERAL
 To safeguard children and vulnerable adults from harm and to report concerns in accordance with the
College’s internal referral arrangements.
 To deal professionally with colleagues and external partners as required.
 To ensure the confidentiality and security of all the College’s documentation and information.
 To attend training/refresher courses and meetings as required by the Line Manager
 To co-operate and take part in the College’s appraisal scheme.
 To carry out other such appropriate duties that maybe reasonably required to successfully carry out
the role.
College Sport Maker
DATE: September 2012
Requirement
Essential
Desirable
Proposed
Selection
Method*
Experience

Recent and relevant experience of working
X
within the education and training sector
 Recent and relevant sports development or
X
coaching or training experience
 Recent and relevant experience of working with
X
young people
 Recent and relevant supervisory experience
X
 Experience of working with partner
X
organisations
 Experience of project funded initiatives
X
Education/Training/Qualifications
 Level 3 sport qualification or willingness to work
X
towards
 Teaching or coaching qualification or willingness
X
to work towards
 Sports leadership award
X
Specialist Knowledge
 Familiar with the Sport England, Sport Maker
X
initiative and its aims.
 Expertise and specialist knowledge and
X
experience in one or more sports.
Skills
 Able to communicate at all levels, both written
X
and oral
 Negotiating and influencing skills
X
 Good IT skills
X
 Can work within a budget
X
Qualities
 Organised and methodical
X
 Able to work on own initiative
X
 Team player
X
 Enthusiastic
X
 Able to motivate and engage
X
 Passionate about sport
X
 Suitable to work with children, young people &
X
vulnerable adults,
Working arrangements and availability
 Willingness to travel between sites and to
X
external venues
 Some flexibility is required in working hours
X
some twilight sessions will be required
 Car driver
X
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COMPLETED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Lynn Smith
Derek Branton
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