Shell Twilight Basketball Youth Development Co-ordinator
Duties and responsibilities
In order to ensure the successful delivery of the programme, the Co-ordinator must be
capable of fulfilling the following:
Delivery
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Encourage and enable wider participation in programmes
Take a youth led approach to TBB
Ensure outcome led delivery.
Work closely with other TBB Co-ordinators to ensure the smooth delivery of the
programme nationwide
Support the recruitment and training of sessional staff and the on-going development of
delivery material
Organise tournaments and games between TBB locations nationwide, including visits by
Glasgow Rocks Professional Basketball players.
Support communications strategy including press releases, web, social media, case
studies and community profile.
Implement and ensure adherence to all Child Protection and Health and safety including
Risk Assessment requirements.
Ambassador Programme
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Manage a national volunteer programme
Liaise with sessional ‘mentors’ who provide support for volunteers
Plan and coordinate residential training events for young people
Identify and develop volunteer opportunities for participants
Identify training for participants according to personal development needs
Support young people & mentors with accreditation through Community
Achievement Awards
Project Development
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Develop working relationships with local partners who support recruitment, promotion
and/or delivery of the programme
Identify new areas to deliver the TBB programme and work with local partners to deliver
this
Create pathways and identify additional opportunities for participant personal
development and participation
Plan, attend and action outcomes of quarterly meetings with staff in each Twilight
Location
Implement youth engagement and consultation plan to ensure young people’s views are
gathered and inform future support and delivery
Support with a website resource for delivery staff developing working with partners and
subject experts to develop content for educational messages and content to support
staff
Identify potential external volunteers and work with them to ensure a meaningful
volunteering experience with TBB
Identify potential local funding sources/ in kind contribution opportunities and work with
the TBB Manager to secure where possible.
Project monitoring and evaluation
 Maintain an accurate account of all projects and report their findings to the Shell Twilight
Basketball Manager
 Collect and collate feedback and evaluation materials to evidence outcomes and inform
future delivery
 Support sessional staff to utilise the Upshot on line monitoring system
 Support with the collection quarterly feedback from sessional staff
 Attend and contribute to weekly team meetings
 Report on a regular basis to Programme Manager
 Contribute to reports for Scottish Sports Futures and Programme Funders
Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) wide
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Support SSF Awards night coordination and implementation
Support SSF fundraising events with promotion and attendance
Promote the work of SSF to local and national partners
Contribute to and support funding applications as required
Person Specification
Requirements for post holder
Essential
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Relevant experience in youth work/working with young people
Educated to HND level in a relevant field
Excellent interpersonal skills, experience of working directly with young people and
community groups
Experience of collating feedback and producing evaluation materials to evidence
outcomes and inform future delivery
A passion for working with young people in sport and supporting their development
Understanding of issues affecting young people
Ability to work in partnership
Ability to prioritise workload
Excellent computer skills proficient with MS office applications
Able to maintain accurate records in support of monitoring and evaluation
Hold a current clean drivers licence and be prepared to undergo clearance from
Disclosure Scotland/PVG
Desirable
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Relevant qualification in youth work/sport
Ability to coordinate and experience of a volunteer programme
Experience of delivering physical activity sessions
Training in child protection, first aid and development work with young people
Experience of participation in sport and physical activity