Children's Racquets Sports Coach

Location: Bangor Aurora Leisure Complex, County Down, BT20 4BN
Hourly Rate: £18.28 per hour plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Permanent, Casual hours, 2-4 hours per week across 7 days between 9am and 9pm

 
Make a positive difference every day

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Northern Community Leisure Ltd.

Northern Community Leisure Ltd encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Children’s Racquets Sports Coach to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

As a Children’s Racquets Sports Coach, you'll help young people develop their basketball skills, confidence and teamwork in a fun, safe and inclusive environment. Through engaging coaching sessions and positive role modelling, you'll support children to enjoy being active, achieve their potential and build a lifelong connection with sport. Our work touches lives, and your work has purpose by creating a positive impact on communities and helping to impact a better future for the next generation.

 
What you’ll do as a Children’s Racquets Sports Coach

• Deliver engaging, age-appropriate coaching sessions across tennis, pickleball, table tennis and other racquet sports as required.
• Plan and deliver progressive coaching programmes that support skill development and physical literacy.
• Create a fun, safe and inclusive environment where children can learn, grow and enjoy sport.
• Adapt coaching activities to meet different ages, abilities and individual needs.
• Monitor participant progress and provide constructive feedback where appropriate.
• Support programme growth through events, taster sessions, school engagement and community initiatives.
• Build positive relationships with participants, parents, guardians and colleagues.
• Ensure high standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and participant wellbeing are maintained at all times.

 
Does this sound like you?

• Hold a recognised National Governing Body coaching qualification in at least one racquet sport, such as tennis, pickleball or table tennis (or working towards).
• Have experience coaching children and young people.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding principles, child protection practices and health and safety requirements.
• Can motivate and engage participants of different ages and abilities.
• Hold a current Emergency First Aid qualification or be willing to obtain one.
• Are enthusiastic about helping young people develop confidence, skills and a lifelong enjoyment of sport.

What we offer

• Free gym membership for you and your immediate family
• Free safeguarding training and DBS checks
• Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children)
• 22 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment
• Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits

Vetting and checks

An Enhanced Access NI check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.

 
Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust. 

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required.

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

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