Job vacancy details
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Employer:Runnymede Borough Council
Reference:883AL
Salary:Salary range between £20694 and £22959 depending on experience
Hours:37 hours per week
Working pattern:Full Time, Permanent position
Location:Runnymede Civic Centre, Addlestone
Closing date:01/12/2008 23:30 PM
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop a career in sports development? If the answer is yes Runnymede Borough Council has a vacancy for a sports development officer. The post holder will be working in a small leisure development team with specific responsibility for work with local sports clubs, the County Sports Partnership, School Sports Partnerships and delivering local sports development programmes.
The successful candidate will need to have a good understanding of sport development principles and experience of organising activities. There will be a requirement to promote and market the activities on offer and make applications for external funding.
As a frontline service you should also be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and external contacts. There is a requirement to be flexible in approach to take into account the nature of the post and the need to occasionally work outside of normal office hours.
The post holder will also be expected to help with the supervision of the summer play schemes.
This is an ideal opportunity for some one with an interest in sports development. For further information or an informal chat contact Chris Hunt, Head of Leisure Services on 01932 425670
Job share will be considered.
Application pack can be downloaded from www.surreyjobs.info or requested from the Personnel Office, Civic Offices, Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey. KT15 2AH. Email personnel@runnymede.gov.uk. Telephone (01932) 425519 (24 hour service). CVs will not be considered.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date: Monday 1st December 2008
Interviews for short-listed candidates will be held on Thursday 11th December 2008
Equal Opportunities
If you meet the Essential Criteria on our Person Specification, we want to encourage you to apply to work with us whatever your ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, age (up to 65), religion, or whether you have a disability. If you or anyone you know have decided not to apply or pursue an application because information supplied by us, or contact with us, has suggested that your application would not be welcome, please let us know or, if this is difficult for you, ask someone to do so on your behalf. Positions with Runnymede Borough Council are available only to applicants who are permitted by law to work in this Country. Applicants from outside the UK will be expected to meet their own interview and relocation travel costs to point of entry in the UK.
