Sport & Physical Activity Team Leader
Sport & Physical Activity Team Leader
Scale 6 £35,411 - £39,493 per annum (pay award pending)
37 hours per week
Do you have a passion for supporting people to be more active? Are you a creative, strategic thinker keen to tackle embedded health behaviours? We are looking for someone like you to take up the role of Sport & Physical Activity Team Leader.
Leading a team of highly skilled and enthusiastic officers, this role requires a flexible and determined individual to drive through changes in how our services are delivered. You will be responsible for the promotion of and engagement with our innovative Active Blaby service, co-ordinating and liaising with funding partners and also be the lead contact for the Oadby & Wigston Borough Council physical activity service.
In this role, you will work in close partnership with strategic partners, providers of activities and community services to ensure residents will have access to these to improve their health.
Ideally, you will have experience of working in a customer outcomes focused environment, have the ability to lead and motivate a team of professionals and experience of writing and reporting on external funding applications.
About Us …
Our Health, Leisure and Tourism Services Team at Blaby District Council is committed to providing a first-class service to our residents by delivering programmes and interventions that aim to improve their health and wellbeing. The team is now also responsible for delivering physical activity and health improvement services on behalf of Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.
Benefits of working with us include a local government pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including a flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. To find out more, click on the link Employee benefits
We also support Hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on-site and home working.
To find out more about the job and what it is like to work for us, please contact Phill Turner, Health, Leisure and Tourism Services Manager on 07900 161 954 or email Phill.Turner@blaby.gov.uk for an informal discussion.
Flexible working may be considered but not guaranteed.
This role will require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check (known as a DBS check). All offers of employment will be made conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory DBS check
Job Description and Person Specification
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please select the 'apply online' button below.
Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email the Human Resources team at human.resources@blaby.gov.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Interview date: Friday 13th October 2023
Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people and those in the Armed Forces, and therefore as a Disability Confident Employer and to show that we commit to the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.