Job Description

Sport in Mind is an independent mental health charity founded in Berkshire in 2010, with a simple mission: "To improve the lives of people experiencing mental health problems through sport and physical activity". Sport in Mind is the leading mental health sports charity in England, delivering innovative physical activity projects in partnership with the NHS to promote mental wellbeing, improve physical health, combat social isolation, and empower people to move their lives forward in a positive direction. Our services are co-designed by people with personal experience of mental health problems and healthcare professionals, and we have supported the recovery of over 31,000 people.

As a growing organisation, we have an exciting opportunity and seek to recruit a part-time Sports Development Officer. Your role will be working within a proactive and supportive team, to manage and develop new and existing programmes in the North West.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Establish, manage and deliver high quality innovative sport, physical activity and educational sessions for people experiencing mental health problems, maintaining the highly regarded reputation that the charity has gained.

2. Work closely with external partners to support the development of the sessions and gain referrals.

3. Recruit and manage appropriately qualified sports coaches and physical activity leaders to lead motivational and fun sessions for participants.

4. Provide supportive and informative practices for people accessing sessions, empowering them to attend (e.g. send a map, address, provide participant forms, explain what to expect on arrival, make staff aware of new arrivals, and follow up on experience).

5. Ensure all participants have completed relevant and necessary paperwork

6. Organise and manage bookings (e.g. leisure centres, community centres, meeting hires).

7. Carry out robust risk assessments for each session and update accordingly and/or annually.

8. Update information for communication materials (e.g. posters, social media, leaflets, newsletters and website) to publicise sessions.

9. Set up working groups and gain insight from people with lived mental health problems

10. Organise, develop and deliver workshops for external organisations and clubs.

11. Be responsible for money handling (e.g. cashing cheques, collecting and delivering money pots).

12. Complete data entry for sessions. Ensuring all relevant data is collected for each funding body.

13. Support with ad-hock charitable matters.

14. Be committed to good practice and ensure familiarity with all Sport in Mind policies and procedures (e.g. health and safety, confidentiality and safeguarding)

15. To promote equality and diversity in all aspects of your work by developing and maintaining relationships, ensuring that colleagues are treated fairly and with respect/dignity.

16. Represent the charity at local and nation events.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Education/Training

1. Degree level education or relevant experience

2. Safeguarding qualification

3. Valid driving licence.

Experience

1. Over 2 years, working with vulnerable diverse communities

2. Health & Safety

3. Safeguarding

4. Setting up sport and physical activity sessions

5. Empowering people to create behaviour change

6. Building strong meaningful partnerships

7. Managing sessional staff and volunteers

8. Advocating sport and physical activity benefits for physical and mental health

9. Working with highly confidential information and following GDPR

10. Motivating and influencing people

Skills, Abilities & Competencies

1. Ability to think and work creatively whilst supporting others

2. Highly organised - good timekeeping and administration skills

3. Excellent communication, written and verbal

4. Excellent interpersonal skills

5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team

6. Excellent delivery of health and safety and safeguarding procedures

7. Excellent management skills

8. Good computer literacy

9. A personal and/or working knowledge of mental health and sport and physical activity

Specific Working Requirements

1. Work will be based in the Sport in Mind office, community and home.

2. Able to work unsocial hours including weekend, bank holidays and occasional evenings where appropriate.

3. Must bring a positive and enthusiastic image to the service you provide.

4. Commitment to policies and procedures including equal opportunities.

5. Willing and able to travel where necessary.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to 15,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount On-site parking Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Flexitime
Experience:

Sports coaching: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Location:

Manchester M13 9NS (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M13 9NS

Application deadline: 30/05/2025
Reference ID: SDO NW