Cricket Coach - Primary Schools

The Opportunity

You’re an experienced Cricket Coach who would relish the opportunity to coach high quality, fun and engaging cricket lessons and clubs in Primary Schools, to inspire children to lead active, healthy and happy lifestyles. 

Day-to-day you’ll be leading cricket-based curriculum and extra-curricular sessions to classes of up to 30 children from a various year groups, abilities and backgrounds. You’ll mainly be working alongside a second coach and together will be responsible for pupil safety, behaviour and of course, enjoyment! With no two days the same in this role, you’ll embrace adapting to different schools and working with a wide range of children, school staff and fellow coaches.

As a Cricket Coach you are passionate, dedicated and resilient. You’ll be motivated by the challenges that come with managing large groups of children effectively and you’ll be rewarded with the progress they make week-on-week. What’s important to you is the ability to make a difference to the lives of those you coach, as well as the varied nature of the job. Ongoing training will be offered to support you to strive for excellence within the role. You’ll learn and develop within a broader team of experienced coaches and sports development practitioners. 

Responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver high quality and engaging lunch clubs, cricket lessons and after-school clubs, in Primary Schools.
• To inspire children to lead an active, healthy, happy lifestyle.
• Maintain the health and safety of those involved in your sessions.
• To work with and support our Community Coaches and Head Coaches.
• To monitor and evaluate sessions to improve the quality and impact. 
• To communicate regularly and effectively with coaches and colleagues.
• To upskill primary school staff to develop their confidence in delivering cricket.
• Establish positive relationships with children, their parents and staff in schools, day in, day out.
• Support the broader work of Bristol Sport Foundation (e.g. administration tasks and events).

The Key Requirements:

• Hold a Level 2 Cricket coaching qualification (or equivalent). 
• A full, clean UK driving license and your own car.
• The right to work in the UK.
• Experience of coaching children in schools.
• A passion for inspiring children to be active, healthy and happy.
• To uphold professional standards and a can-do attitude.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, to build successful relationships with participants, parents and coaches. 
• Time management.
• Proficient in Microsoft MS Office: Outlook, Word and Excel.  

Please note: as this role involves working with young people, the successful candidate will require an Enhanced DBS Check.  

If successful, you will receive:

• BSF branded sports kit.  
• Two complimentary tickets per home game to see Bristol Bears and Bristol City FC. 
• Travel expenses.
• 22 days annual leave plus public holidays.
• 4% workplace pension scheme (matched by a 4% personal contribution)
• Regular training opportunities and social events.

About us:

Joining Bristol Sport Foundation (BSF) you’ll join us on a mission to use the power of sport to encourage active, healthy and happy communities across Greater Bristol and the West of England. 

Here at BSF, we are fully committed to achieving our vision to inspire our community through sport and physical activity, making a positive difference every day. Since 2016, we have grown to become a reputable sports provider, offering high quality delivery to over 8,000 young people every week. 

People stay with our organisation because of the positive impact they have on children, and the opportunities to build long-term rewarding relationships with school staff and local communities. 

Belong at Bristol Sport Foundation:

At Bristol Sport Foundation, we believe our success starts with amazing people. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation physical and mental disability, marital status, gender identity and expression, and beliefs. We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different.

How to apply: 

Please complete and submit your Application Form by uploading it to the ‘Attach Resume’ field below by Sunday 18th February 2024 (we may close early should we receive sufficient interest).