The post holder will be responsible to:

• Lead the delivery and development of a wide range of activities to increase the inclusion of disabled people in physical activity and sport.
• To lead the delivery of inclusive and disability-specific sports sessions in Specialist and Mainstream schools.
• To deliver active sessions in the community for young people and disabled adults who live in supported living / within day care services or through other organisations who work with this target audience.
• To support / develop new opportunities for disabled people (adults and / or children) to access community sports clubs within Somerset.
• To promote, support and champion existing opportunities for disabled people to be active in Somerset.

Main responsibilities and duties:

• To work with SASP to develop projects & deliver sessions, liaising with external stakeholders and partners. These will include Adult Social Care, Schools & Colleges, Voluntary Support Agencies etc.
• To ensure that participants voices are heard and taken into account when developing community sports clubs.
• To plan and deliver safe and purposeful sessions in a variety of settings to disabled people and where appropriate support other coaches, instructors and activity providers to do the same.
• To be able to carry out and provide risk assessments for all sessions and support other deliverers to do the same.
• To have a good knowledge of safeguarding, equality and inclusion and understand and adhere to strict policy guidelines.
• To have confidence in adapting activities so sessions are suitable for a wide range of people. These can include those with learning disabilities, physical/sensory disabilities, families and inter-generational groups where appropriate.
• To develop more sustainable opportunities across the county for disabled adults and children to be physical active.
• To be able to promote opportunities and examples of good practice to raise awareness of the importance of being physically active.

Please contact Jenny for full Job Description before applying: jenny@novasportsandcoaching.co.uk.