Vacancy: Pathway Coach and Women & Girls Lead (Somerset)
Job Title: Pathway Coach and Women & Girls Lead (Somerset)
Accountable to: Head of Talent Pathway at SCCC
Responsible for: Casual Coaches
Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: Minimum 40 hours per week to include weekends, bank holidays and unsociable hours
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package available
Location: Taunton
Closing date: April 11th 2022
Who We Are
We Are Somerset! Somerset County Cricket Club: one of the most successful first-class county cricket clubs of the past 10 years. Deeply rooted in our community since 1875, with a rich reputation for developing talent from across the region. Yet our vision stretches far beyond the local: we have global reach, with circa 900,000 social media followers from around the world and bold ambitions for success on the international field.
Our enviable facilities at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, compliment the outstanding commercial opportunities our sporting profile presents. We are a 365-day venue: alongside hosting 50 days of cricket each year, we deliver numerous non-cricket related events, conferences, concerts and weddings, to name a few, with the determination to make our ground the primary sporting and business destination in the south-west.
We’re entering an exciting time at SCCC – the Covid-19 pandemic has required us to review our strategy and develop future plans to take the Club to new heights on and off the field. We are in a strong position to grow and achieve our ambitious goals which have ‘cricket at the heart and business on the mind’.
The Role
Are you an enthusiastic, committed, ECB Level 3 (minimum) qualified (or equivalent) coach with a keen interest in developing the women’s and girls’ game? Are you passionate about developing young players’ individual and team performance? Would you like to be part of an inclusive, supportive and aspirational team?
If the answer to these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you.
We have a new position and fantastic opportunity within our Academy and Pathway department: Pathway Coach and Women & Girls Lead.
In this role you will be primarily responsible for the design and delivery of County Age Group and EPP sessions in the girls’ pathway. Alongside this, you will manage and monitor the design, implementation, and development of the women and girls’ coaching programme to ensure high quality delivery across the winter and summer programme. Your other responsibilities will be delivering coaching across the boys’ Somerset Pathway with a focus on batting delivery.
Your key responsibility areas include leading on strategic direction of Somerset Women’s & Girls’ Pathway Cricket and designing and delivering a coaching curriculum and playing philosophy incorporating women’s, girls’ county age group, boys’ county age group, boys’ emerging players programme and boys’ academy cricket.
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience in coaching and mentoring with a passion for, and track record, in developing young people. You understand the ECB Pathway and Coaching guidelines, have experience in setting up and delivering coaching programmes and are a member of the ECB Coaches Association. You work collaboratively, with clear communication skills and excellent people skills, Your high level of emotional intelligence enables you to positively influence stakeholders and get the best out of each person.
Why You Should Work for Us
As well as being ambitious, determined and at the top of our game, we really appreciate our people and understand it is their dedication and commitment which enables our success on and off the pitch.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusivity Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected.
The Club ensures all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration during the recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, and age.
To apply
We use anonymous recruitment methods at SCCC, therefore, to apply for all roles we ask you to complete this Application Form
Please complete this form with as much detail as possible. We select candidates for the next stage based on their meeting the essential criteria to carry out the role. We recommend you refer to the job description, also available on the careers page, to demonstrate how you meet these criteria.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for this or any other roles, please let us know by emailing us on the below address or telephoning 01823 425301
Please send completed application forms to recruitment@somersetcountycc.co.uk or post to SCCC, The Cooper Associates County Ground, St James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JT by the closing date.
Next Steps
Interviews are scheduled for Tues 19th or Weds 20th April.
