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Community Champion – Women & Girls

Casual contract

Start Date: October 2021

Anticipated number of hours across the Season: 50 hours

Role profile/job description:

To identify, recruit and support female volunteers at the beginning of their coaching journey.

Responsibilities to include:

• Identifying, supporting, and delivering practical elements to volunteers, playmakers and coaches of Grassroots Women and Girls Programmes.

• Sharing and updating quarterly with stories/case studies of females you have been supporting (sharing good practice and possible nominations for grassroots awards).

• Maintaining a record of volunteers, coaches and clubs you are supporting.

• Providing support to local clubs, communities, leagues, and partner organisations so that they are female friendly.

• To support recruitment of more female volunteers through delivery of ‘Stepping over the side-lines' or other appropriately pitched introductory workshops.

• Able to build and sustain networks and communities of practice that meet the needs of the individuals within them helping learners to build skills and confidence.

• To collaborate with mentors, other community champions and wider members of the grassroots delivery team workforce to share good practise and learnings.

Knowledge and skills:

• Connected to a variety of community groups and organisations that have a range of females involved.

• Ability to build and sustain personalised relationships and work as part of a team.

• Relatable and approachable.

• A role model for women and girls with an understanding of the challenges and barriers they can face.

• Knowledge and experience of volunteering, building relationships and supporting in a local community.

• Experience of working with others in a group setting, ideally within caring, supporting and mentoring.

• A flexible approach to working which will include some evenings and weekends.

• Knowledge and experience of working with females from a range of targeted groups.

• Experience of organising inclusive community or education-based sessions.

• Ability to deliver practical sessions aligned to the holistic development of players.

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