Community Cricket Officer (Yorkshire Cricket Foundation)

Yorkshire Cricket Foundation is looking for a Community Cricket Officer to join our team in South Yorkshire. This role helps put cricket at the heart of clubs, schools and local communities, inspiring young people and creating opportunities for everyone to enjoy the game.

The role includes:

• Delivering fun, safe and inclusive coaching sessions
• Running programmes such as Chance to Shine, All Stars and school holiday activities
• Supporting clubs, coaches and teachers to grow cricket locally
• Promoting equality, diversity and inclusion across schools, clubs and communities

For more information, click here to access the full job description including selection criteria for the role

We are looking for people who meet the below criteria:

• Previous experience of delivering high quality, safe and enjoyable cricket or similar coaching in schools, clubs and community settings.
• ECB Core Coach qualification or equivalent.
• Prior experience of working with diverse communities, women and girls and those from a low socio-economic background.
• An understanding of the importance of safeguarding with the skills and knowledge to identify a safeguarding concern and experience in reporting these.

For further essential and desirable criteria, please view the job description.

Working at Yorkshire Cricket, you will benefit from the following:

• Health cash plan provider
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays which increases based on years of service
• Pension contributions
• Yorkshire County Cricket Club membership
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Enhanced parental leave
• Volunteering leave
• Wellbeing and cultural leave

Yorkshire Cricket is committed to safeguarding children and adults. Due to this role being in regulated activity, the postholder will be required to undertake an ECB Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check; it is a criminal offence for a barred person to attempt to engage with vulnerable groups. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Should you have any questions regarding the vacancy, do not hesitate to get into contact with us at [email protected]