KICK Sports Coach and Mentor

To deliver KICK sports sessions and solutions focused mentoring in, but not limited to, schools, KICK Academies and community projects. Coaches will be able to:

• Help young people develop their sports through excellent teaching.
• Use sports as a tool to embed key life skills and values within sessions. 
• Deliver effective and relevant mentoring sessions to young people.
• Have an understanding of the issues that young people face.
• Engage well with young people with the ability to motivate and inspire.
• Manage case load of young people for different schools with an understanding of needs and progress.
• Achieve the vision of “Transforming young people’s lives by God’s love through Sport and Support”.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

1. Establish and run Sports Coaching and mentoring sessions in schools.
2. Have the ability to assess the performance of the children and the young people in line with the schools policy and needs.
3. To be a role model to young people in terms of Sports and fitness, spiritual leadership and pastoral care.
4. To develop skills and qualifications in coaching and Christian ministry, to maximise the effectiveness of KICK.
5. To run values based assemblies where requested.
6. Report weekly to the school around mentees needs, progress and goals.
7. Every member of the KICK staff team has a responsibility and role to play in protecting children from harm within their working environment. This involves adhering to policy and legislation, understanding of reporting channels and high standards of professionalism.

Person specification

General Characteristics

1.  A committed Christian, in line with KICK’s Christian ethos.
2.  A satisfactory enhanced DBS Disclosure.
3. Awareness of personal capability and effectiveness and the need for self-improvement.
4. A willingness to undertake tasks associated with sports/dance coaching e.g. setting up equipment.
5. A willingness to travel to different locations where needed.
6. Punctuality and reliability.
7. As coaches are role models to the children and young people with whom we work, we expect coaches to be of good character and have a positive and affirming attitude.

Abilities

1. To communicate with, and relate well to, children and young people.
2. To have good interpersonal skills; relates well to people within KICK, education, Churches and other organisations.
3. To be able to understand and appreciate the values, concerns or feelings of others.
4. To identify and provide opportunities to enable other people to reach their full potential. This will include young people, volunteers and those on work experience.
5. To be flexible and open minded in order to respond to changing needs or circumstances.
6. To be able to deliver quality results and outcomes in a professional manner.