Active Lives Officer - T1 Rugby Challenge

What will you be doing?

Working closely with a range of WNC services as well as external partners and community groups, you will plan accessible and sustainable opportunities for women to try T1 Rugby. You will be involved in West Northamptonshire Council’s Women’s Rugby World Cup Impact Programme Working Group, where you will be able to identify barriers to accessing the sport, and then work on interventions to overcome these, including the direct delivery of activities when required. Alongside external partners, you will be promoting the awareness of the sport, and will represent WNC and the T1 challenge at local events, meetings and forums.

Having a passion for promoting an active and healthy lifestyle will be essential for this role, as you will be encouraging others to increase the number of people in the community and external organisations who volunteer with and champion  T1 Rugby, as well as partnering with a range of public, private and voluntary organisations to promote the sport.

About you

You will be someone who has a genuine passion for improving the health and wellbeing of our residents, and this passion will enable you to inspire and encourage others. You will have great communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team, as collaboration and developing relationships with partners is a big part of this role.

You will have successfully delivered and designed sports/physical activity interventions before, ideally across a range of communities and underrepresented groups.

You will need to have a fitness or sports coaching qualification, and either have or be willing to gain a basic first aid qualification.

Further information on the skills, knowledge and experience for this role can be seen on the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Cycle to Work scheme. 
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Car Lease scheme via Tusker.
• Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Commsave- Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
• Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. 

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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