Community Sports Coach

Contract : Part-Time - Permanent

Hours : 20 hours per week (occasional evenings and weekends required)

Location : LNER Stadium, Lincoln, LN5 8LD plus various community venues

Do you love working with people and using sport to make a real difference?

We are looking for two new Community Sports Coaches to join our team. You will be passionate, friendly, and committed to helping others enjoy being active-no matter their background or ability.

About Us

At Lincoln City Foundation, we believe sport is for everyone. As our new Community Sports Coach, you'll help deliver fun, safe and supportive sessions in schools, holiday clubs, and community settings across Lincolnshire. You'll encourage people to be active, build confidence, learn new skills and enjoy being part of something positive.

Key Responsibilities

As a Community Sports Coach, you will:

• Deliver safe, enjoyable, and developmental sports sessions in alignment with the programme curriculum and strategic objectives
• Promote the progression of participants through programme activities, aiming to positively impact their health, wellbeing and personal achievement
• Ensure high standards of session administration including risk assessments, registers and participant assessments

What We're Looking For

You'll be an organised, motivated, and compassionate leader who's passionate about creating safe, engaging, and inclusive environments for young people to thrive.

Essential experience and skills include:

• Has experience delivering sport or activity sessions (especially with children or young people)
• Holds a recognised coaching qualification (Level 2 or above)
• Understands how to create a welcoming and safe space for all
• Is happy to work as part of a team, as well as on their own
• At least 1 year of experience of delivering within a sports environment or educational setting

Why Join Us?

• Free ticket to Lincoln City FC home league fixtures
• Free onsite parking (non-matchday)
• Company health cash plan
• Free children's holiday club for your children
• CPD opportunities and social events

We're a family-friendly, flexible employer who welcomes applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a clear Enhanced DBS check, and safer recruitment employment checks. CVs are not accepted, and we do not keep such documents on file.

As an employer we are happy to explore options for part time working, job shares and other flexible working options to suit your work life balance.

Inclusivity

Lincoln City Foundation welcomes applications from all individuals and communities. Only information relevant to the role defined in the job description will be used in the selection process and personal data is retracted to remove unconscious bias.

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

We welcome applications from candidates that wish to explore flexible working patterns.