Active Lifestyles Lead - London and South East

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Sense Active Team as our Active Lifestyles Lead – London and South East. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, working flexibly between home and our office in King's Cross, London, on a fixed term contract due to end in March 2027 due to funding. 

Our ambition is to enable more people with complex disabilities to have access to the physical, mental, and social benefits of being active. We’ve learned through our work to date that a person-centred approach is critical to the experiences people have, and we pride ourselves on giving people the time and space to engage with sport and physical activity in a way that best suits them. As the Active Lifestyles Lead – London & South East you will be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of Sense Active projects across London & Kent. The successful applicant will be for someone who has previous project coordination experience, particularly in setting up new activities, and who can build strong partnerships. You will be required to connect and communicate with a team who work remotely across the country, so the ability to work as a team and independently is key for this role.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of the Sense Active programme across London (notably Barnet, Brent and Walthamstow) and Kent, organising virtual and face-to-face activities for people with complex disabilities.
• Lead the recruitment of participants with complex disabilities into the programme in line with KPIs, both from within Sense services and in the local community.
• Develop local partnerships with providers and facilities across the region, who can host and deliver activities.
• Develop local partnerships with Health and Social Care organisations, Local Authorities, Schools, Colleges, and community groups to create referral pathways into the Sense Active programme.
• Monitor the programme effectively including collecting participant sign-up forms and attendance records.
• Evidence the impact of the programme by using evaluation various tools to collect data, personal stories, pictures, and videos, and developing case studies.
• Coordinate and deliver continuous professional development workshops for people working within the sports sector.
• Support care staff to develop their skills when working with a participant in a sports setting, through signposting to training opportunities and disseminating guidance and resources.

Key skills and experience

• A proven track record as developing and recruiting people to community-based programmes.
• Proven experience of developing successful partnerships to deliver community-based programmes, meeting agreed targets.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating the impact of community-based programmes, whilst implementing measures to ensure programme sustainability.
• Knowledge of procedures and Health and Safety issues relating to sport and physical activity.
• A commitment to people with complex communication and Sense’s vision and values; a willingness to learn how to communicate with people with complex communication and identify the barriers to their participation in all aspects of Sense’s work
• A willingness to travel regularly across London and Kent as required, occasionally on a national basis including overnight stays.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.
 

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit:  https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/

Closing Date

15/09/2024

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