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• • Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
• Lead the delivery of extra-curricular term time and holiday activity sessions appropriate to the needs and abilities of the participants.
• Support development of the Strathnairn after school activity provision, and assist with recruiting, retaining and developing a network of volunteers, coaches, leaders and teachers who in turn will support with the delivery of further activities.
• Adopt a mentoring role within the area to support and upskill the local volunteer network (including Young Leaders).
• Work with the Active Schools Co-ordinator and Strathnairn Community Development Team to ensure activities become sustainable and volunteer led.
• Instruct and guide participants in accordance with HLH and National Governing Body guidelines.
• Ensure participants are made welcome to their activity, enjoy their activity, and know what is expected of them to gain most from the activity.
• Maintain registers, records and statistics of activities in line with established procedures.
• Know and comply with the Active Schools Systems of Work and Emergency Action Plan.
• The safe setting up and tidying away of equipment.
• Increase the quality and range of sport & physical activity opportunities offered before and after school and during lunch.
• Adhere to sport-specific risk assessments, and perform dynamic risk assessments before and during all sessions.
• Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement High Life Highland as a whole.
• Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
• Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
• Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the Leisure team.
• Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.