Sports Participation Officer
About ARU
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
About the Role:
You’ll join a dynamic team contributing towards the successful delivery of the Team ARU strategy – our plan to significantly increase the number of people engaged in sport, recreation and wellbeing activities over the next 5 years.
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and resourceful individual to join our sports participation team to organise and deliver the Campus Sport programme of activities in Writtle, which are designed to increase participation in physical and recreational activities amongst staff and students, including those who are currently inactive. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of supporting students who are involved in sport, you will need to possess a passion for sport and excellent customer service.
You will have a positive impact on student employability as you will recruit, supervise and engage a team of student sport activators who deliver and support the promotion of the campus sport programme. sport and physical activity.
The role holder will either have a degree or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level appropriate to the specific role being appointed to. Or you may have demonstrable appropriate level of experience and evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role.
Informal enquiries can be made to Sally Pearson, Sport Participation Manager sally.pearson@aru.ac.uk
Face-to-face interviews will take place on Tuesday 26 November 2024 on the Writtle Campus.
ARU are committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment.
All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide#can-an-employer-ask-an-individual-to-declare-details-of-all-convictions-and-cautions.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.