Job Title: Wicketz Development Officer
Derbyshire Cricket Foundation (“DCF”) is the Governing body for cricket in the county and supports all aspects of recreational cricket. Our Vision is ‘To provide every person in Derbyshire with the opportunity to have a positive experience through cricket’.
Derbyshire Cricket Foundation in partnership with the Lord’s Taverners wish to appoint a Development Officer to continue to grow the Wicketz programme across Derbyshire.
Through Wicketz, the officer will provide community-based cricketing opportunities, both competitive and coaching, for young people. The Development Officer will use the power of cricket as a tool for change, increasing confidence, communication, leadership and independence in the participants. The role will also participate in other initiatives which directly contribute to the disability strategy of the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation / ECB / Lord’s Taverners partnership.
This new and exciting role seeks an energetic and experienced individual who can deliver across a wide range of key priorities and objectives. The role combines programme development with cricket coaching focused on the personal development of participants. The role will be responsible for engaging young people and recruiting volunteers from areas of deprivation/hard to reach groups into becoming active members of local Community Wicketz Hubs. These hubs will provide a sense of belonging and community amongst its participants. Using cricket as a tool for engagement, these community hubs will provide personal development opportunities to young people through Sports Leaders, informal learning and other cricketing and non-cricketing opportunities. More information about the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation and Lord’s Taverners can be found on the respective websites listed below.
Derbyshire Cricket Foundation – www.dcfcricket.com
Lord’s Taverners – www.lordstaverners.org
Candidates must demonstrate both team working skills and the ability to work unsupervised using their own initiative. You will be a self-starter with energy and enthusiasm together with good administration and organisational skills.
Purpose and Focus of the Role
The DCF Wicketz Development Officer is employed by Derbyshire Cricket Foundation Ltd in partnership with Lord’s Taverners to work with selected individuals and organisations in Derbyshire and will link directly to the DCF overall Strategy.
The main areas of focus for this role is outlined below:
- To maintain one existing hub in Derby and a minimum of two new sustainable and inclusive community led cricket Hub environments, building participation and competitive opportunities, whilst tackling prevalent social issues identified within the community and promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
- To ensure the Wicketz legacy is left within the community beyond the cycle of the programme by identifying and upskilling participants, volunteers and members of the community,
- To positively engage with the local community to champion and develop partnerships with businesses, partner agencies, schools, parents and other sports groups to ensure community cohesion.
- To be patient and understand the importance of developing strategies to enable challenged individuals to make the most of opportunities to use the power of cricket as a vehicle to seek to enhance their future prospects and support them make positive life choices.
- Develop social and inter-personal skills of participants including: leadership, communication and self-esteem.
- Provide formal written reports and case studies, and ensure all monitoring and evaluation is kept up to date.
- Organise and deliver festivals and competitions to engage the wider community.
The Purpose of the role is to deliver the aims and outcomes of the Lord’s Taverners Wicketz programme across Derbyshire. These include:
- To develop and deliver a strategy to implement the Wicketz programme aligned to the needs of the local community.
- To successfully engage young people aged 8-19 years old into Wicketz community Hubs focussed on participation, sustainability leaving a longstanding legacy. Working to create an offer for these participants into their latter teens and help them into valuable pathways both inside and outside of sport.
- Deliver quality, innovative programmes, health activities and opportunities to engage all members of the community into the game of cricket through Wicketz Hubs.
- Maintain a database of participation for all who have engaged with our programmes, and to maintain regular communication and dialogue, whilst also capturing feedback, opinion and a review of satisfaction.
- To comply with the monitoring and evaluation requirements of the Lord’s Taverners for the Wicketz programme including database management and written reports.
- To collect case studies to highlight the positive impact of the programme in both locations.
- Ensure the branding and identity of the programme within delivery.
- Delivery of a year-round cricket programme that is diverse and inclusive, and attracts girls and boys as well as the wider community.
- Developing cricket opportunities for all players of all standards (coaching, tournaments, teams or casual play).
- Liaise/Support other initiatives to signpost Wicketz participants, to older age group cricket participation projects and increase awareness of the Wicketz programme locally.
- Develop extended partnerships with external partners and stakeholders resulting in an enhancement of cricket development plans/strategies.
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Conditions of Employment:
Salary: £22,500 – £24,500 per annum based on experience
Contract Type: Fixed Term (2 years initially)
Expenses: 45p per mile will be paid for travel to duties directly related to your work for the DCF as per the DCF expenses policy. This does not include travel to and from work.
Phone Allowance
Pension: Pension Scheme Available
Hours of work: 35 hours per week to include work on evenings and weekends as well as during the day on weekdays as required.
Holiday: 25 working days holiday per annum, plus 8 public holidays.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide documentary evidence of your right to live and work in the United Kingdom prior to commencing employment.
The selected candidates will need to produce one recent work and one personal reference.
The appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Derbyshire Cricket Foundation (DCF) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services and are committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and the ECB requirements to ensure that all children participating in Cricket have a safe, positive and fun experience, whatever their level of involvement.
At the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation (DCF) we are committed to ensuring that cricket is accessible, safe, and welcoming to all, and to the principles of equality of opportunity. We aim to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act, 2010; age, gender, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion/belief or sexual orientation. In line with these commitments, we will seek to recruit a diverse workforce of high quality, high performing individuals who have the specific competencies (qualifications/knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours) required for defined roles which will support achievement of our mission, strategy, and business plan. All applicants will have equality of opportunity during our selection processes, and decisions will be solely based on an individual’s ability to meet the requirements of the role. All applying candidates will be required to complete the DCF Equal Opportunities section of the application form.
To apply, please complete the application form and if you have any queries about the role ahead of applying, please contact Community & Partnerships Manager, Mark Barber at jobs@dcfcricket.com
Closing Date: Wednesday 16th October at 5.00pm
Interview Date: Tuesday 22nd October.
