Physical Activities Community Coordinator, LFC Foundation

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC Foundation team as a Physical Activity Community Coordinator. In this role, you will work closely with the Red Neighbours team, to ensure that the Red Neighbours programmes and partnerships in areas surrounding our Anfield, Kirkby and Melwood homes continue to organically grow with in line with community needs.

The work you will do is so much more than the physical activity session. Relationships and social interactions are vital to all delivery with sessions extended to accommodate this.

What will you be doing?

• Working alongside the Community Delivery Manager ensure that the Red Neighbours priority areas remain key focus of delivery:

• Food Poverty and Education
• Social Isolation   
• Physically Active Community – especially the elderly population
• Creating Memorable Experiences for Young People.

• Manage existing delivery partnerships and nurture new ones.
• Ensure quality, safety and safeguarding standards are achieved and maintained.
• Work closely with local stakeholders to meet needs.
• Engage with hard-to-reach groups within diverse and deprived communities.
• Help increase engagement of marginalized groups across all programmes.
• Ensure effective collection of all monitoring and evaluation data.
• Record data on LFC Foundation databases.
• Ensure case studies and PR opportunities are regularly undertaken in line with Club and Foundation guidelines.
• Provide an inclusive environment following our Red Together Strategy.
• Provide content for Red Neighbours and LFC Foundation social media.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you will have experience working within the community delivering initiatives to improve physical activity and reduce social isolation. You’ll have experience of delivering to diverse and deprived communities and have knowledge and experience of how to reduce social isolation.  You will be able to network with contacts that can support initiatives and be able to work in partnership on a community setting with charities, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders.

You’ll be proficient in organising community-based events and have the relevant qualification in designing and facilitating physical activities. You will be community minded and can build strong relationships, including being a good communicator.

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week. This role is based in the Anfield Sports and Community Centre in Liverpool; however, the role will involve some work traveling to other locations across Merseyside.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and a contributory pension scheme.

You will have access to our benefits kit bag where you can get high street discounts, and a selection of benefit schemes you can join. There are opportunities to get involved with volunteering through our LFC Foundation to give back to the local community.

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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