Session and Events Lead

- 10 hours a week minimum, to start February 2025, £155/week minimum based on variable costs according to tasks

As Skate Nottingham’s Session and Events Lead, you will be responsible for: leading and delivering coached skateboarding sessions and events; planning those events, including co-ordination of volunteer/sessional coaches for each date; participant data collection at the start of each event and recording the data afterwards; collating and summarising this data for evaluation at the end of each funded programme.

Key tasks:

• Booking sessional coaches for each event date from our pool of regular freelancers

• Supporting volunteers to work with sessionally-paid coaches

• Planning and delivery of skate coaching sessions and events, including planning Edu-Skate life skills programme elements where this is scheduled

• Capturing participant data at events (participant registration and attendance records)

• Data entry & reporting back headline figures to the rest of team

• Session evaluation that enables continuous improvement of session planning and delivery

• Managing relationships with existing or new clients and funders

• Maintaining a safe environment and prioritising child safety, including working with Skate Nottingham team members to confirm a risk assessment for each event and to communicate the key messages to the coaching team, and to be aware of the Skate Nottingham child safeguarding policy and our approach to referring or recording incidents and disclosures

Longer term goals for this role would include assisting to develop and codify a bespoke learning offer for Skate Nottingham.

Required skills:

• Experience of planning and delivering events of any kind

• Confidence to run a busy learning session and lead a small coaching team, delegating tasks where needed

• Demonstrable organisational skills and attention to detail

• Experience of working with children and young people

• A good understanding of handling data and familiarity with MS Office applications, especially Excel and Word

• An active involvement and proven interest in skateboarding

Desirable experience:

• Enhanced DBS certificate (within the last 3 years)

• Completion of an introduction to child safeguarding course or other safeguarding experience

• Skateboard coaching experience or training (such as the Skateboard GB Level 1 Award in Coaching Skateboard Sessions/Get Rolling Award or higher-level Coaching Skills Award)

This contract is being advertised on a freelance basis, with payments made monthly, based on hours/sessions delivered each month. This contract covers a 3-month period. You will be responsible for providing your own equipment (skateboard, PC/Mac etc.), transport, and also recording all income and expenses in order to complete self-assessment (PAYE) for HMRC, if required.