Dance Delivery Officer

We're looking for a Dance Delivery Officer to join the Saracens Foundation team.

The Saracens Foundation was founded in 2000 and is the charitable arm of Saracens Rugby Club. Over the last 25 years, we have invested millions of pounds on delivering a variety of social impact projects to our local community using sport and physical activity as the tools for positive engagement.

The Saracens Foundation is an inclusive, people first organisation. At the heart of everything we do remains our community. We will continue to listen, adapt, and grow in response to their needs, ensuring our programmes are inclusive and empowering. Our focus on excellence in delivery is more important than ever, and we are committed to learning and developing our work to ensure that we strive for the highest standards in all that we offer. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position.

JOB TITLE: Dance Delivery Officer

LOCATION: StoneX Stadium, NW4 1RL

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full Time

RESPONSIB REPORTS TO: Project Manager

SALARY: £25,000

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Dance Delivery Officer is responsible for planning and delivering high-quality community projects and activities that engage participants, achieve project outcomes and positively represent the Saracens Foundation within the local community.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Programme Delivery
  • Deliver high-quality and engaging sessions.
  • Adapt delivery styles to meet the needs of different beneficiaries.
  • Ensure sessions are inclusive, engaging and participant focused.
  • Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety and professionalism always.
• Participant Engagement
  • Build positive relationships with participants, teachers, parents and community stakeholders.
  • Support participants’ personal development, confidence and wellbeing.
  • Act as a positive role model and brand ambassador for the Saracens Foundation.
• Monitoring & Reporting
  • Accurately record attendance, outcomes and impact data using Upshot.
  • Support the collection of participant feedback and evaluation data.
  • Assist Project Managers with evidencing project impact for funders and partners.
• Operational Support
  • Assist with project planning and logistics.
  • Support event delivery, activations and community engagement activities.
  • Support wider organisational initiatives and campaigns.
• Partnership Working
  • Develop positive relationships with external stakeholders.
  • Represent the organisation professionally at meetings and events.
  • Support collaborative working across departments and projects.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The successful candidate will possess the following:

Skills – Essential

• Dance degree or equivalent.
• Experience delivering community sport, mentorships or movement sessions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage and motivate a wide range of beneficiaries.
• Extremely organised with fantastic time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Competent using Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of safeguarding and health & safety responsibilities.
• Flexible approach to evening and weekend work.
• Full UK Driving License & access to a vehicle.

Skills – Desirable

• Experience working within the charity or sports sector.
• First Aid qualification.

Personal Characteristics

• Passionate about community impact.
• Enthusiastic and proactive.
• Reliable and professional.
• Empathetic and approachable.
• Adaptable and solution focused.
• Strong team player.
• Positive role model with high standards of behaviour.

BENEFITS

• Compensation

  Dependant on the charity's financial performance, the Saracens Foundation may conduct an annual pay review. However, proactive pay increases may be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities.

• Working from home

  We all work from the office on Mondays and Thursdays (timetable dependant). This keeps team collaboration and engagement high. If you are normally office-based, you can still work from home occasionally - as long as you have a good internet connection and a private, quiet space which allows you to do your best work.

• Holiday

  25 days' holiday a year, plus bank holidays.

• Health & Wellbeing

  Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health in line with the Foundations policy.

• Sports & Entertainment
  • Ballot tickets for Saracens Home Games.
  • Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games.
  • Opportunities for discounted tickets to Saracens games and events for you and your family.
• Family
  • Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you've been with us for at least 26 weeks.
  • Life assurance with Zurich.

Closing date for applications is Thursday 1st October

We anticipate first stage interviews to take place on week commencing the Monday 12th October

Saracens Foundation positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.