Club and Community Sport Officer - Sport & Leisure - SIC09025

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The Club and Community Sport Officer is based in Sport and Leisure Services in the Children’s Services Directorate. The main purpose of the job is to create and to support stronger, safer, more sustainable and inclusive sports clubs and associations in Shetland through improving their governance and volunteer capacity, and enhancing their links with other clubs, schools, communities and governing bodies.

The Club and Community Sport Officer will encourage the wider participation, development and performance in sport by adopting a proactive approach to assist and support sport clubs, Community Sports Hubs and other relevant organisations in Shetland.

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Please follow the link(s) below for further information -

www.shetland.gov.uk

Additional Information

• The grade of this post is I
• Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour
• Permanent Part Time post for 35.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year
• Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made
• A relocation package does not apply to this post
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
• You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited
• We are happy to talk flexible working

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at St Ringans Annex, Lower Hillhead, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0EL

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Until 04/10/26 - Jack Clubb, Club & Community Sport Officer, Tel - 01595 744045, Email jack.clubb@shetland.gov.uk OR from 05/10/26 - Louise Jamieson, Active Schools Manager, Tel - 01595 744050, Email - louise.jamieson@shetland.gov.uk

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland

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