Assistant Sports Development Officer, Football – City Wide

Job Description

Overview

Assistant Football Development Officer – Fixed term until 29/10/2027, City-wide.

Salary: £26,337 – £28,835 (pro rata for part time). Hours: 28 per week, 52 weeks.

Responsibilities

• To assist the Football Development Officer with the development of football across Edinburgh.
• To assist with the promotion of football throughout Edinburgh.

Working pattern

• Monday 9-1, 2-6 (8 hours)
• Wednesday 9am-12 (3 hours)
• Thursday 9-1, 2-6 (8 hours)
• Friday 10-1, 2-5 (6 hours)
• Saturday 8-11am (3 hours)

Pre-employment checks

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Commitment to equality and culture

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. We aim to improve our organisational culture and bring in the best people not only for their skills and experience but also for their approach to work.

Interview approach

We are changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new method will help us assess how you think and how you would bring our behaviours – Respect, Integrity and Flexibility – into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council (text available on internal page).

Salary note

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annual increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Other

Happy to talk flexible working.

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