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Activities Coordinator

  • Part time
  • £21,000 pro-rata
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 19th March 2021


  • Advertised from 5th March 2021
  • £15,000 - 25 hours per week, inclusive of evening and weekends. Contract: Initially December 2021
  • Plus pension contribution

Role

The Activities Coordinator would be responsible for the coordination, development, and delivery of a programme of physical activity under the umbrella of Fuse Power-Up project as a youth-led project, the post holder would be required to provide extensive support to the existing healthy youth steering group who consult with other children and young people to make healthier changes to the organisation and promote a healthier culture throughout.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Nutrition and Well-being Coordinator to promote healthier lifestyles, using a coordinated approach to exercise and nutrition to creatively develop programmes that will engage children and young people. The post holder will be expected to use research and liaise with external agencies to complement the programme.

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. To continue to develop and support the Healthy Youth Steering Group.
  2. To support young people in the Healthy Youth Steering Group so that they can be actively involved in influencing the future developments of the Fuse Power-Up project
  3. To support the children and young people to gain accreditation appropriate to their stage of development e.g. Hi 5 Award, Dynamic Youth, Youth Achievement Award or Community Achievement.
  4. Develop a programme of physical activity/fitness sessions:
  5. Collaborate with the Nutrition and Well-being Coordinator to create programmes involving physical activity, healthy, Food Education and Cooking.
  6. Collaborate with Nutrition and Well-being Coordinator to develop Food and Exercise diaries for children & young people to record their personal journey to success.
  7. Provide individual support to young people who participate in the journey to success.
  8. To utilise resources within Fuse to actively encourage young people to engage in participation within the local area.
  9. Liaise with internal staff and external agencies to support the Fuse Power-Up project, increase participation and achieve the aims of the programme, maximising impact.
  10. To undertake responsibility for administrative duties including regular reports at team meetings, collection of data through baseline activity, progress review and staff observation sheets.
  11. To represent and promote Fuse at meetings etc as appropriate.
  12. To undergo training as required
  13. Any other duties as requested by the CEO for the benefit of Fuse.

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Application notes

Your form should be completed and submitted via email to recruitment@fuseonline.org.uk. Please use the same email address for any questions.

Deadline for submitting applications: 12noon on Friday 19th March 2021.

2 stage Interviews will be arranged for the following week over 25th and 26th March 2021.

Please note that CVs are not accepted.


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