Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh. We focus on community engagement and participation, harnessing the power of people and sport to deliver positive change.
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Responsible to Extra Time Project Lead
Liaises with All Foundation employees, customers, partners, families and volunteers
Location Spartans Community Foundation, Ainslie Park, 94 Pilton Drive, Edinburgh EH5 2HF
Salary £30,000 FTE (£24,000 pro rata for 30 hours)
Scottish FA Extra Time Project Outline
The Scottish FA seek to use the power of football to help support and strengthen its clubs and the communities they serve. As part of the ongoing partnership between the Scottish FA and the Scottish Government, the Scottish FA Extra Time Programme aims to provide after school and holiday activity clubs for primary school aged children.
The programme is available to football clubs, trusts and foundations and will look to develop an understanding of how organised activities for children, and wider engagement with local support services, can improve life outcomes, particularly for those families on low incomes.
Scottish FA Extra Time Project Principles
An increased accessibility to organised children’s activities for targeted families.
A better understanding of the role that organised children's activities can play in providing food/tackling food insecurities.
More parents and carers from targeted families can sustain and/or increase their working hours, and/or improve their employment circumstances, take up training, studying or facilitate respite opportunities.
A way to measure improved mental health and wellbeing for children, parents, and carers.
A better understanding of additional impacts and outcomes that are realised because of providing targeted families and communities with access to funded organised activities.
Engagement with parents, carers, and communities to increase community involvement and the numbers of children and families participating in grassroots clubs and organisations.
Key Responsibilities
To engage and build relationships with parents, carers, and communities to increase community involvement and the numbers of children and families participating in grassroots clubs and organisations.
To provide direct support and/or therapeutic work with children, young people and families, which may include, group work, family work, and individual work.
To maintain communication with families of the children and young people we are engaging with via the ASC’s and to promote their involvement in the Extra Time project.
To plan and deliver workshop sessions for low-income families and provide relevant support where necessary.
To maintain accurate and detailed records of all sessions.
To develop and implement evaluation tools to measure the impact of both funding and project aims versus results.
To develop and maintain effective communication links with local schools, Head Teachers, and SFA Southeast Region members of staff plus any other relevant parties both within and out with North Edinburgh.
To develop strategic partnerships and links with social sector organisations providing services to children and young people, including low-income families.
Support Extra Time Youth & Community Coaches to deliver afterschool sessions in line with Foundation policies and procedures.
To ensure SCF policies and procedures are following risk assessments and lone working policies are being followed.
To develop, maintain and share a working knowledge of local and national strategies for the future development of football, sport in general, education and health initiatives.
Essential qualification or experience
Diploma in Social Work or other relevant professional qualification (e.g. in Health, Education, Community Education).
IT skills including the use of MS Office and Outlook.
Experience of planning, developing, and delivering programmes.
Experience of direct work with children and young people in a variety of settings and of supporting children, young people and families.
Experience of conducting group and/or family work with children, young people and families in adversity or distress.
Additional useful experience or skills:
Full UK driving licence.
Willingness to be flexible around working times/days.
DCPO Training qualification.
First Aid qualification.
Knowledge of the positive impacts of engaging within football and sports.
An understanding of the Spartans Community Foundation’s vision, strategy, and objectives.
Key Competencies:
Productivity - Plans work carefully, makes effective use of time available, reprioritising as necessary, consistently delivers work of high quality on time, makes timely decisions, and approaches tasks in a systematic manner.
Adaptability - Is open to latest ideas and suggestions, suggests new and innovative ways of working, show a positive approach to change, demonstrates a flexible approach when dealing with other, and keeps calm when faced with unexpected problems.
Taking Action - Demonstrates a keen sense of ownership for work, shows resilience when working under pressure, consistently strives to meet targets, rises to meet tough challenges, and attempts to solve problems before seeking help (adopting a can-do mindset).
Delivering Customer Impact - Understands customer needs, responds quickly to changing customer needs and/or anticipates customer needs, identifies ways to improve customer service, takes responsibility for sorting out customer problems, and keeps customers informed of developments.
Working with Others (internal & external) - Collaborates effectively with others, develops positive relationships with others, actively takes part in team activities, is supportive of colleagues, builds trust, and treats everyone as an individual (honours uniqueness).
Communicates with a Presence - Is always present with others, manages personal FOE factor, listens to understand others and checks for understanding around their MAP of the world, communicates key and relevant information to others, talks with enthusiasm and confidence, and adapts communication style depending on who they are talking to.
Contributes with Authenticity - Tries to conduct work in an ethical and fair way, acts with integrity, willing to be vulnerable and fail, to take calculated risks, speaks openly and honestly about problems and challenges, and aspires to be a positive role-model – adopts a ‘big heart, small head’ approach.
Always Learning - Spots and takes opportunities to develop own skills and knowledge, evaluates the impact of actions and initiatives (e.g., composes win/learn/change reviews), takes time to self-reflect on own behaviours and effectiveness, applies new knowledge and skills to be more effective and shares own learning with colleagues.
Working Requirements
37.5 hours per week – weekend work required.
Fixed term contract – 2 years fixed (potential extension funding dependant)
Staff development and training events as required.
Benefits
Living Wage Employer
Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
Staff uniform (Macron Kit Allowance)
On-site parking
Company pension scheme
30 days (January to December) pro rata annual leave plus Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Training and Development opportunities.
Free access for employees’ children to Football Development Department holiday and football coaching programmes.
The Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer, with all offers subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.
To apply, please send us a covering letter outlining why you believe you are suitable for the role and why you would like to be considered along with an up-to-date CV. All applications should be sent via e-mail to karenanderson@spartanscf.com by the
closing date of 5pm on Monday 18th May 2026. INTERVIEW DATE: FRIDAY 22ND MAY
You can find out more about our organisation
If you require any additional information, with regards to the above post, please contact our Extra Time Project Lead, Karen Anderson, on 0131 552 7854.