Organisation: Livingston AC
Closing Date: 18 April 2025
Reports To: Club Secretary / Livingston AC Board of Trustees
Contract Type: 2-year contract
Hours: 15 hours per week
Salary: £12,480 per annum
Background
Livingston Athletic Club is a well-established and successful athletics club based in West Lothian. The club has a membership of over 300 across our club and community programmes, catering for both adults and junior members, at all levels, from age 6 upwards.
Livingston AC were the “Sports Club of the Year” at the 2018 West Lothian Celebrating Sport awards, and twice nominee for scottishathletics “Impact Club of the Year”.
Role
The role will have a significant impact in the future growth and development of the club. Working within our coaching team, the role will assist in creating a thriving development structure within the Club, focusing on the delivery of structured athlete centred coaching, to ensure that a vibrant athletics club sits at the centre of sustainable athletics development within the community of West Lothian.
Candidate
The successful candidate should have previous experience of coaching young children in a club/community environment, with a UK Athletics coaching qualification.
Partnership
This role is funded through a partnership between Livingston Athletic Club and scottishathletics and is part of the scottishathletics Club Together programme. Club Together is a fundamental project within Scotland’s National Strategy for athletics, “Building a Culture of Success”, placing a key focus on supporting the development of athletics clubs in the country. Club Together is exactly that – clubs, scottishathletics and local partners coming together to deliver once and for all a programme that will make the athletics vision happen.
Key Responsibilities
- Coaching at the club’s Run + Jump + Throw (ages 6-12) and main athletics club ages (10-14) focusing on the delivery of planned, structured, athlete centred coaching session meeting national guidelines of best practice for age and stage development
- Support the assistant coaches and helpers at training sessions
- Support the transition of athletes from the Run + Jump + Throw sessions to the main athletics club groups
- Support athletes at weekend competitions
- Any other areas of work as deemed appropriate by the club line manager.
Conditions of Employment
The successful candidate will be based in the West Lothian area, primarily at the club’s base at Craigswood Sports Centre. Travel to other areas for competitions may be required on occasion.
Salary
The salary offered for the post will be up to £12,480 per annum.
Hours of Work
The person appointed will be expected to work during evenings and weekends. The club’s training sessions are currently Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. There are also weekend competitions throughout the year.
Pension
Livingston AC s operates a qualifying group pension scheme for auto-enrolment purposes and will match the successful candidates’ contribution up to a maximum of 6% of salary, including the legal minimum contributions required.
Further information and applications
The closing date for applications is 5.00 pm on Friday 18 April 2025.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Any offer of employment would be subject to a satisfactory PVG check and references.
Livingston Athletic Club is an equal opportunities organisation.