Modern Apprentice Sports Coach - 10798_1750928771
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,346.00 to £24,646.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH8 8BG |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10798_1750928771 |
Summary
Modern Apprentice, Sports Coach (Young Person with a disability) - fixed term until 28/02/2027
Salary: £24,346 - £24,646 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 25 per week, 52 weeks
The City of Edinburgh Council's Sport and Physical Activity Team (Wider Achievement and Lifelong Learning), working in partnership with Enable Works and sportscotland invites applications for our Modern Apprentice Sports Coach vacancy.
This Modern Apprenticeship offers paid employment to a young person with a disability, who is between 16 - 24 years of age and living within the City of Edinburgh, with an interest in working in sport.
A disability could be a physical, learning or sensory impairment which may also include (this list is not exhaustive):
- ADHD
- Dyslexia/Dyscalculia
- Neurodivergence
- Autism
- Dyspraxia
The role combines on the job learning, with support, leading to a nationally recognised qualification.
The successful applicant will be employed on a fixed term 18-month contract, working 25 hours per week, and will work towards achieving the SCQF Level 6 Sports Coaching qualification. The salary is £24,346 - £24,646 per annum (pro rata). Annual leave entitlement will be in line with City of Edinburgh Council conditions of service.
The training will be provided on-the-job within the Council's Active Schools/Sports Development Team.
The successful candidate will be expected to follow health and safety steps and attend all training.
For further information on entry requirements and skills and qualities please see the job description.
If you prefer to speak to someone about the post please contact mailto:Tamara.McKinlay@ea.edin.sch.uk" target="_blank">Tamara.McKinlay@ea.edin.sch.uk or mailto:Sarah.2.Murphy@ea.edin.sch.uk" target="_blank">Sarah.2.Murphy@ea.edin.sch.uk
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.
We're 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.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're 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 way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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