Job Description
The Sir Tom Finney Foundation at Preston North End FC is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated Schools Provision Officer to deliver all activities with schools and school children. This will also include the delivery of the new Premier League Primary Schools programme.

The kinds of tasks you will be responsible for will include:
• Planning and delivering sessions in schools;
• Co-ordinating with school staff regarding delivery;
• Capitating and manging data for monitoring and impact purposes;
• Delivery on school holiday provision;
• Assisting on matchdays with schools as part of our half-time game entertainment;

The community department is the part of the club that aims to connect with the community though the power of football. We aim to build better lives, inspire education, improve health and be inclusive to all groups. As a registered charity, we aim to engage as many people as we can, taking the good image of Preston North End FC out into the community.
To deliver our schools provision; engaging with local schools and expanding to other surrounding areas. This is a vital area of the business, with engagement of schools being at the core of our strategy and values.
In addition to this, the Premier League have also agreed to support club’s engagement with their local schools for the next six years in the form of their Primary Stars project.
We are looking for a suitably qualified candidate to establish a high quality delivery service in as many schools as we can. Developing a sustainable partnership with each school along the way.
As part of the role, you will also be required to deliver on our holiday provision. We expect and encourage a natural number of children that engage with our school programme, to also attend our holiday camps.
We will expect you to promote our holiday camps during your school delivery.
You will also be asked to talent identify gifted school children onto both our academy and potentially other sports.

You will need to possess the following:
AfPE school sport qualification or willingness to achieve within one year;
FA Level 2 football coach or other relevant qualification

Educated to Degree level;

In-date child protection certificate (or willingness to update/achieve asap);

Please refer to our website for the full job specification

How to apply
Please send your completed application form along with a letter of support addressed to Andy Haythornthwaite. Please email to jobs@pne.com with subject title PNE1004 or post to:
F.A.O Andy Haythornthwaite, Head of Community, Preston North End FC, Deepdale, Preston, PR1 6RU.

Interview dates:
Interviews will take place on 18th August 2016

Please note that due to the nature of the work the department undertakes, the role will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced CRB checks.