KICK CAREERS
KICK is run by a dedicated team of Staff, Trustees and Volunteers. We’re always looking for excellent people to join us.
We also regularly have opportunities for interns and work experience students to join our staff team. These are short term opportunities for you to help us, while we help you to learn coaching and other skills needed to work with young people.
Current Jobs
Director of Regional Development
LOCATION:
North East or North West of England
An opportunity to grow KICK’s work across schools, churches and communities across the country, focused on, but not limited to the North East and North West of England. The Director of Regional Development will pioneer into new areas and manage branch managers and contribute to the strategic and spiritual direction of the charity. The role would have an eye on operational management to ensure that our service is delivered with excellence to our key stakeholders in schools, local churches and community partners.
APPLICANTS WILL:
- Experience of leadership and management.
- Experience of successfully supporting and developing colleagues to improve the quality of their practise.
- The ability to relate well to and communicate persuasively with stakeholders at all levels within schools, churches and community-based groups.
- Ability to deliver positive outcomes to agreed targets.
- Flexible to accommodate changing priorities and processes.
Click below for relevant job Descriptions or contact beccilee@kick.org.uk
KICK coaches/mentors/
Chaplains
LOCATION:
Various – London, Essex, Midlands and Cambridge
An exciting opportunity to deliver quality sports sessions and/or mentoring within our schools on a weekly basis. The Coach/Mentor will be passionate about embedding values within each session and be committed to our mission, to transform young peoples lives with Gods love, through sport and support.
APPLICANTS WILL:
- Be passionate about delivering sessions of a high quality.
- Have an understanding of the issues that young people face.
- Engage well with children and young people with the ability to inspire and motivate.
- Have an understanding of assessment and development for both classes and individual children depending on the service delivered.
- Use sport as a tool to embed life skills/values within each session.
- Be committed and excited by the mission of KICK to, “Transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support”.
Click below for relevant job Descriptions or contact beccilee@kick.org.uk
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter to beccilee@kick.org.uk. Your covering letter should include the following areas, and should be written with the job description and person specification in mind.
1. Why KICK?
a. Tell us what has attracted you to KICK?
b. Please include your passion for working with young people and how you have shown compassion for young people within your current experience.
c. How have you shown excellence within your previous experience of sports, dance or mentoring?
d. How have you incorporated appropriate values in to your coaching? If so, please share the outcomes you have seen.
2. Please tell us about your Christian experience. This is important as KICK is a Christian charity and the role involves sharing your faith.
b. Tell us how you are committed to a church (and other Christian groups’) activities.