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Girls Academy and Regional Performance Coach

  • Location : United Kingdom
  • Address : Saint James Street, Taunton, England, TA1 1JT, United Kingdom
  • Pay rate : £26,000 - £28,000 per annum
  • Contract length : Permanent, Full-Time
  • Closing date : November 6, 2024

Main Purpose of Job:
The Girls Academy and Regional Performance Coach plays a crucial part in delivering SCCC’s
Emerging Players Programme (EPP) and Academy, with a focus on developing high-potential
female cricketers. The position heavily contributes to the University of Exeter Women’s cricket
programme, where the role provides high-quality coaching to top-performing players. The role is
instrumental in identifying, inspiring, and nurturing talent from Devon and Cornwall County Age
Groups (CAG) and across the wider region.

Main Responsibilities:
Delivery and Coaching:

  • Work alongside the Girls Academy Lead to plan and deliver coaching sessions to
    deliver high quality sessions to Somerset Academy and EPP cricketers.
  • Work closely with the Head of Cricket to deliver the University of Exeter Women’s
    cricket programme, providing support to deliver high-quality training sessions
    focused on individual player growth and team performance.
  • Support the delivery of County Age Group sessions across Devon and Cornwall
    pathways ensuring that players are appropriately identified to transition onto
    Somerset EPP and Academy programmes.
  • Provide match-day coaching and tactical guidance across SCCC and Exeter
    University programmes, ensuring players are prepared for fixtures, helping them to
    develop their ability to impact games.
  • Collaborate with SCCC’s Head of Pathway Coaching to ensure that training plans and
    delivery aligns with SCCC’s player development framework
  • Develop and execute Player Development Plans (PDPs) for players within both the
    university and pathway programmes, conducting regular reviews and providing
    tailored feedback and programmes to aid their continuous improvement.
  • Ensure a safe, inclusive, and high-performance environment, adhering to
    safeguarding and welfare protocols in line with SCCC, Exeter University and ECB
    guidelines

Talent Identification and Development:

  • Actively engage in supporting the scouting and identification of talent from across the
    region with a particular focus on Exeter University alongside Devon and Cornwall
    County Age Group players.
  • Attend regional and national competitions to observe and identify promising young
    female cricketers, facilitating opportunities for them to trial and transition onto SCCC
    Academy and EPP programmes
  • Provide feedback on identified players and build relationships that support their
    ongoing development.
  • Create relationships with Devon and Cornwall pathways through high quality
    coaching support and regular communication to ensure that emerging female talent
    in the region is adequately supported through training, feedback, and access to
  • appropriate competitive match play

Coach Development:

  • Work alongside the Head of Pathway Coaching to identify and mentor local coaches
    within the girls’ pathway, providing support and professional development
    opportunities to raise the standards of coaching throughout the region.
  • Participate in regular coaching workshops and development programmes within
    SCCC and the University, helping to raise the quality of coaching delivery at all levels

Administration and Operations:

  • Plan the delivery of Exeter University Women’s coaching sessions in discussion with
    the Head of Cricket.
  • Utilise technology (e.g. Fulltrack AI) to support player feedback and development.
  • Assist with programme evaluation and reporting, contributing to the review process
    for the Pathway and University cricket programmes, ensuring alignment with SCCC’s
    and Exeter University’s strategic goals.

Other:

  • To ensure the Club’s equity, diversity and inclusion policy and standards are always
    upheld and always abide by the Club’s code of conduct.
  • To ensure the Club’s safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times
    including adherence to the staff code of conduct and consistently advocating the
    safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk at all times. Appropriate
    consideration must be given to safeguarding in all activities and decisions which are
    undertaken.
  • Take on any other responsibilities or tasks that are within your skills and abilities
    whenever reasonably asked.

Delivery & Performance

  • Quality & Service Orientated
    A demonstrated aptitude for understanding and satisfying internal and external
    customers. Provision of effective solutions. (Level 4 – Advanced)
  • Results Focused/Action Orientated
    A drive to plan and deliver results despite challenges and setbacks. (Level 4 – Advanced)
  • Effective Resource Management
    Understanding, respecting and effective use of the Club’s resources. (Level 3 – Proficient)
  • Innovative Thinking
    Aptitude to identify key components of problems, generate creative solutions and seize
    business opportunities by taking considered risks. (Level 4 – Advanced)
    Strategic Approach
  • Business Awareness/Commercial Acumen
    Ability to ensure business success and financial efficacy now and for the future. (Level 2 –
    Intermediate)
  • Strategic & Analytical Thinking
    Capacity for conceptualising the immediate, medium and long-term local and global
    environmental challenges and define specific strategies for organisation growth in
    relation to our purpose and vision. (Level 3 – Proficient)
  • Organisational Alignment
    The aptitude to align one’s own behaviour with the needs, priorities and goals of the Club.
    Focusing on the Club’s vision before individual preferences or professional priorities.
    (Level 4 – Advanced)
  • Talent Development
    Full commitment to professional development and personal growth of self and others
    and the transfer of knowledge to future talent. (Level 5 – Expert)
  • Agility
    Openness and ability to promptly identify and adapt to changes in the business
    environment. (Level 4 – Advanced)

Leadership

  • Active & Visible Leadership
    Demonstrates full and public commitment to Club’s Values. Operates with integrity and
    transparency and role-models appropriate behaviours. (Level 3 – Proficient)
  • Inclusion Orientated
    Understands and values equity, diversity and inclusion approaches and works openly with
    all people, regardless of identity or characteristics. (Level 5 – Expert)
  • Aptitude for Sustainability
    Commitment to operating sustainably to ensure the Club’s negative impact on the
    environment is kept to a minimum. (Level 3 – Proficient)
  • Safety Focused
    Understands, respects and values safeguarding and health and safety protocols and
    considers these within all aspects of the Club’s operations. (Level 4 – Advanced)

    Relationships & Influence
  • Teamwork & Collaboration
    The capacity for working collaboratively and effectively within and across teams, and with
    external stakeholders, to ensure a unified direction of travel to achieving the Club’s goals
    and objectives. (Level 4 – Advanced)
  • Influence & Negotiation
    Aptitude for excellent communication and interpersonal effectiveness with the ability to
    negotiate with, and influence others, in respectful and honest ways to add value and
    achieve objectives. (Level 3 – Proficient)
  • Emotional Intelligence
    Ability to understand others (including non-verbal communication methods),
    management of own behaviour and reactions and self-reflection especially when faced
    with challenging or stressful situations. (Level 4 – Advanced)

Equal Opportunities and Inclusivity Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure
everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full
extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment
in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected. Everyone is responsible for creating
an inclusive working environment and we expect all colleagues, partners customers and suppliers
to abide by our equality, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
The Club ensures all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration during the
recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair
discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation,
marriage a

Safeguarding Statement
Somerset County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children,
young people and adults at risk, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It
is everyone’s responsibility to keep vulnerable people safe.
As part of our safer recruitment process all relevant roles are subject to an enhanced or standard
DBS check as appropriate, and two satisfactory references. We also require every staff member to
undergo safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
We encourage an open, welcoming environment where everyone should feel safe to express any
concerns. We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and
safer working practice across all that we do.

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Job Details

Salary
Required Skills & Experience

Essential
• ECB Level 2 Coaching qualification.
• Proven experience coaching within a talent pathway environment, especially with
adolescent female players.
• Knowledge of women’s and girls’ talent pathways.
• Strong ability to facilitate high quality practices for aspiring cricketers.
• Awareness of best practices within player identification.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with players and staff
across different levels of the game.
• Familiarity with best practice in safeguarding and welfare protocols.
• A full UK driving licence.

• Ability to positively influence a variety of stakeholders.
• High professional standards, with a drive for excellence in all they do.
• Approachable and empathetic.
• Motivated and hard-working, recognising the need to ‘muck in’ to the team.
• Reflective and dedicated to ongoing professional development.
• Collaborative approach to working.

Location

Contact Information

Address

Saint James Street, Taunton, England, TA1 1JT, United Kingdom

Email
people@somersetcountycc.co.uk