School of Sport & Exercise Science Opportunities Fair (Nov 22nd)

The School is delighted to be hosting an inaugural Opportunities Fair on Tuesday 22nd November, starting at 5pm in the Human Performance Centre. The event will give students the chance to meet a range of local organisations offering voluntary and/or paid opportunities in areas relating to sport, exercise, health and outdoor activities.

Confirmed attendees include Lincolnshire Sport, Lincolnshire FA, Lincolnshire Youth Association, University of Lincoln Sports Centre, Lincolnshire Scouts, Lincolnshire YMCA, UoL Careers Team, Lincoln SU Activities and Volunteering Office (Keep checking back – we’re waiting for confirmation from more organisations!)

Refreshments will be served!

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Lincolnshire Sport Student Volunteering Programme

Lincolnshire Sport are offering a number of opportunities for students to become involved with sports volunteering in the county. Outlines of some of these are given below, but for more information please contact Navaz Sutton (navaz.sutton@lincolnshiresport.com ; 01522 730325) or see the Lincolnshire Sport website.

Lincolnshire Show (June 2017)
Help set up and run the Lincolnshire Sport arena, which houses a number of partners and sporting providers over the two-day show. Volunteers may also be involved with marketing, surveying participants, or assisting with research that could be aligned with their studies.

School Games (July 9th 2017)
The focus of the Lincolnshire School Games is to engage more young people in high quality, meaningful school competition. They provide a year-round competition calendar, culminating in county festivals. Volunteers are vital to the success of the event and roles include event support, young volunteer mentoring, marshalling, school liaison, marketing and running activities.

County Ambassador Programme
CAP is a volunteering and leadership programme for Year 7 to Year 13 students. Part of this involves workshops for Year 9 and 10 students, and volunteers can become involve in shaping and delivering these events (alongside Lincolnshire Sport staff).

Sports Club Volunteering
Lincolnshire Sport collate information on opportunities where clubs are looking for support from volunteers. Roles could include coaching, marketing, officiating and scoring.

IMPACT
This project is designed to get more disabled people volunteering in sport, and local clubs and organisations can receive free training to help create a welcoming environment for disabled sports volunteers. Students are able to get involved with this initiative.

Workplace Challenge
Lincolnshire Sport organise the regional implementation of this national programme. Businesses and organisations compete through activities designed to promote health and active workplaces, and volunteers are needed to help ensure the competitions run smoothly.

Lincolnshire Sport Student Volunteer Alumni
Lincolnshire Sport will assess the capability, attitude and potential of students undertaking volunteer roles and this process can lead to students being invited to participate in the Student Volunteer Network. This exclusive group will have exclusive access to additional opportunities and higher-level roles. Some of these opportunities may include paid work with Lincolnshire Sport or their partners, and will feature the chance to gain interview and application experience.

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Funding For Coaching & Officiating (from Lincolnshire Sport)

Lincolnshire Sport support coaches and officials in many ways. Some of these are:

(1) The Lincolnshire Coach and Instructor Network: a free support network that will provide access to information, training events and bursaries. Join now!

(2) Officiating Bursaries: open to anyone who is interested in obtaining officiating qualifications. Deadline: September 30th 2015.

(3) HE/FE Coaching Bursaries: open to students who are interested in getting started with coaching. Applications open on October 1st 2015 and close on November 2nd 2015.

(2) Talented Coaches Scheme: receive extensive training, support and networking to help you develop your coaching experience and skills. many of these events are hosted within our School – as you can see from the photo here – and we had a student in the 2015 cohort. Applications for the 2016 cohort will be open in December 2015.

There are many more resources available on the Lincolnshire Sport website, and we strongly recommend that everyone takes a few minutes to explore the site.

Project Officer, Lincoln College (deadline: 10th August)

The Project Officer will be based at Lincoln College and the Lincolnshire Sport office in Ingham, and their role will be to deliver the Lincoln College Athletic Union Project by designing, developing and delivering a programme to increase student participation in Sport and Physical Activity. The project is funded by Sport England. The successful candidate will need outstanding organisational skills and be able to communicate with all partners working on the college site and in the network.

Duration: 2 year contract

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £14,000

For an application pack e-mail trevor.jones@lincolnshiresport.com or telephone 01522 730325

Applications will only be considered on the official application form. Please do not send CVs.

Closing date for applications will be 10 August with interviews taking place on  Friday 14 August.

(Enhanced DBS check will be necessary for this post)

Introduction to the Fundamentals of Movement Workshop (June 1st)

Lincolnshire Sport are running a Sports Coach UK workshop on Introduction to the Fundamentals of Movement.

More information on the workshop can be found here http://www.sportscoachuk.org/site-tools/workshops/about-our-workshops/introduction-fundamentals-movement

The 3 hour workshop will be held on Monday 1st June at the Bishop Grossesteste University in Lincoln from 7 – 10pm.

If you are interested in attending please either complete the attached booking form and send with cheque payment of £35 (or £30 if a member of Lincolnshire Sport’s coach and instructor network) made payable to Lincolnshire Sports Partnership or book online via their website http://lincolnshiresport.com/courses/lcw1-introduction-to-fundamental-skills-of-movement/

If you have any questions please contact Lucy Blakey on lucy.blakey@lincolnshiresport.com or call 01522 730 325.