Inclusive Sport & Disability Coordinator

Location: Stoke Mandeville Stadium, HP21 9PP (Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom)

Job ID: 312022

Employment Type: Part-Time, Permanent (Regular)

Schedule: 5 hours per week, Wednesday 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Hourly Rate: £10.85 to £12.71 per hour, plus excellent benefits

About Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

At Supportive Bridge, we connect passionate sports and leisure professionals with rewarding, inclusive roles across the UK community and wellbeing sector. Partnering with leading leisure trusts and operators, we specialize in placing candidates into stable careers where your coaching expertise helps remove barriers, promote active lifestyles, and create accessible sporting opportunities for everyone.

Role Overview

As an Inclusive Sport & Disability Coordinator at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, you will play a vital role in creating opportunities for disabled children, young people, and adults to access sport and physical activity in an inclusive, welcoming environment. Working on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT), you will support specialized programmes such as SEND Boccia, Visual Impairment Boccia, and Children's Wheelchair Basketball.

This is a purposeful role where you will help build confidence, break down barriers to participation, and establish sustainable pathways into regular sports, carrying forward the proud legacy of inclusive athletics.

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Delivery: Plan and deliver engaging, high-quality SEND Boccia, Visual Impairment Boccia, and Children's Wheelchair Basketball sessions.
Coordination & Promotion: Coordinate and promote inclusive sports programmes that drive community participation, accessibility, and long-term growth.
Adaptive Coaching: Adapt coaching methods, communication styles, and equipment dynamically to suit a wide spectrum of participant needs (including physical, sensory, and learning disabilities, neurodiversity, or SEND requirements).
Community Partnerships: Build and maintain productive relationships with schools, colleges, disability organizations, and local community groups.
Pathways & Impact: Develop clear participant progression pathways into regular club sports and competitions while collecting data to measure positive outcomes.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an empathetic, energetic communicator with a proven background in inclusive sport delivery and a genuine passion for community empowerment.

Requirements:

Relevant Experience: Proven background delivering sport or physical activity programmes for disabled children, young people, or adults.
SEND Expertise: Direct experience supporting participants with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), physical/sensory disabilities, learning disabilities, or neurodiversity.
Coaching Approach: Strong working knowledge of inclusive coaching principles and participant-centred delivery.
Interpersonal Skills: Outstanding communication skills, paired with an empathetic, encouraging, and collaborative approach.
Vetting Readiness: Successful completion of an Enhanced DBS check (covering spent and unspent convictions under safeguarding guidelines) and an Occupational Health Questionnaire.

What You Offer & What We Offer You

Financial Package: Competitive hourly rate of £10.85 to £12.71 per hour.
Exclusive Leisure Perks: Free gym membership for you and your immediate family, free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children), and personal trainer discounts.
Leave & Pension: 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata) and a 6% employer-matched pension contribution.
Training & Compliance: Free safeguarding training and fully covered DBS checks, alongside access to diverse trust-wide training and development.
Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, and comprehensive retail discounts across approximately 1,000 major high street brands.

Our Recruitment Process & Equal Opportunities

Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with convictions who meet the minimum job criteria are guaranteed an interview.
Ban the Box: We champion fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions (subject to safeguarding/security exemptions). Reasonable adjustments are fully supported throughout the hiring journey.