Job Vacancy

Deaf Sport Senior Officer

Disability Sport Wales, in partnership with Wales Deaf Sports, are looking for an organised, solutions-focused, passionate Deaf Sport Senior Officer, with excellent communication skills and a clear understanding of the landscape of Deaf sport and physical activity (including sport) for Deaf and hard of hearing people; and the organisations involved within the landscape.  This is an exciting new role which focuses on connecting partners within the sector to establish specific recommendations of the Wales Deaf Sport strategy to enhance the inclusion of Deaf and hard of hearing people in physical activity (including sport) throughout Wales.

This job description is available in British Sign Language (BSL):

Job Reference Number:      

WDSO2023

Responsible to:      

Governance and Partnership Manager

Role links to:      

insport, Community Programme, Get Out Get Active (GOGA), Performance Pathway, Core Governance

Responsibility for:      

The building of the foundations for the roll out of the Wales Deaf Sport strategy, with initial focus being on the following objectives:
• 02:  Growing opportunities
• 05:  Informing our journey, and
• 06:  Resourcing our Strategy

Location:      

Flexible (blend of home and office location (offices in Cardiff and Deeside)).

Salary:

£ 12,480 pa (£31,200 pro rata)

Hours:

14 hrs/week (part time)

Contract:

12 months fixed term (with a view to extend if resources can be identified). Applications for job share or secondment are welcome and will be considered.

Travel:

There will be some need to travel within Wales where required.

Closing Date:

Monday 28^th August 2023, at 12.00pm

Interview Details:

Interviews will take place during the week beginning the 11^th September 2023. Time will be confirmed with each short-listed candidate. The interview will be face-to-face or virtual (held via Zoom).

Application Pack

Please read:

• Job Description

Please complete and return:

• Application Form
• Equality Monitoring Form
• Offer an Interview Scheme (if applicable)
   

Applications should be submitted to office@disabilitysportwales.com 

Download Application Pack (Microsoft Word)

Primary strategic contributions:

Background:

The Federation of Disability Sport Wales (or Disability Sport Wales (DSW)) are the lead organisation in Wales for disability sport and sport for disabled people. We are a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. We share the vision for sport in Wales (an active nation where everyone can have lifelong enjoyment of sport) and our mission is to:

influence, include, inspire, insport

We do this through the provision of specific programmes (DSWDO Community programme, insport, Performance Pathway Hubs) and services (Education and Training for those involved with physical activity (including sport)) which is intended to support a pathway of choice from initial engagement to performance sport at the highest level. We are a small team of incredibly committed, passionate individuals whose shared purpose is to advocate for an inclusive approach within the sector.

DSW Value Statements

You will always be able to expect DSW (as an organisation and individuals within the team) to:

• Champion Everyone - We believe in meaningful opportunity, broad diversity and great achievement. People drive all that we do.
• Proudly Welsh - Together we are dedicated, passionate and welcoming
• Value Growth - We listen and learn, we nurture, share and support
• Highlight Possibility - We are ambitious, creative and resourceful
   

This role will also be strongly connected to Wales Deaf Sport and it will be essential that there is an understanding of Wales Deaf Sport and their new Strategy. 

The Opportunity:

This is an exciting new role which focuses on connecting partners within the sector to establish specific recommendations of the Wales Deaf Sport strategy to enhance the inclusion of Deaf and hard of hearing people in physical activity (including sport) throughout Wales.  It will be in close partnership with Wales Deaf Sport and link directly to specific areas of the new WDS Strategy.  Whilst this is a post which will work in close partnership with Wales Deaf Sport the role is managed by Disability Sport Wales.

The postholder will work with colleagues from a wide range of organisations all linked through their focus on sport and/or Deaf and hard of hearing communities with a role to play in active recreation, physical activity, and sport.  The Wales Deaf Sport strategy is thorough and ambitious, and the right foundations need laying to ensure it achieves its strategic priorities.  Some of this role will also include some responsibility for income generation to create sustainability for the post into the future.  The role will particularly focus on actions linked to WDS Strategy Objectives 02:  Growing opportunities; 05:  Informing our journey; and 06: Resourcing our strategy.

A self-directed, collaborative, strategically minded candidate, who can communicate persuasively and openly with a range of current and new partners will thrive within this role.  Being familiar with Deaf Sport pathways and opportunities, committed to working with partners to deliver events and with colleagues to produce and co-produce opportunities for Deaf and hard of hearing people is highly important.

Ideally you will have prior experience of working within the disability or Deaf community landscape, be familiar with income generation, able to focus on the delivery of core priorities within a strategy and have some experience of influencing the delivery of events.  If you are passionate about supporting communities through the showcasing of work and impact, then we want you to apply.  If you are passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion and want to see more investment for Deaf and hard of hearing people to influence and inspire, this is the job for you.

This is a great opportunity to join an ambitious, creative, resourceful, and highly committed team whose shared purpose is to advocate for an inclusive approach within the sector; and provides a unique and new opportunity which has the scope for you to really shape the provision and direction of Deaf sport and physical activity (including sport) for Deaf and hard of hearing communities in Wales.

Why apply for this role:

• Work for an equitable and diverse employer as part of an ambitious, creative, resourceful, incredibly committed team

• Enhance partnership working between two disability sport organisations in Wales and make a difference to the landscape of Deaf sport and sport for Deaf and hard of hearing communities.
• Be part of a team whose culture is guided by inclusive behaviours, policies and procedures

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Great annual leave allocation. For a 0.4 contract, this will result in 10 days per year, as a pro rata allocation of the 25 days provided to full-time colleagues, plus statutory holidays in Wales.
• Branded team kit

How to apply?

You are asked to complete an Application for Employment Form outlining information relevant to your experience and the details of the post outlined in the Role Description.

If you would like to submit the Application for Employment Form via a BSL video, please do so, including all the information required and clearly linked to each section of the application.  A BSL application should be recorded so that:

• your signing can be seen clearly,
• you are wearing appropriate clothing,
• there is good management of light and
• a plain background.

If you would like to receive the Application for Employment Form in an alternative accessible format  please let us know via the contact below.

You will also need to return the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form with your application.  This information will be anonymous and confidential and will need to be sent as a separate file attached to your email, entitled CONFIDENTIAL. This information will then be separated from your application form and considered ONLY for equality monitoring of the DSW processes and to make diversity improvements where required.  If you would like to submit this as a BSL video, please also ensure that you have clearly responded to all questions.

We will work with all candidates and employees to ensure that they are supported to perform to their full potential.

Applications should be submitted to office@disabilitysportwales.com
Deadline: Monday 28^th August 2023, 12pm
Interviews will be during the week beginning: 11^th September 2023

For further information or an informal discussion please either: 
Email:  tom.rogers@disabilitysportwales.com  or 
Call, text, WhatsApp or send video to: Tom Rogers, 07458 031779