Jobs at Saracens

Due to the ongoing success of the Saracens Foundation, we are seeking additional casual coaches to add to our delivery capacity and continue a high level of coaching on programmes across North London, Hertfordshire and Essex. This is a casual position which will have varied hours as required by the projects. The Saracens Foundation is a registered charity which exists to enhance the lives of children and young people through the power of sport. It achieves this through the delivery of high quality and innovative programmes that promote the benefits of sport, physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. Saracens Foundation delivers its work in partnership with key local statutory agencies including schools, colleges and FE establishments, county sports partnerships, local councils, youth offending teams and the local community.

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS

You will be expected to coach a variety of inclusive tag, touch and contact rugby activities and deliver cross curricular sessions in a secondary and primary school setting. In addition to coaching, a key aspect of the role involves various admin tasks when necessary. Working across secondary schools, a proven ability to build relationships in these environments is essential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To deliver inclusive rugby sessions that includes delivering tag, touch or contact to boys and girls in schools, either curriculum or after-school.
• Plan, organise, deliver and review all sessions.
• Complete all aspects of monitoring and evaluation of all delivered sessions.
• Use the Saracens Way to engage and increase participation in under-represented groups.
• To have regular meetings/catch-ups with lead project officer.

ESSENTIAL

• UKCC Level 2 Coaching Qualification in Rugby Union.
• Experience of working with a range of children aged 6-18.
• Current Driving Licence and have access to a suitable vehicle.
• Hold or willing to apply for a current Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate.
• A passion for sport and an understanding of wider issues related to sport, health and education.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent communication, motivation and ability to inspire others.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, if necessary.

DESIRABLE

• Attended 3 or more RFU CPD workshops
• Valid first aid qualification.
• Good understanding of barriers to participation in the local area.

Rate of pay: Applications: £25 per hour dependent on experience. Applicants should send a current CV and covering letter to milesthompson@saracens.net

This is ongoing recruitment campaign.

We're looking for an Older Adults Dance Co-ordinator to join the Saracens Foundation team. Project Officers are responsible for leading the design, delivery, and coordination of sport for change projects across North London and Hertfordshire.

Since its inception in 2000, the Saracens Foundation has worked in the surrounding areas of Hertfordshire and North London delivering more than 30 projects in these local communities where sport is used as a tool for empowering social change in behaviour to lead active, healthy and rewarding lives.

The role will report directly to the Development Manager within the team.

Saracens is an inclusive, people first organisation. A core part of achieving our mission is that our workforce is diverse and reflective of the community that we serve. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position and join us on our mission to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. (You can read more about diversity and inclusion here).

The projects aim to improve health and wellbeing of participants of all ages, from young school age to 100+.

If you are excited by the idea of working with our Foundation team, we’d love to hear from you.

JOB TITLE:                             Older Adults Dance Co-ordinator

LOCATION:                             Stone X Stadium, Hendon

CONTRACT TYPE:                Permanent, Full Time         

KEY STAKEHOLDERS:      All internal departments and external stakeholders

REPORTS TO:                        Development Manager

SALARY:                                  £25,000 - £28,000

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:  

You will be leading projects in our Over 50s area, providing older adults opportunities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation across North London & Hertfordshire. You will be project managing and delivering our Love to Dance, Love to Fitness and Love to Balance projects. The projects focus on engaging over 50s in physical activity through the form of dance and movement. Our dance delivery also consists of other projects such as dance, cheer and fitness delivery from ages 5 - 106.

You will take a strategic approach to project development and delivery, ensuring that the projects meet objectives and deliver impacts on local people and communities.

You will be ‘hands-on’, developing, leading, and delivering against the operational and Foundation targets set out within the Foundation strategy. You will manage a project to create and deliver industry leading charitable activities whilst ensuring our projects remain sustainable. You will work closely with the other Project Officers to ensure that the Foundations projects are being coordinated in a way that generates cross-project working and reduces the risk of projects operating in silos. This will include working with the Foundations Videographer to create content that promotes the daily impact the Foundation has on its community.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assists in the development of creative ideas to improve projects, engage beneficiaries, and provide the greatest impact on people and communities.
2. Project Officers support and lead in the design, delivery and coordination of projects, including budgeting and administration.
3. Ensures that work produced meets all objectives set, is done by the agreed time to the highest standard and achieves the best possible outcome for the Foundation.
4. Coordinate and manage Delivery Officers and casual staff to ensure high quality and safe delivery that exceeds expectations.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The successful candidate will have the following:

Skills

• An understanding of the sport for change landscape, and the desired impacts of these projects.
• An understanding of barriers to participation in sport.
• Project management skills that will enable you to create and deliver projects that meet Foundation objectives.
• A ‘people’s person’ with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Able to quickly develop strong partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders (internally and externally).
• A ‘self-starter’ who can motivative themselves and others to achieve amazing impacts on communities.
• Ability to communicate internally and externally – empowering us to ‘shout’ about what we do.
• Good communicator and facilitator with excellent presentation skills including ICT capability.
• Has a good understanding of older adult’s sector.
• Good knowledge of financial management.
• Has a strong behaviour and pastoral manner with the ability to remain composed in situations of crisis.

Desirable

• Experience of working within an elite sport/dance foundation that sits alongside an elite sport/dance club.
• Knowledge of regional and national sport/dance programmes, and the landscape of sport/dance development.
• Has a dance or leadership level 2 qualification or equivalent.

Personal Characteristics

• You have a relentless focus and are a great team player.
• You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results.
• You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results.
• Be organised and efficient in your approach to your work and tasks.
• Be flexible in your approach to managing your workload but also possess the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

BENEFITS

Compensation

• The Foundation conduct an annual pay review. However, proactive pay increases will be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities.

Working from home

• We all work from the office on Mondays, Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays before a match day. This keeps team collaboration and engagement high.
• If you are normally office-based, you can still work from home occasionally - as long as you have a good internet connection and a private, quiet space which allows you to do your best work.

Holiday

• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays - please use them all!

Health & Wellbeing

• Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health.

Sports & Entertainment

• After work events including PT, football and tag rugby.
• Ballot tickets for Saracens Home Games.
• Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games.
• Opportunities for discounted tickets to Saracens games and events for you and your family.

Family

• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 26 weeks.
• Life assurance with Zurich.

Commuting

We’re a member of the cycle-to-work scheme.

Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letting incorporating suitability to the role. Applications should be sent to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner at recruitment@saracens.net.

Closing date for applications is Friday 17th May 2024 at 5.30pm.

We anticipate first stage interviews to take place on week commencing the 28^th April 2024.

Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We're looking for a Dance Delivery Officer to join the Saracens Foundation team. Dance Delivery Officers are responsible for delivering sport for change projects across North London and Hertfordshire.

Since its inception in 2000, the Saracens Foundation has worked in the surrounding areas of Hertfordshire and North London delivering more than 30 projects in these local communities where sport is used as a tool for empowering social change in behaviour to lead active, healthy and rewarding lives.

The role will report directly to the Project Officer within the team.

Saracens is an inclusive, people first organisation. A core part of achieving our mission is that our workforce is diverse and reflective of the community that we serve. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position and join us on our mission to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. (You can read more about diversity and inclusion here).

The projects aim to improve health and wellbeing of participants of all ages, from young school age to 100+. If you are excited by the idea of working with our Foundation team, we’d love to hear from you.

JOB TITLE:                          Dance Delivery Officer

LOCATION:                         Stone X Stadium, Hendon

CONTRACT TYPE:               Permanent, Full Time        

KEY STAKEHOLDERS:        All internal departments and external stakeholders

REPORTS TO:                  Project Officer

SALARY:                             £23,330

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:  

You will be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of high-quality sessions, events and activities such as cheer, gymnastics, dance and holiday provisions across North London & Hertfordshire. Our delivery consists of dance, cheer and fitness from ages 5 - 106. The projects focus on engaging all ages in physical activity through the form of cheer and dance and our mission is to increase the physical activity levels and improve mental wellbeing for our local communities.

You will be ‘hands-on’ developing, leading, and delivering dance and gymnastics sessions predominantly based in North London and Hertfordshire. The sessions will take place across the week from Monday to Friday. You will work alongside our team to ensure that sessions are being that are delivered provide an excellent service to our key stakeholders.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Deliver regular dance/cheer sessions to a range of ages.
2. Coaches will plan & prepare dance/cheer sessions and provide positive experiences for all participants.
3. Ensures that dance/cheer sessions are delivered to the highest standard.
4. Build and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders, including, but not limited to, key partner clubs.
5. Coordinate with Foundation team to ensure high quality and safe delivery that exceeds expectations.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The successful candidate will have the following:

Skills

• Has a sport or leadership level 2 qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience in teaching a variety of dance styles.
• A passion for dance/cheer and understanding of the work undertaken by the Foundation in this area.
• A ‘people’s person’ with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Energy/motivation and be an inspiration to your audience.
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Ability to communicate internally and externally – empowering us to ‘shout’ about what we do.
• Great ICT capability.
• Willingness to be flexible, if required.
• Current driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.

Desirable

• Experience in teaching cheerleading and gymnastics
• Experience in teaching dance/cheer/gymnastics to a variety of ages
• An understanding of the sport for change landscape, and the desired impacts of these projects

Personal Characteristics

• You have a relentless focus and are a great team player.
• You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results.
• You manage delivery effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results.
• Be organised and efficient in your approach to your work and tasks.
• Be flexible in your approach to managing your workload but also possess the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

BENEFITS

Compensation

• The Foundation conduct an annual pay review. However, proactive pay increases will be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities.

Working from home

• We all work from the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays (some Fridays before a match day). This keeps team collaboration and engagement high.
• If you are normally office-based, you can still work from home occasionally - as long as you have a good internet connection and a private, quiet space which allows you to do your best work.

Holiday

• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays - please use them all!

Health & Wellbeing

• Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health.

Sports & Entertainment

• After work events including PT, football and tag rugby.
• Ballot tickets for Saracens Home Games.
• Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games.
• Opportunities for discounted tickets to Saracens games and events for you and your family.

Family

• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 26 weeks.
• Life insurance with Zurich.

Commuting

We’re a member of the cycle-to-work scheme.

Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letting incorporating suitability to the role. Applications should be sent to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner at recruitment@saracens.net.

Closing date for applications is Friday 10^th May 2024 at 5.00pm.

We anticipate first stage interviews to take place on week commencing the 20^th May 2024.

Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you have not heard from us by 7 days after the closing date of the role, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We're looking for a Reoffending Reduction Project Officer to join the Saracens Foundation team. This role will match the Charity’s aims for growth in the coming months as we aim to achieve the key milestones set out in our vision and strategy.

Since its inception in 2000, the Saracens Foundation has worked in the surrounding areas of Hertfordshire and North London delivering more than 30 projects in these local communities where sport is used as a tool for empowering social change in behaviour to lead active, healthy and rewarding lives.

The role will report directly to the Development within the Social Inclusion team.

Saracens is an inclusive, people first organisation. A core part of achieving our mission is that our workforce is diverse and reflective of the community that we serve. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position and join us on our mission to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. (You can read more about diversity and inclusion here).

If you are excited by the idea of working with our Foundation team, we’d love to hear from you.

JOB TITLE:                             Reoffending Reduction Project Officer

LOCATION:                           Stone X Stadium, Hendon

CONTRACT TYPE:                Permanent, Full Time         

KEY STAKEHOLDERS:        All internal departments and external stakeholders

REPORTS TO:                  Development Manager

SALARY:                                 £25,000-£28,000

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:  

Get Onside is the Saracens Foundation’s eight-week prison project that introduces participants to rugby, whilst also delivering educational and life skills workshops. The programme is designed to engage prisoners, instilling positive values that can be used to further prospects upon release. The aim of Get Onside is to develop a sense of self-confidence and self-esteem that allows participants the opportunity of a future free of crime and reoffending behaviours.

A Reoffending Reduction Project Officer will be tasked with leading the educational workshops with prisoners inside HMYOI Feltham & HMP The Mount as well as delivering practical rugby sessions. The rugby sessions allow the participants the chance to learn new skills and be a part of a team. The ideal candidate will be able to nurture a strong team spirit between the participants that enables high-level engagement with the life skills sessions. The successful candidate will also be responsible for coordinating the course curriculum, whilst also managing the budget and administrative side of the programme.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. To lead on the delivery of the Get Onside programme, both in the classroom-based workshops and on the rugby pitch.

2. Support graduates in their first year of release.
3. Recruit and engage employers in our mentor training scheme.
4. Assists in the development of creative ideas to improve projects, engage beneficiaries, and provide the greatest impact on people and communities.
5. Support and lead in the design, delivery, and coordination of projects, including budgeting and administration.
6. Responsible for scheduling and relationship management with external providers and guest speakers.
7. Ensures that work produced meets all objectives set, is done by the agreed time to the highest standard and achieves the best possible outcome for the Foundation.
8. Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the impact of the project and reporting to key stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have the following:

Skills

• England Rugby Coaching Award (ERCA) or Level 2 Coaching Award from RFU (or equivalent. qualification from relevant Governing Body)
• A ‘people’s person’ with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Excellent people management skills
• Lived experience or knowledge of working with disadvantaged or excluded people in order to create positive change.
• Experience and knowledge of working with a wide variety of different demographics.
• An understanding of the sport for change and prison landscapes, and the desired impacts of these projects.
• Project management skills that will enable you to create and deliver projects that meet Foundation objectives.
• Able to quickly develop strong partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders (internally and externally).
• A ‘self-starter’ who can motivative themselves and others to achieve amazing impacts on communities
• Good communicator and facilitator with excellent presentation skills including ICT capability.
• Demonstratable experience of managing finances including budgets, tracking income and expenditure and ensuring that projects remain cost effective.
• A ‘people’s person’ with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Self-starter, driven, ambitious, caring and empathetic.
• Ability to work to strict pressured deadlines on occasion.
• Creative in their thinking and approach to work with impact at the forefront of all ideas.

Desirable

• An understanding of lived experiences of challenges faced by prisoners in prison and in the community.
• Experience of working within an elite sport foundation that sits alongside an elite sport club.
• Experience of creating and delivering inspiring interventions in order to create a positive experience.
• Experience of working with external stakeholders to add value to community based programmes.
• Experience of mentoring vulnerable, disadvantaged or excluded people.

Personal Characteristics

• You have a relentless focus on getting the jobs done and are a great team player.
• You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results.
• You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results.
• Proven ability to challenge and influence others
• You work well under pressure
• You are an ambassador for sport for change
• You instil a continuous improvement mindset and champion best practices

BENEFITS

Compensation

• The Foundation conduct an annual pay review. However, proactive pay increases may be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities.

Working from home

• This role is split between working in the prison, StoneX Stadium or at home. We all work from the office on Mondays & Thursdays and have the option to work from home Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays. This keeps team collaboration and engagement high.
• If you are normally office-based, you can still work from home occasionally - as long as you have a good internet connection and a private, quiet space which allows you to do your best work.

Holiday

• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays - please use them all!

Health & Wellbeing

• Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health.

Sports & Entertainment

• After work events including PT, football and tag rugby.
• Tickets for Saracens Home Games for you and your family
• Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games.
• Partner discounts

Family

• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 26 weeks.
• Life Assurance with Zurich.

Commuting

We’re a member of the cycle-to-work scheme.

Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letter which address the following questions – ‘Why I want to be a part of the Saracens Foundation Family’.  Completed applications should be sent to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner at recruitment@saracens.net.

Closing date for applications is Friday 3rd May at 5.00pm

Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Saracens Foundation are seeking to employ a Project Officer to join our team. The Foundation has for the last 20 years worked tirelessly to support the local communities across the Hertfordshire and North London areas by changing lives through the power of sport. The charity runs over 30 programmes which service the needs of individuals from the age range of primary school all the way through to the over 50’s, to pan-disability groups as well as those in the criminal justice system.

You will be delivering on our pioneering Sporting Roots Project. Working across North London, the project aims to engage refugees and asylum seekers in sport, physical activity and community engagement, aiming to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of this community. Alongside this, the project also seeks to help integrate the refugee and asylum seeker community into their local communities by supporting the transition of participants to local sports clubs.

You will take a strategic approach to project development and delivery, ensuring that the projects meet objectives and deliver impacts on local people and communities.

You will be ‘hands-on’, developing, leading, and delivering against the operational and Foundation targets set out within the Foundation strategy. You will manage a project to create and deliver industry leading charitable activities whilst ensuring our projects remain sustainable. You will work closely with the other Project Officers to ensure that the Foundations projects are being coordinated in a way that generates cross-project working and reduces the risk of projects operating in silos. This will include working with the Foundations Videographer to create content that promotes the daily impact the Foundation has on its community.

This a 1-year fixed term position, with a view of being extended upon successfully refunding the project. The role will be based at StoneX Stadium with a hybrid/flexible working pattern which will allow for the best outcomes for our charity.

Saracens is an inclusive, people first organisation. A core part of achieving our mission is that our workforce is diverse and reflective of the community that we serve. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position and join us on our mission to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. (You can read more about diversity and inclusion here).

If you are a proactive, innovative, and results-driven individual with a passion for social impact, we would love to hear from you.

DETAILS

• JOB TITLE: Project Officer
• LOCATION: StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL       
• CONTRACT TYPE: 1-year fixed term (funding dependent)
• REPORTING TO: Development Manager
• SALARY: £25,000 – £28,000 (subject to experience)
• KEY STAKEHOLDERS: All internal departments, external stakeholders including participants and sponsors.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Lead in the development of creative ideas to improve projects, engage beneficiaries, and provide the greatest impact on people and communities.
• Project Officers support and lead in the design, delivery and coordination of projects, including budgeting and administration.
• Ensures that work produced meets all objectives set, is done by the agreed time to the highest standard and achieves the best possible outcome for the Foundation.
• Coordinate and manage casual staff to ensure high quality and safe delivery that exceeds expectations.

YOU SHOULD APPLY IF

Skills

• Ability to deliver high quality sessions when appropriate – Coaching/Leadership Qualifications.
• Experience in creating and delivering project plans and funded projects.
• Experience of setting, managing, monitoring, and achieving ambitious targets.
• Experience in providing strategic guidance and leadership to direct reports ensuring they achieve their individual objectives.
• You are a creative problem solver who can use initiative to identify and implement improvements to projects.
• Experience managing budgets from diverse income sources (e.g. grant income, corporate funders and paid for services).
• Proven understanding and experience in leveraging funding for projects and programmes.
• A ‘people person’ with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Good communicator and facilitator with excellent presentation skills including ICT capability.
• A passion and empathy for helping those from marginalised backgrounds.
• A resilient decision maker, able to stay calm and collected under pressure.
• Able to multitask and manage workload effectively.
• Excellent ability to build stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.

Experience

• Experience of working in the Third Sector.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills (attention to detail is essential).
• Experience or knowledge for working in a sport for change landscape (desirable but not essential).
• Understand the current challenges faced by organisations in the charity sector.
• Experience of working within an elite sport foundation that sits alongside an elite sport club (desirable but not essential).
• Experience of successfully applying for funding and being aware of process.
• Experience of working with individuals from marginalised groups.

Personal Characteristics

• You have a relentless focus and are a great team player who has a good sense of humour.
• You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results.
• You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results.
• Proven ability to challenge and influence others.
• Report writing and presentation experience.
• Assertive, yet calm and works well under pressure.
• An ambassador for sport for change.
• Perception and awareness of when things may work.
• You encourage open discussion of different ideas and views; welcome and solicit feedback.
• You instil continuous improvement mind-set and champion best practices.
• You have a proficiency in an additional language to English (desirable but not essential).

BENEFITS

Compensation

• Your manager reviews your salary annually. However, proactive pay increases will be implemented to reflect growing responsibilities.

Holiday

• Up to 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays - please use them all!

Health & Wellbeing

• Paid sick leave for both physical & mental health.

Working From Home

• We all work from the office on Mondays and Thursdays. This keeps team collaboration and engagement high.
• If you are normally office-based, you can still work from home occasionally - as long as you have a good internet connection and a private, quiet space which allows you to do your best work.

Sports & Entertainment

• After work events including PT, football and tag rugby.
• Ballot tickets for Saracens Home Games.
• Ballot tickets for International Rugby Games.
• Opportunities for discounted tickets to Saracens games and events for you and your family.

Family

• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 26 weeks.
• Life Assurance with Zurich.

Commuting

• We’re a member of the cycle-to-work scheme.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and cover letter of how your experiences match the job role.

Please send applications to recruitment@saracens.net by the closing date of Wednesday 15^th May 2024 by 5pm. Interviews will be conducted the week commencing Monday 27^th May. If you have not been contacted within 7 days of the application deadline, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Saracens Foundation positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Saracens Foundation deliver a range of projects in the areas of North London and Hertfordshire. We are seeking to engage with casual dance and or gymnastics coaches to work on our Foundation Dance programme within our schools communities. We are looking for enthusiastic coaches who bring the energy to every session for all age ranges.

The post holder will be ‘hands-on’ developing, leading, and delivering dance and gymnastics sessions for the children in the schools we work in predominantly based in North London and Hertfordshire. The sessions will take place across the week from Monday to Friday. You will work alongside our full time dance team to ensure that dance sessions are being that are delivered provide an excellent service to our key stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver regular dance/gymnastics sessions to children from a range of ages.
• Coaches will plan & prepare dance/gymnastics sessions and provide positive playing experiences for all participants.
• Ensures that dance/gymnastics sessions are delivered to the highest standard.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders, including, but not limited to, key partner clubs.
• Coordinate with Foundation Dance team to ensure high quality and safe delivery that exceeds expectations.

ESSENTIALS FOR THE ROLE INCLUDE:

Level 2 Dance qualification.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate (DBS) through the Foundation.

Current driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.

Good organisation and time management skills.

A passion for Dance/Gymnastics and understanding of the work undertaken by the Foundation in this area.

You will be expected to bring the energy/motivation and be an inspiration to your audience.

Willingness to be flexible, if required.

Rate of pay £25 per hour

The location of the delivery will be based at our network of schools in the North London and Hertfordshire areas.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidate should send in a short covering letter and a current CV via the form below

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our team can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Our renowned Saracens Pioneer Volunteer programme was established in the Olympic year of 2012. Saracens Pioneers are the life blood (DNA) of Saracens along with the staff and players. Match days are delivered with the support, participation, and time given by our volunteers, known as ‘The Pioneers’. The Pioneers make each and every home match day a unique and fabulous experience for all our visitors to StoneX Stadium.

We maintain a pool of up to 170 Pioneers with typically 90 to 100 volunteering on match day.  Recruitment cycles are annual and start in summer. The programme sets high expectations and has done so since inception in 2012, becoming the envy of many sporting organisations nationally and globally. The programme delivers an enhanced customer service to Spectators whilst upholding our Saracens core values.  Pioneers are part of the Saracens family, are highly valued throughout the club, partners, sponsors and fanbase.

Our Pioneers are a diverse group of people of all ages and backgrounds.  Some of our Pioneers travel from further afield, to support Saracens, besides those who live locally in and around North London.

Saracens Pioneers are a team of match day volunteers who represent the smiling faces of Saracens Rugby Club. This opportunity is for anyone interested in volunteering with an elite sporting organisation at its spectator events at StoneX Stadium. The programme will give volunteers practical insight into match day operations, crowd dynamics, as well as achieving a qualification in Spectator Safety.

Our programme currently consists of 16 home matches for Saracens Mens rugby matches that Pioneers can support throughout the season. Whilst we would love for our volunteers to support on all 16 matches, we know that this is not always possible. We do however hope that we cab get about +/- of 8 games throughout the season for Pioneers to support on.

The Pioneer Programme is inclusive and open to all. Primarily we are looking for individuals who are:

• Reliable, friendly, engaging and professional
• Over the age of 18
• Able to display good interpersonal, communication and excellent customer service skills
• Relentlessly positive, responsible, adaptable and energised at all times
• Enjoy working professionally in a team environment
• Supportive and sensitive to the needs of visitors, supporters, Pioneer colleagues and staff
• Able to demonstrate and abide by the Saracen’s core values of Honesty, Discipline, Humility and Work Rate.
• A level of mobility to achieve the Pioneer role within the stadium environment
• Stadium or rugby experience is not essential for the Pioneer role

Pioneer Match Day key roles and responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

Health and safety, welfare and the meeting and greeting to the very highest standards, of all our Spectators and visitors within the stadium environment on a match day.  Saracens Pioneers are a unique resource that draws on best practice for crowd safety management, stewarding and customer service to all our visitors.

Pioneers do provide a dedicated service to assist our disabled visitors.  A number of our Pioneers have professional experience working with client groups with a range of physical, emotional and learning challenges.

All of our Pioneers volunteer in Spectators Services in the following areas:

• Meeting & Greeting and welcoming Spectators, visitors and fans within and to the Stadium, through our three gates and at Edgware, Mill Hill Broadway and Mill Hill East stations, as well as at the Pursley Road bus stops and footpaths
• Undertaking ticketing duties at our three gates
• Working in our North, South, East (which includes hospitality areas) and West stands
• Working in our fan zone areas
• Working with our Hospitality Support Team.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Behind the scenes there is a Volunteer Management and Volunteer Support team engaged in supporting, motivating, planning, logistics, HR, training/ development of our volunteers.  Looking after and supporting our Pioneers is extremely important to the programmer.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

We are looking for people who can show potential to become a Pioneer through skills and experience gained from their personal life, work, volunteer experiences and educational background as follows:

• Demonstrate flexibility to cover match day responsibilities in all areas of the volunteer role
• Undertake match day roles in a reliable, friendly, responsible and professional manner, making spectator safety a priority
• Demonstrate good communication that support and develop your potential to deliver excellent customer service within a team
• Show evidence of skills to volunteer in the Spectator Service roles with a passion for volunteering
• Show evidence of personal excellence and going that extra mile that would support the volunteer role
• Give evidence of being relentlessly positive, exceptional and energised at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• It is a mandatory requirement that every volunteer achieves as soon as practicable possible lst4Sport Level 2 Certificate in Spectator Safety or shows evidence that they have achieved this qualification or equivalent. This qualification is provided by Saracens.
• Requirements in some areas would need mobility to climb stairs.
• Complete and meet criteria of volunteer orientation to achieve and confirm your Pioneer status

BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING

• Expenses reimbursed on agreed threshold for travel
• Meal & Refreshments provided whilst on duty
• Pioneer uniform
• Incentives to recognise the time and efforts of all Pioneers throughout the season through a variety of events.
• Opportunities to volunteer within other Saracen’s Sporting events
• The chance to build friendships and camaraderie with fellow Pioneers and colleagues

To find out more about the role and the opportunity to become a Saracens Pioneer, please complete the Pioneer application form on our Volunteer Management System. A member of our team will be in touch with you to progress your application.

Alternatively, if you want to know more about the programme, or if you know anyone else who may be interested in joining the team, please email pioneers@saracens.net.