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Sports Hub Secretary

  • Leisure and Culture Dundee
  • VO69833

Description

You don’t need to be a sports enthusiast to volunteer and support your local Community Sports Hub. The West End CSH are seeking a confident individual to support sports clubs in the West End with admin duties as Hub Secretary.

The Hub Secretary will work with community leaders from 5 local sports clubs to support the development of further sporting opportunities in the community. We are looking for an individual to take minutes at monthly hub meetings, deal promptly with any correspondence on the hub’s behalf and act as the main admin officer for the hub.

The role gives an individual the opportunity to put their skills to good use to assist other volunteers as part of a community group, feel useful, create new relationships, build new skills and make an impact in supporting local sport. You will be a valued member of the team.

Organisation aims and objectives

The projects main philosophy has been to create opportunities for children and young people from Dundee’s most deprived areas to participate in physical activity and sport, along with using sport as a tool to raise attainment levels, increase employability prospects and reduce anti-social behaviour levels. The team delivers 6 main programmes; Participation Programme, Diversionary Programme, Learn Thru Sport Programme, Springboard Programme, Volunteer Development Programme and Holiday Programme.

Availability

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Attendance at Hub meeting one evening per month. ▪ Approximately 1-2 hours per week from home to carry out duties highlighted.

Frequency and commitment details

Attendance at Hub meeting one evening per month. ? Approximately 1-2 hours per week from home to carry out duties highlighted.

Restrictions

Experience required: ▪ Administrative skills ▪ Planning & organisational skills ▪ Communication skills ▪ Good grammar and IT experience ▪ Prepared to make a regular time commitment
Travel details: Pre Covid Hub meetings took place at Harris cademy, Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1NL on the last Thursday of every month at 6pm. However with current restrictions communications and meetings are taking place online. When restrictions are lifted and facilities reopen to the community we will move back to holding our monthly hub meetings at Harris Academy, secretary duties out with the monthly hub meeting will be required to be completed from home.
Minimum age: 18

Support

Expenses details: Please note: No expenses are paid for this opportunity
Taster available: Yes
Taster details: We would be more than happy to arrange an introductory meeting to the other community members who make up the hub committee to hear about the opportunities they provide in the West End as an opportunity to get to know the other volunteers involved.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer,
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Last updated 2 months ago

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