April 2008 Sport Development Kim Lillie Senior Sport and Leisure Development Officer Presented by...

April 2008

Sport Development

Kim LillieSenior Sport and Leisure Development Officer

Presented by

Serco Leisure

What is an SDO?

START, STAY & SUCCEED IN SPORT

Widening participation & access

Community engagement

Develop & support volunteers

Tackling obesity & promoting health

Partnership working

Typical Duties

Holiday activity programmes

Sport courses with links to local clubs (progression routes)

Events – Open days / Sport Relief

Promotional events – Mela / market stalls / careers fairs etc.

Diversionary Activities - Nitewave / Skate / Xtreme

Hard to reach groups – Surestart badminton / Asylum seekers

Source funding opportunities – EA funding

CBC- PESSCL / Coachsteps / AYG

Typical Duties - Admin

Line management – Coaches / Holiday activity staff / Volunteers

Staff appraisals and training sessions

Computer booking system

Monthly reports

Update website

Partnerships

SSP’s – PDM / SSCo

LA

CSP

LSA – CSARA

SDO Forum

NGB’s

Sport Club AGM’s

Charnwood Arts

How I got here?

A-B grades at GCSE

AS and A Levels (Sport Studies)

BSc Hons Physical Education and Youth Sport Degree

Coaching jobs

VOLUNTEERING - Millennium Volunteers (SiS) / Campsite

Rates of Pay

SDO Commercial - £14,000 - £18,000

SDO Public - £17,000 - £26,000

SDO Education - £16,000 - £27,000

NGB Development Officer - £18,000 - £20,000

Progression Routes

What’s the next step after Serco?

Progression routes into different areas (private / commercial / public sectors)

PDM - £30,000+

SDO Manager - £25,000+

NGB Regional Manager – £26,000+

Competition Manager - £24,500+

Advice on how to become an SDO?

Volunteering experience

Variety of NGB Qualifications

Degree advisable

Familiarity with PESSCL Strategy & Government Agendas

Work Placement within a sports development setting

Any Questions?