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INVERNESS & HIGHLAND PART-TIME CURLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
17.5 HOURS PER WEEK
Fixed Term Contract til 31st March 2012

Post base: Inverness Ice Centre

Salary per annum £18,000 pro-rata

The Royal Caledonian Curling Club, in partnership with Inverness Ice Centre, Highland Council and Coaching Highland is looking to employ a Part- time Curling Development Officer. You must demonstrate a high level of motivation and commitment to the development of the sport. Applications from suitable candidates from outwith the curling sphere are welcomed.

You will be responsible for developing and promoting involvement and participation in curling, at all levels, throughout Inverness & the Highlands.

A knowledge of curling and the possession of a relevant coaching qualification are desirable.

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

As this post is subject to a disclosure, any candidate who is considered for appointment will be asked to consent to a criminal records check provided through Disclosure Scotland.

For a recruitment pack contact:
Judith McFarlane
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club
Cairnie House
Ingliston Showground
Midlothian
EH28 8NB

Telephone: 0131 333 3003 / 07725 162 961
Closing date: Friday 11th September 2009

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DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS STUDIES

Graduate Coaching Matters Co-ordinator

£19,646 - £22,126 pro rata

(2 year fixed – term)

Stirling is Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and is one of the leading universities for sport in the UK. It has excellent facilities, an extensive practical teaching programme, a prestigious sports scholarship scheme and very popular degree programmes in Sports Studies and Exercise Science. It is rated first in Scotland and fifth in the UK for sports research.

Applications are invited for the post of Graduate Coaching Matters Co-ordinator in the Department of Sports Studies. The successful candidate will run the day-to-day operations of the Sport Scotland supported CPD programme for Performance Coaches in Scotland. The successful applicant will also be required to register for the MSc in Sports Coaching in the Department of Sports Studies, the fees for which are covered in this package.

The post is for two years fixed term working 24 hours per week from September 2009 until September 2011.

Informal enquiries about the posts can be made to Alan Lynn, Senior Teaching Fellow (Tel: 01786 466467) or e-mail alan.lynn@stir.ac.uk.

Further particulars and an application form are available from HR Services, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, hr-services@stir.ac.uk, 01786 467136

Closing date for applications: 31st August 2009

Please quote reference number: 15887/6771
www.hr-services.stir.ac.uk

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

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