Reference code: HLH/2603/14

• Sport
• Lochaber
• Closing on 23rd March 2026

##Key duties and responsibilities

• Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
• Lead the delivery of extra-curricular and holiday activity sessions, ensuring they are appropriate to the needs and abilities of all participants.
• Support the recruitment, retention, and development of a network of volunteers, coaches, leaders, and teachers who contribute to the delivery of school and club sport opportunities.
• Adopt a mentoring role within the cluster to help upskill and support the local volunteer network, including Young Leaders.
• Collaborate with the Active Schools Co-ordinator and Youth Worker to ensure activities are targeted where they are most needed and are developed to become sustainable.
• Instruct and guide participants in line with HLH and National Governing Body guidelines.
• Create a welcoming and enjoyable environment for participants, clearly communicating expectations to help them get the most from their activity.
• Maintain accurate registers, records, and statistics of activities in accordance with established procedures.
• Understand and comply with Active Schools Systems of Work and Emergency Action Plans.
• Ensure the safe setup and tidy away of equipment before and after sessions.
• Enhance the quality and range of sport and physical activity opportunities available before and after school, as well as in community settings.
• Follow sport-specific risk assessments and carry out dynamic risk assessments before and during all sessions.
• Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of High Life Highland as a whole.
• Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
• Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
• Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the Active Schools team.
• Undertake all tasks in accordance with High Life Highland policies and procedures, including General Data Protection Regulations, health and safety procedures, relevant checks, reporting any concerns to management to ensure corrective action is taken.

Date posted: 9th March 2026

##About us

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our of employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.

High Life Highland (HLH) is committed to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable groups, including children and protected adults and believes that they should never experience any kind of abuse. It has a responsibility to promote the welfare of those in vulnerable groups and to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them. HLH expects all those with whom the Charity engages to share this position. Where applicable, new positions will be subject to the appropriate level of Disclosure Scotland checking; identity checks (address, date of birth), employment/experience history, two references (one of which must be most recent employer, where appropriate), qualifications, Right to Work in the UK (where applicable). The above will apply to anyone working on behalf of HLH (paid or unpaid) including all board directors, staff, workers, volunteers, agency staff and students.

• Sport
• Lochaber
• Closing on 23rd March 2026