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Local Development Officer (LDO)
The Position – Overview:
LDO’s work in a Host Organisation community ecreation programme, acting as the focus for recruitment , providing high quality coaching for the Host Organisation teams (adult and youth) and in schools, colleges and universities. The LDO employment package includes monthly salary, access to suitable housing, transport, a business mobile phone and one day off per week.
Length of Contract: End of August to beginning of April (variations per Host Organisations).
Details of the Lacrosse Development Officer Programme
The process of employment by English Lacrosse:
LDOs are interviewed by English Lacrosse on behalf of the participating host organisations.
English Lacrosse will provide successful Non European candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship which enables the employee to obtain a Work Visa. Non European participants are required to obtain a Work Visa from the British Consulate (instructions are provided by English Lacrosse, (approximate cost 450 US $) and purchase a roundtrip airfare to the UK. English Lacrosse provides detailed instructions on how to obtain the Work Visa.
The costs of the Work Visa and airfare are the responsibility of the successful candidates.
Successful candidates will also be expected to complete the following online prior to arrival in the UK:
Adult and Child CPR
Relevant police background check
L1 US Lacrosse Coaching Award
Child Awareness and safeguarding training
English Lacrosse holds mandatory induction courses at the beginning of the employment period, this is held at the end August. LDO's should plan to arrive in the U.K. prior to the course.
The Induction includes:
· English Lacrosse L2 coaching award course
· Lesson planning
· Child protection awareness
· tailored individual meetings for each programme,
· Officiating information
· Information about the education system
· Information on the various lacrosse “offers” (Pop, LAX, INTO, Mixed)
· A summary of lacrosse in England.
Working here:
As a member of the Lacrosse Host Organisations, the LDO is responsible for:
· The Host Organisations development programme
· Rrecruiting from the community
· Coachin at the Host Organisation
· Refereeing
· Play ing for the Host Organisation
The Host Organisations programme manager will provide the LDO with a weekly work schedule and targets. An English Lacrosse officer will be available to assess the programme and assist with programme maintenance and troubleshooting.
Participants are expected to bring their lacrosse equipment and appropriate clothing for coaching outdoors.
Accommodation, pay and holidays:
· Payment of no less than £560.00 (as of 2012/13 season) per calendar month.
· LDOs are entitled to one complete day off per week. Seasonal holidays are granted only by agreement with English Lacrosse and the Host Organisation.
· Suitable accommodation is provided by the Host Organisation (variations per Host Organisation)
· Suitable transport is provided by the Host Organisations, reimbursement for expenditure on petrol whilst delivering the programme is provided. Candidates therefore must have a valid driver’s license for international use.
· A business mobile phone is provided for the duration of their employment.
· LDOs will be covered by the British National Insurance healthcare scheme while living and working in the UK.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have played lacrosse four years at the collegiate level and started at least 50% of the games in their fourth year. Injuries can be taken into account with a doctor’s letter and supporting documentation regarding the injury sustained and statistics from the previous year.
Offers made prior to this will be deemed invalid should the candidate fail to meet the 50% starting playing criteria. DIV I, II, III and Club programme participants are eligible. Evidence of play must be supported by statistics substantiated online or through a coach/statistician data from a recognised playing programme.
English Lacrosse cannot accept a candidate that does not meet the aforementioned playing criteria.
Applications:
APPLY NOW FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON !!
Successful applicants must have a college degree, played NCAA Lacrosse and coaching experience. To apply, EMAIL your completed application form and resume to Human Resource - humanresources@englishlacrosse.co.uk , copying in Liz (Martin) Tarran-Jones. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Face-to-face interviews take place:
January 2012: Thursday 5th - Sunday 15th: Baltimore, Maryland
May 2012: Thursday 17th - Sunday 27th: Baltimore, Maryland
Telephone or Skype interviews are available for those unable to attend, but we strongly encourage applicants to arrange face-to-face interviews whenever possible. All applicants will have to provide the following supporting documents after the initial application is filed:
· Resume - to be submitted with application form
· Copy of valid driving license
· Copy of valid passport (inside information and front cover)
· Adult and Child CPR certificate
· State police or national background check for people working with children
· Record of valid playing statistics
· 2 personal/professional references – at least 1 lacrosse-related (to be followed up by English Lacrosse)
· Copy of birth certificate
Contacts:
For inquiries and application submission contact:
USA liason:
Liz (Martin) Tarran-Jones, Baltimore, Maryland, 443 676 2969.
email LTJ.ela@gmail.com
For application submission:
Human Resources
e-mail humanresources@englishlacrosse
The English Lacrosse Association does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or Veteran Status.
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