JOG DERBYSHIRE CO-ORDINATOR(S)
Hours: Two Part Time roles (22 hours per week, worked flexibly including
evening and weekend commitments)
Location: Home Working, with ‘hot desks’ with partners across Derbyshire
Salary: £19 621 - £21 519 pro rata, to include performance related pay. 12
Month Fixed Term Contract (Feb/March 2012-13), with possibility of
extension if funding becomes available.
Two part time Co-ordinators are currently being sought, who will relish the challenge of
working with community networks and individuals, developing new opportunities
for people to take up jogging.
Jog Derbyshire is looking for leaders to launch new groups and to help existing leaders across the county. The next Jog Leader training sessions will take place at Kissingate Leisure Centre in Shirebrook on Sunday, February 19, and Moorways Sports Centre in Derby on Sunday, March 4. The cost of the course is £90 but if you are a volunteer you can claim the whole amount back from the Jog Derbyshire leader bursary once you have completed your training.
If you would like to know more about becoming a Jog Leader, visit the leader pages or call 01773 748907.
In the New Year Jog Derbyshire will be making a pledge to make selected Jog Derbyshire Groups accessible for people with Visual Impairments. To enable Jog Leaders to deliver sessions that are safe and enjoyable, Jog Derbyshire has linked with local social enterprise company Blind ED. Blind Ed have developed a 3 hour training session that will focus on communication, guiding and recognising different types of sight loss. The training will be an interactive session using different props to give leaders the experience of several different sight loss conditions.
The training will take place at Queens Park Pavillion in chesterfield on Sunday 12th February at 10:30am. The course is free to Jog Leaders but you will need to book a place as the course is limited to 20 participants. To book please contact James Cook on 01773 748 907 or email james.cook@derbyshire.gov.uk
Until now Jog Derbyshire Leaders had to be at least 18 years old. In the New Year Jog Derbyshire will be launching the Future Leaders programme allowing anyone aged 16 or more to become an assistant leader. The Sport England “Sport Makers” programme will help young volunteers on the path to becoming a Jog Derbyshire leader allowing them to gain valuable experience before attending the Jog Leader course after turning 18.
To register your interest in becoming a Jog Derbyshire Future Leader, please click here and complete the form or for more information about Sport Makers and Jog Derbyshire Future Leaders, contact Andrea Stone on 01773 748 907 or email andrea.stone@derbyshire.gov.uk
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Congratulations to Martin Stephens. Martin has been leading the Melbourne Joggers for over 2 years and has in that time recruited mare than 60 beginner joggers. Martin has also recently launched a Nordic Walking group alongside his jogging sessions to enable people with very low fitness levels to be more active.
The judges felt that Martin went the extra mile supporting his joggers at events, providing books and other training guides as well as giving up lots of time to provide 1-1 support for some joggers whilst training for half marathons and 10k races.
Martin will receive a £100 voucher to spend at the Derby Runner. Click here to visit the Derby Runner website.
Once again most leaders received at least one nomination and we have received some fantastic testimonials which will be published here over the coming weeks.
Thank you to all our leaders for another brilliant year!
Click the link and watch the latest video from Bolsover where all the jogging groups are going from strength to strength thanks to all the hard work from the volunteer leaders. http://youtu.be/SNYjVTIJv58
We are delighted to announce the establishment of the JOG DERBYSHIRE DYNAMOS running club. We can now offer membership of our very own affiliated running club to our Jog Derbyshire participants.
For more information about the Dynamos visit our Dynamos pages
Providing a county-wide network of recreational jogging groups that are inclusive and social and which encourage people back into regular exercise.
Now that we've got your interest we hope to tempt you a little bit further and encourage you to join in our county-wide jogging network.
If your New Year's resolution is to get fit or lose weight - Jog Derbyshire really can help!!
Our Jog Derbyshire website has all the information you need if you’re just starting out as a jogger. It also has a ‘local search’ tool, which will locate all the Jog Derbyshire jogging groups near you – whether that be at home or work – and will contain all information about how you can join in the fun. 
For those of you who already run regularly, why not check out our Jog Leader pages? These contain information about setting up your own jogging groups and becoming a Jog Leader. This is a great way to encourage other people to join you and become more active themselves.
The Jog Derbyshire Team look forward to hearing from you!
