Community Heritage Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:

Community Heritage Officer
Contractual status:
Full-time, Fixed term contract (12 months)
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary range: £26,088

Location:

Sale Sharks Training Centre, Carrington. Regular travel will be required across Greater Manchester & North West
Reporting to:
Community Heritage Manager
Closing date: 10/08/2026
Interview date: TBC
About Sale Sharks Foundation

Sale Sharks Foundation is the official charity of Sale Sharks Rugby Club. Our purpose is to Level the Field for communities across the North West, using the power of rugby to boost health, fight inequality and foster a sense of belonging.

Established in 2010, we deliver high-quality, community-focused programmes across community inclusion, education and rugby development. Last year, we engaged with more than 21,000 people, supporting children, young people, and adults of all ages and abilities, particularly those facing the greatest barriers to opportunity.

Our Levelling the Field Strategy focuses on tackling key challenges across the North West, including health inequalities, social isolation, and access to education, employment and sport. We are especially committed to supporting women and girls, disabled people, and those living in poverty and young people at risk.

Our passionate and dedicated team delivers more than 30 programmes each year, working closely with schools, community organisations, and local partners to create positive, lasting change.

By joining our team, you’ll play a direct role in delivering this impact on the ground - helping to create inclusive opportunities and experiences that make a real difference in people’s lives.

JOB SUMMARY:

Sale Sharks Foundation is recruiting a Community Heritage Officer to support the delivery of the Northern Force Project, made possible through funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Working closely with the Community Heritage Manager, the postholder will help deliver a programme of heritage-based activities celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sale Sharks’ historic European and domestic successes. This will include oral history projects, exhibitions, community events and creative workshops, with a particular focus on delivering sessions in schools and care homes across Trafford, Salford and Stockport.
The successful candidate will support activity delivery, volunteer coordination, event planning, stakeholder engagement and project administration, helping local communities connect with Sale Sharks’ rich heritage and ensuring the project creates a lasting legacy and meaningful community impact.
Involving close collaboration with stakeholders across education, health, and community development sectors, the postholder will support the successful delivery of the programme against agreed project and programme KPI’s.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery

• Design and deliver high quality inclusive classroom-based heritage sessions to primary school pupils
• Develop, facilitate and lead reminiscence sessions with older people in care homes
• Create and run family engagement activities
• Support Foundation delivery to school groups, care homes and the recruitment and utilisation of volunteers.
• Work with the Community Heritage Manager to complete heritage archival tasks, such as oral history interviews, summarising and transcribing, and ensuring all legal paperwork requirements are met
• Ensure sessions are safe, engaging, and adapted to meet the needs of participants.

Partnerships & Engagement

• Build and maintain positive relationships with schools, care homes, and volunteers (ambassadors) to support programme delivery.
• Support the development of new partnerships by reaching out to schools and organisations to introduce and promote Foundation programmes.
• Act as a key day-to-day contact for partner schools and care homes, ensuring good communication and a high-quality experience.
• Identify opportunities to engage new participants and expand programme reach.
• Represent the Foundation professionally in all community and partner settings.

Monitoring & Evaluating

• Maintain accurate registers and session data, ensuring timely input into our digital monitoring platform Upshot and internal…