Hockey ID – Support Officer Volunteer

This is an amazing opportunity to support the ongoing development of the Hockey ID programme and to ensure that the athlete experience is positive, safe, and professionally managed at domestic training days and international competitions.

Since the summer of 2022 England Hockey has seen the squad develop with more training days, more competitions and longer stays away for competitions, with attendance at the Special Olympics world games 2023 in Berlin culminating in a gold medal after 12 nights away being a highlight for players and their travelling supporters.

Fostering excellent working relationships with athletes, parent/guardians, England Hockey staff, other Hockey ID staff and tournament officials, the Support Officer will be responsible for ensuring the best experience for the athletes, placing their welfare at the heart of everything and enabling them to perform as well as they can in an unfamiliar environment.

Hockey ID is played across half a pitch and is a 6-a-side format with the squad working towards gender balance** guidelines set by EHF. All selected players will have to demonstrate that they meet National Eligibility Status (NES). The definition of intellectual impairment for NES is:

• IQ of 75 or below.
• Significant limitations in adaptive behaviour.
• Impairment present before age 22.

Due to gender balance guidelines that we are working towards and the often sensitive nature of support that athletes may require, a female staff member would be a good fit for this role.