The Community Sport and Health Officer apprenticeship is suitable for anyone who has a passion to positively influence sport and physical activity in their local community. This apprenticeship involves an important role to play in improving the health and wellbeing of children, families, and communities by delivering fun, inclusive and engaging activities that help to bring about a change in physical activity habits.
Key content
| Knowledge | Skills | Behaviours |
| How to initiate meaningful behaviour change based on utilising a strength and asset based approach How to work with national governing bodies of sport, county sports partnerships, community organisations, the voluntary sector and sport for development agencies How to plan programmes of engaging and innovative activities using sport and physical activity How to understand social barriers and personal motivations of customers to activate local communities | Successful application of tactics and strategies to empower people from inactive and hard to reach populations to take up an active lifestyle Successful application of a range of approaches that bring about changes in attitudes and behaviours within target communities Supporting people within target communities to become involved in the preparation, planning and delivery of sport and active lifestyles | A strong work ethic including attention to detail, willingness to adapt to change, and time management A positive attitude to work and act as a role model within their local community Ability to work individually and as a member of a team Truthful, sincere and trustworthy in their actions; can demonstrate integrity by doing the right thing; exhibits high levels of emotional intelligence |
Get in touch with us: Contact: Sorcha Gass. Email: s.gass@ignitesporrtuk.com
