Find an apprenticeship
Community Sport and Health Officer Apprentice
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
About the Role
This role is ideal for someone who wants to start a career in community health, physical activity, or wellbeing and gain hands-on experience while completing an apprenticeship qualification.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. As a Community Health & Wellbeing Apprentice, you will support local communities to lead healthier lifestyles in Peterborough.
To gain hands-on experience in planning, delivering, and evaluating physical activity and community engagement while completing a recognized apprenticeship in Sport and Health. The role supports the approach by assisting community-led activities, gathering insight, supporting behavior-change initiatives, and helping deliver programmes shaped by local needs, particularly in communities experiencing the highest inequalities.
Responsibilities
Your roles and responsibilities will include:
- Community engagement and activation
- Learning and behaviour change
- Insight gathering and local intelligence
- Supporting volunteers and CYP pathways
Eligibility
This apprenticeship is part-funded and supported by Coach Core's charitable programme, creating employment opportunities for 16–24-year-olds who have faced barriers to education, employment, or career progression. We support young people with the potential to succeed who may have experienced financial disadvantage, additional learning needs, caring responsibilities, or other personal or socio-economic challenges.
No previous experience is required – we're looking for enthusiasm, potential, and a willingness to learn. Coach Core provides additional support throughout the apprenticeship, while the employer is responsible for the final recruitment decision.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Training and Development
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Course Contents
- 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 behaviors within target communities
- Supporting people within target communities to become involved in the preparation, planning, and delivery of sport and active lifestyles
- Using local insight and customer-oriented marketing skills to attract high priority groups into existing leisure, parks, and sport infrastructure
- Negotiation, lobbying, and brokerage skills with local partners across public health, community development, and anti-social behavior
- Demonstrate clear and effective communication techniques in order to give/receive information accurately and in a timely and positive manner
- Problem solving and effective decision making with regards the design and implementation of sport and physical activity programmes
- Writing successful funding bids to enable new, different, or more opportunities to take place for sport and physical activity
- Managing disruptive behavior of clients and customers before, during, and after activities
- Managing and adapting personal behaviors to ensure provision is inclusive, customer-focused, and accessible
- Building partnerships and developing meaningful relationships with local partners and stakeholders in sport and physical activity
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Qualifications and Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
No qualifications are required, however, a full UK driving licence and access to a car is desirable, alongside knowledge of the Peterborough area.
Company Mission
Our mission is to improve the health, happiness, and wellbeing of people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We believe that being active is for everyone, and we’re here to support individuals, families, and communities to move more, feel better, and live healthier lives.
Career Progression
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
This role will support the organisation's Place based working in Peterborough supporting delivery on the ground. Career progression would be into a Programme Delivery Officer role within the wider Programmes team should there be a suitable vacancy at the end of the apprenticeship.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills