Community Sport & Health Officer Apprenticeship
CYCLOPARK
GRAVESEND (DA11 7NP)
Closes on Sunday 7 June 2026
Posted on 22 April 2026
Contents
Summary
In this role, you will be a key part of our vision to provide a community hub driving positive change through outstanding experiences, supporting all ages and abilities in an area of significant health inequalities.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Community sport and health officer (level 3)
- Hours
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Shift will be agreed at interview.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You will be part of our team focused on in-person class and one-to-one movement for parents and babies to older adults, with a range of offerings from Chair Fit Chat to our own Garage HIIT and
everything in between. Movement Not Meds is our overarching social prescribing programme working with local medical practices, Darent Valley Hospital, and Kent Public Health.
As the Community Sports & Health Officer, you will:
- Gain experience by supporting the delivery of our core health and wellbeing programme for the local community through our Fitness membership offering
- Work with the Health & Wellbeing Manager to design and deliver dedicated activities to meet the needs of diverse communities through our social prescribing programme, Movement not
Meds - Work with all areas of the community, including schools, young adults with learning difficulties and older adults
- Collect data to support the monitoring and evaluation of our impactful programmes with our partner, Canterbury Christ Church University
- Work with the CEO to develop and submit applications to sustain existing and win new funding to deliver our social prescribing activity
- Build effective relationships and collaborative activity with local organisations to maximise community impact
- Deliver our programmes with enthusiasm and professionalism creating commitment to personal growth
Where you'll work
THE TOLLGATE
WATLING STREET
GRAVESEND
DA11 7NP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KIDZ ZONE CLUB LTD
Training course
Community sport and health officer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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 behaviours 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-orientated 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 behaviour
- 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 behaviour of clients and customers before, during and after activities
- Managing and adapting personal behaviours 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
Training schedule
The training will take place in the workplace, which will include webinars, online training, mentorship by your peers and practical workshops.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A**-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A**-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
About this employer
We are a health and wellbeing charity in Gravesend, Kent, on a mission to get people moving more on two feet and two wheels. Our purpose is to address health inequalities, particularly in the local
area, and discover hidden talent through the operation of our award-winning charity.
Locally with nearly 40% of Year 6 children overweight, 1 in 3 adults inactive, life expectancy differing by up to 9 years between wards and two wards falling within the top 10% most deprived in England,
we offer a wide range of Ride (Cycling), Fitness and Play activities, including over 25,000 for free, to provide a community hub that drives positive change through outstanding experiences supporting
all ages and abilities:
- Ride activities are on two, three and four wheels and include our inspirational Cyclo4All inclusive cycling programme, coaching for all levels and rock up and ride recreational cycling.
- Fitness is focused on in person class and one-to-one movement for Parent and Babies to older adults with a range of offering from Chair Fit & Chat to our own Garage HIIT and everything in between. Movement Not Meds is our overarching social prescribing programme working with local medical practices.
- Play provides dedicated and innovative spaces for young families
- All of this alongside staging multiple events from family play based seasonal gatherings to British Championships.
After this apprenticeship
On completion, a number of opportunities may be available within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KIDZ ZONE CLUB LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027268.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 7 June 2026