Health & Wellbeing Officer apprentice
PETERBOROUGH UNITED FOUNDATION LTD
PETERBOROUGH (PE2 8AL)
Closes in 29 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 October 2025
Contents
Summary
To work to help with delivery of the Community strategy for Peterborough United Foundation to ensure that all aspects and key themes are delivered to a high standard.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
- Training course
- Community sport and health officer (level 3)
- Hours
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Schedule:
Monday to Friday. May include some evening / matchday work. Shifts to be confirmed.
Ability to commute to the following:
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
Deliver, evaluate and develop health and physical activity initiatives to improve wellbeing across Peterborough and surrounding areas. Build strong partnerships with schools, community groups and stakeholders, ensuring projects align with local and national health priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, deliver and evaluate health education and physical activity sessions.
- Complete 6 hours of study weekly towards the Level 3 Community Sport and Health Officer Apprenticeship.
- Recruit participants and monitor funded projects.
- Build partnerships with schools, community groups and agencies.
- Maintain accurate monitoring and evaluation data.
- Deliver high-quality sports sessions, mainly to primary-aged children (4–11).
- Support community strategy development and attend relevant meetings/events.
- Carry out administration including registers, reports and data.
- Undertake CPD to continuously improve delivery.
- Essential Skills & Experience
- Interest in health, nutrition and mental health awareness.
- Knowledge of diverse communities and ability to engage people from all backgrounds.
- FA Level 1 coaching or other NGB qualification (or willingness to work towards).
- Current Safeguarding and Emergency First Aid certificates (or willingness to gain).
- Experience building relationships with partners and awareness of funding streams.
- Strong communication, organisation and admin skills.
- Team player with honesty, flexibility and professionalism.
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Confident IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Desirable
- Strong problem-solving and time management skills.
- Positive, proactive attitude with ability to work under pressure.
- Smart, professional appearance.
Where you'll work
PETERBOROUGH UNITED
FOOTBALL CLUB
LONDON ROAD
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 8AL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE EDUCATIONWISE ACADEMY 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 apprentice will complete their training as part of the Level 3 Community Sport and Health Officer apprenticeship.
Location: Training will take place both in the workplace and remotely via online sessions delivered by Educationwise
Frequency: Training will be scheduled weekly, with around 6 hours per week off-the-job learning, which may include workshops, online learning, shadowing, project work and study time.
Support: The apprentice will be supported by their workplace mentor and assigned tutor/assessor, who will carry out regular progress reviews (every 8–12 weeks).
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
- Coaching Football (grade Pass)
- Driving Licence (grade Required)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This role involves contact with children and vulnerable adults, therefore the post holder will be required to hold an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Safeguarding: Peterborough United Foundation is committed to safeguarding and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks and provide proof of right to work in the UK. Equality & Diversity: We are a diverse organisation that values and respects differences in race, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, background or personal circumstance, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About this employer
Peterborough United Foundation is the official charity of Peterborough United Football Club. We use the power of sport and the influence of the club to inspire, motivate and engage people across Peterborough and the surrounding areas. Our programmes focus on education, health & wellbeing, community inclusion, and sport participation, aiming to create positive opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds. We work closely with schools, community groups, local authorities and partner organisations to deliver high-quality projects that make a lasting difference. Through this, we are committed to improving health outcomes, increasing physical activity, and supporting personal development across the community. As a registered charity, the Foundation is dedicated to inclusion, safeguarding, equality and diversity, ensuring that every individual we work with feels safe, supported and able to thrive.
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Company benefits
Benefits: Casual dress Company pension Employee discount On-site parking
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of this apprenticeship, the learner will be equipped with the skills, knowledge and experience to progress into roles such as:
- Community Sport and Health Officer.
- Health and Wellbeing Coordinator.
- Sports Development Officer.
- School or Club Sports Coach.
- Health Improvement Practitioner.
- Fitness or Wellbeing Instructor.
There may also be opportunities to:
- Specialise further with higher-level qualifications (e.g. Level 4 Sports Coach or Degree in Sport and Exercise Science, Public Health, or Community Development).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE EDUCATIONWISE ACADEMY LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344463.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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