Sport and Physical Activity Assistant - Students
An exciting new role has arisen to support the expansion of the Active Students Programme at Cambridge.
The role holder will be part of the team responsible for coordinating and supporting the day to day delivery of sport and physical activity opportunities for students in line with the Collegiate University's strategic priorities.
They will work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, in particular the University Wellbeing Team and Colleges, to provide welcoming, inclusive and accessible activity opportunities throughout the collegiate student community.
This is a full-time, permanent position working 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday variable shift patterns to suit operational and business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Work with Colleges and other local partners to plan, coordinate and deliver regular sport and physical activity programmes to increase student activity levels.
Act as a session facilitator of a range of physical activity sessions; welcoming students, organising groups, providing instruction on core skills and rules, motivating participants and ensuring sessions run safely.
Collaborate with University and College Wellbeing leads to develop a programme of activities to support student wellbeing in line with the Student Mental Health priorities with a focus on preventative interventions.
Provide support to College Sports Officers and team captains on recruitment and retention of College sports teams and with administration in relation to College sport competitions, including handover mechanisms.
Update digital and physical platforms on a regular basis to ensure content is kept up to date.
Attend various University and College Fresher Fair events and Department Welcome events to promote activities.
Record participation data and identify areas of opportunity/need within the Collegiate Community.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Applicants should be educated to A Level or equivalent experience in the higher education sector. They should hold sports coaching and/or leadership qualifications and be confident enough to run physical activity sessions for student groups.
Applicants should have experience of:
Organising and delivering sport and physical activity participation programmes, ideally with student groups or people with variable levels of experience and fitness.
The ability to plan, project manage and monitor performance effectively.
Be able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.
Managing their own time, taking the initiative and working proactively.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and experience of creating website and social media content would be desirable although training can be provided where required.
For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the Further Information document using the link below.
If you have any questions which are not covered by the Further Information document or the Sports Website, please e-mail recruitment@sport.cam.ac.uk
Benefits of working at Cambridge include:
Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases.
Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays).
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare).
An auto-enrolment pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores.
Schemes to support with relocation/the provision of accommodation.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to use the Suitability for the Role section of the application form to highlight how they meet the person specification and what skills, knowledge and experience they would bring to the role.
The interviews will take place on Wednesday 30 July 2025.
Please quote reference DG46509 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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