Health and science
Community sport and health officer
Engaging people in sport and physical activity across local communities.
Summary
The key role of a Community Sport and Health Officer (CSHO) is to initiate behaviour change in local residents with regards engagement in sport and physical activity across local communities. By working within and across local organisations individuals will scope, organise and coordinate the delivery of opportunities for local communities to get more physically active. Employers are likely to come from the private, public, charitable and third sector and deliver core business activities in the fields of leisure, sport, youth work, youth justice, outdoor education, or public health. A CSHO requires a comprehensive understanding of the principles of behaviour change; an ability to adapt delivery to suit different groups in society; knowledge of how to manage and lead colleagues or volunteers; practical experience of how to develop and devise appropriate sports or physical activity programmes; and the expectations of collaborative work with a network of partners / stakeholders. The role is a flexible one and in this role individuals can expect to work varied and unsociable hours, including evenings / weekends, and during school holiday periods. It is unlikely individuals will undertake a regular daily work pattern or set of recurring tasks. Tasks might include attendance at meetings, supervising sessions, liaising with partner organisations, designing marketing collateral, updating social media or reporting against project criteria. It is also important for the CSHO to understand their limitations and boundaries, working with specialists from other professions where appropriate – this may include the police and uniformed services, Allied Health Professionals, counsellors, personal trainers, sports coaches or youth workers. The occupation exists within the sport for development sector that plays an important role in improving the health of the nation - creating opportunities that get more people, more active, more often.
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
How to initiate meaningful behaviour change based on utilising a strength and asset based approach
K2:
How to work with national governing bodies of sport, county sports partnerships, community organisations, the voluntary sector and sport for development agencies
K3:
How to plan programmes of engaging and innovative activities using sport and physical activity
K4:
How to understand social barriers and personal motivations of customers to activate local communities
K5:
What constitutes an effective sport or physical activity programme and how to measure customer satisfaction
K6:
Where to source and how to use customer insight to design sport and physical activity interventions – weekly coaching sessions, social skills groups, volunteering
K7:
The funding landscape for sport, physical activity, community regeneration, addressing anti-social behaviour and public health
K8:
How to use information technology to monitor and evaluate programmes in order to measure impact and capture outcomes
K9:
Understanding the causes, social determinants and distribution of health inequalities
K10:
Understanding the importance of physical activity and healthy lifestyles – basic understanding of nutrition, fitness to work, regular daily activity, mental well being
K11:
How sport and physical activity can be used to prevent, minimise and manage anti social behaviour or low level criminality by customers
K12:
How to stimulate positive activities through using experiential play and animation across community assets – this will include how to adapt traditional forms of games and sports as well as utilizing fun and adventure to encourage positive interaction
K13:
The fundamental principles of safeguarding, child protection and working with vulnerable adults
K14:
The fundamental principles of first aid in a community sport environment
Technical Educational Products
- ST0093: Community sport and health officer (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0093
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £29,439 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3221 Youth and community workers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3221/01 Community workers
- 2259/04 Health promotion officers
- 3221/99 Youth and community workers n.e.c.
- 3432/14 Sports development officers
S1:
Successful application of tactics and strategies to empower people from inactive and hard to reach populations to take up an active lifestyle
S2:
Successful application of a range of approaches that bring about changes in attitudes and behaviours within target communities
S3:
Supporting people within target communities to become involved in the preparation, planning and delivery of sport and active lifestyles
S4:
Using local insight and customer-orientated marketing skills to attract high priority groups into existing leisure, parks and sport infrastructure
S5:
Negotiation, lobbying and brokerage skills with local partners across public health, community development and anti social behaviour
S6:
Demonstrate clear and effective communication techniques in order to give/receive information accurately and in a timely and positive manner
S7:
Problem solving and effective decision making with regards the design and implementation of sport and physical activity programmes
S8:
Writing successful funding bids to enable new, different or more opportunities to take place for sport and physical activity
S9:
Managing disruptive behaviour of clients and customers before, during and after activities
S10:
Managing and adapting personal behaviours to ensure provision is inclusive, customer-focused and accessible
S11:
Building partnerships and developing meaningful relationships with local partners and stakeholders in sport and physical activity
Technical Educational Products
- ST0093: Community sport and health officer (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0093
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £29,439 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3221 Youth and community workers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3221/01 Community workers
- 2259/04 Health promotion officers
- 3221/99 Youth and community workers n.e.c.
- 3432/14 Sports development officers
B1:
A strong work ethic including attention to detail, willingness to adapt to change, and time management
B2:
A positive attitude to work and act as a role model within their local community
B3:
Ability to work individually and as a member of a team
B4:
Truthful, sincere and trustworthy in their actions; can demonstrate integrity by doing the right thing; exhibits high levels of emotional intelligence
B5:
A willingness to learn and contribute to their own continuing professional development
Technical Educational Products
- ST0093: Community sport and health officer (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0093
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £29,439 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3221 Youth and community workers
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3221/01 Community workers
- 2259/04 Health promotion officers
- 3221/99 Youth and community workers n.e.c.
- 3432/14 Sports development officers