Community Coordinator, Changing Places Bristol. Closing date - Monday 18 August 2025, 12 pm
Access Sport is looking to appoint a new Community Coordinator within our growing Changing Places team. This is an exciting opportunity to support the growth of our work across Bristol and deliver on our ambitious growth strategy, with a strong focus on making sport more inclusive and accessible for disabled children and young people in deprived communities.
To find out more and how to apply please download the recruitment pack:
As part of our Trustee succession planning, we welcome expressions of interest from potential future trustees. We have a maximum of 12 trustees at any time. Trustees are recruited to serve a four-year term, with an option of a second term of four years by mutual agreement. Please read the Candidate Pack below to learn more about the role.
Trustee Candidate Pack
Access Sport is an exciting and dynamic place to work. No two days are the same. There are opportunities for our team members to get involved in all aspects of the charity, from the delivery of our programmes on the ground, to fundraising, event management and finance.
We are committed to being a supportive and enjoyable place to work. As an Access Sport employee you will benefit from:
* Employee Assistance Programme - Access to a 24/7 confidential helpline, counselling services and online information.
* Annual leave – 28 days annual leave(including 3 days between Christmas and New Year) plus1 extra day of leave per year of servicefor the first5years. This equates to33 daysannual leave after 5 years of continuous service. Plus bank holidays.
* Healthy Living and Wellbeing Employer - We welcome staff to embed regular exercise into their daily work lives and have quarterly team away days.
* 24/7 GP service to provide employees with a phone or video appointment at a time and date that suits them
* 2 personal development/volunteer days per year
* Flexible working and family-friendly - Hybrid and flexible working arrangements which are family-friendly and provide flexibility around caring responsibilities.
* New Mums and Dads, including adoptive parents, can take enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
* Cycle to Work scheme - Cycle to work scheme, saving up to 39% off a new bike and accessories.
* Group Life Assurance for all staff on payroll
* Pension scheme – employer’s pension contribution 5% matching employer contribution 5%
Our Values
Our mission to transform lives through sport inspires and motivates our team. Our five core values define our way of working and are what make us distinctive:
Inclusive - We believe that everyone should have equal opportunity to access the benefits of physical activity and sport in their local community
Passionate - We are passionate about transforming lives through sport and determined to have a lasting impact
Empowering - We empower communities and individuals from disadvantaged areas to provide transformational sporting and personal development opportunities
Innovative - We are ambitious, creative and forward-thinking, bringing new initiatives and ideas to the sector
Honest - We are open, transparent and trustworthy – always holding ourselves to the highest standard of integrity
Access Sport is committed to becoming disability confident and an employer of choice irrespective of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. We are actively seeking to diversify and to create a workplace that is welcoming for all, ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society and the communities we support.
Download our Equal Opportunities form here.
Disability Confident Scheme
We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for.
Disability Confidentis a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.Access Sport is currently at Level 2: Disability Confident Employer.
For an internal or external applicant, we commit to:
* Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence their ability to fulfil the responsibilities and meet the essential person specification criteria.
* Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
* Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.
* Supporting employees and making adjustments during employment.
Our Disability Confident scheme commitments apply to all vacancies at Access Sport. Under the Equality Act 2010, a disability is defined as a physical or mental condition which has a long-term and substantial effect on your daily life. If you would like to be considered for a guaranteed interview, please include this request in the email with your application. To be invited to interview, candidates applying under GIS should achieve an aggregate score of 60% of the total possible marks across the assessment against evidence of their ability to fulfil the responsibilities and meet the essential person specification criteria.Applicants are scored against each key responsibility and person specification criteria using the following ratings: 0. No evidence; 1. Little/some evidence; 2. Good evidence; 3.Excellent evidence.
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