Community Coordinator - Changing Places, Bristol
Access Sport is a national charity with a vision that no one should be excluded from the transformational benefits of community sport. We are on a mission to make inclusion the norm in community sport by tackling the access barriers faced by disadvantaged and disabled young people.
We do this by training, equipping, and supporting community sports clubs, organisations, and volunteers to provide inclusive programmes, unleashing their potential to transform the lives of underserved young people in their local communities.This work is either place based (Changing Places) or sport focussed (Changing Sports). All the clubs we support are invited to join our Inclusive Club Network.
In 2024/25 Access Sport engaged over 34,000 disadvantaged and disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically diverse communities, girls, and previously less active young people. Read more about our impact in our Annual Review. A number of videos showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel. These include a recent multi-sport festival in South Bristol and disability inclusive swimming sessions in East Bristol.
About The Role
Access Sport is looking for 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.
The post holder will support, train and equip community clubs to offer disability inclusive opportunities. This will include training and upskilling clubs and supporting them through their club development journey, organising taster sessions and events, promoting opportunities to new participants and connecting with the local communities and partners.
Community sport has many benefits for disadvantaged and disabled young people, including improving their physical and mental wellbeing, life skills and prospects, sense of belonging and community engagement. However, disabled people are half as likely to be active than non-disabled people, and a third of children in Bristol live in poverty.
Responsibilities
Delivery
* Support the development, growth and sustainability of community sports clubs and groups to enhance their offer to engage and empower more disabled children and young people in Bristol, contributing towards Access Sport’s ambitious Stand for Inclusion Growth Strategy.
* Carry out regular visits to clubs (during evenings and weekends when required) to build relationships and better understand their needs and aspiration.
* Deliver Disability Inclusion and Neurodivergence Inclusion Training to community clubs and volunteers.
* Provide clubs with equipment, advice and toolkits.
* Collaborate with the wider Bristol delivery team to promote and develop inclusive opportunities with the local community.
* Assist community sports clubs to build relationships with other local organisations. E.g. schools, youth clubs and community organisations.
* Support and plan events such as the Inclusive multi-sport festivals.
* Contribute to the promotion and marketing materials to promote inclusive sessions to the local communities.
Monitoring and Evaluation
* Assist with the monitoring and evaluation requirements for the disability programme, using online monitoring platforms such as Upshot and Donorfy (training will be provided).
* Collect attendance registers from community clubs, coaches and volunteers.
* Help gather content for internal and external reporting purposes, including case studies, films, and news stories.
Partnerships
* Develop relationships with clubs, community groups and various local organisations.
* Build new relationships with local partners, schools and community organisations and collaborate.
Further Information
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 12 pm, Monday 18 August 2025 .
Once you have submitted your online application, please email your CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to Careers@AccessSport.org.uk with your full name and the job title you are applying for in the subject line.
Candidates who have been shortlisted for an interview will be notified by Friday 22 August. The first interviews are currently due to take place during the week commencing 25 August.
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