Careers

About Us

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. We then use the expertise gained through this work to 
effect System Change.

In 2023/24 Access Sport engaged over 20,000 disadvantaged and 
disabled young people, with a strong representation from ethnically 
diverse communities, girls, and previously inactive young people. 
A copy of our 2022-2027 growth strategy, Stand for Inclusion, which 
provides further details about our work and future development plans 
can be found here on our website.

Films showcasing our work can be found on our YouTube channel. These 
include a recent film about Access Sport, our multi-sport festival in 
Bristol and our 20th Anniversary film

About The Role

Access Sport are looking to appoint a Social Impact Cycling Coach to 
deliver accessible and inclusive cycling sessions using BMX as a tool to 
engage and build self-eficacy amongst inactive, underserved and 
disabled young people. 

We believe every young person should have:
• Access to a bike.
• The skills and confidence to use it.
• Somewhere local, safe and exciting to enjoy riding.
We work across 3 areas:
• Facilities: We build exciting, accessible, and inclusive places to ride 
that are accessible to underserved communities and are free to 
use, with equipment on-site.
• Community Outreach: We deliver specialist cycle training to 
inactive, disadvantaged and disabled young people in local schools.
• Clubs: We empower local people to create cycling communities by 
developing regular and inclusive access to equipment and training.

The role will deliver across our outreach programme, delivering
accessible and inclusive cycling sessions using BMX as a tool to engage 
and build confidence amongst inactive, underserved and disabled young 
people. The post holder will deliver outreach to local schools and groups
at sites where we are developing a community club

Responsibilities

Delivery
• Plan and deliver accessible and inclusive cycling sessions to 
inactive, underserved and disabled young people from local 
schools, SEN schools, Pupil Referral Units and local groups in line
with Access Sport’s vision and values.
• Inspire and engage disadvantaged and disabled young people 
from underserved communities.
• Keep an up-to-date record of session attendance and assist with 
the surveying of participant progression and development.
• Maintain a consistent line of communication with Access Sport and 
relevant schools and clubs.
• Ensure all sessions adhere to health and safety regulations and the 
correct actions are taken when reporting/managing accidents and 
injuries.
• Safeguard the welfare of participants during session

Further Information

Equal opportunities
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all 
backgrounds. Access Sport is committed to creating an inclusive culture, 
through fostering a diverse workforce where everyone feels like they 
belong, differences are valued, and everyone can reach their potential. 
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. If you need any adjustments to 
the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please 
contact us (details in section 6).
We offer disabled applicants the option of requesting that their 
application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview 
Scheme (GIS). If you wish to apply under our GIS, please indicate this in 
your cover email. For more information, please visit our Join the Team
page.

Background checks
As this role may, at times, involve working in a regulated environment 
with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background                                                                                                checks which includes a criminal record check with the 
Disclosure and Barring Service and two references. 

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 December 2024.
To apply, please complete the application form on the Access Sport 
website here: Social Impact Cycling Coach Application Form
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 role applied for in 
the subject line. Our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be found 
here: www.AccessSport.org.uk/join-the-team.
Candidates who have been shortlisted will be notified by Friday 6 
December. Interviews are currently due to take place w/c 16 December.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion 
about the role, please email Sue.Wheeler@AccessSport.org.uk or call
020 7993 9883.

 

Apply for role

Closing date: 1st December 2024