Sector Careers Focus - The Wider Sports and Physical Activity Sector

"When you can find a solution for them that knocks that barrier down, it's very rewarding and satisfying to know you've made a big difference in that person's life"

Michael Hawkes Swim England Head of Diversity and Inclusion

Our wonderfully diverse sector has so many roles and opportunities that you may have never thought about. Have you ever considered how you could support people to move more by designing active wear that supports the different body types of participants or how you can inspire people to be more inclusive when developing participation opportunities?

Hear from individuals in roles we don't always consider to be part of our sector but they are absolutely crucial to developing physical activity across LLR and beyond:

Find more live local opportunities at: https://www.active-together.org/jobs

CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, breaks the sector down into the following sub-sectors (the infographic includes examples of local employing organisations within each sub-sector):

Interested in a specific sub-sector? Then check out the additional films in Section 1 of the webpage.

Professional and Community Sport

Exercise, Fitness and Leisure Operations

Adventure Sport and Health & Wellbeing

These films have been created for:

• Individuals new to the world of work, through to people with many years' experience in other sectors.
• Careers advisers, tutors, teachers, employers and employees.
• Parents/carers, supporters and friends of people interested in finding out more.

The films and the wider careers resources can be found on this web page: https://www.active-together.org/careers

Join us at our next Careers in Sport and Physical Activity Short Update session to find out the very latest information. Book your place now: https://www.active-together.org/events/2023/09/careers-in-sport-and-physical-activity-llr-short-update-session-face-to-face

If you would like to discuss how you can utilise these resources further, please contact Luke Green (Workforce Development Officer) at l.green@active-together.org