Our incredible team of Volunteer Consultants inject a wide range of professional skills and lived experience that provides invaluable support to community organisations using sport and physical activity to change the lives of young people.
You might bring knowledge of strategy and project development, human resources, marketing or financial planning from your day-to-day career to support long-term sustainability and growth of a local group that is shaping the lives of young people.
Or you can lend your personal experience in fundraising, mentoring or creating inclusion to support leaders, trustees or changemakers within a grassroots club or group – or for Sported.
Knowledge of sport is optional. Enthusiasm is essential.
And whatever your skillset, Sported will put it to use among the 3,000 incredible groups we assist across the UK.
There are a number of ways to provide support. With flexible time commitments, and opportunities to volunteer remotely, it’s even easier to get started supporting members across the UK. You’ll have the guidance of regional or national Sported staff teams, and support is available whenever you need it.
- Short-term placements – Focused on one topic area or specific challenge. Placements usually last about 10 sessions (maximum of 3 months).
- Long-term placements – Placements span a series of months and encompass multiple topics, or a single complex subject.
- One-off support – Kickstarts are semi-structured, informal chats to learn more about a group’s strengths and challenges, and recommend a course of action.
- Leadership coaching – Support group leaders develop their own leadership skills
- Specific project work – Focused projects with specific timeframes and themes
- Facilitating/delivering webinars – Inform and train members, volunteers and Sported staff across a variety of topics
- Sported support – Help Sported to develop and enhance its own capacity
