Sport Welfare Lead- Nottinghamshire

Organisation: Active Partners Trust
Salary: £36,910
Location: Nottinghamshire
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 8 September 2025
Job Description: We are looking for a Nottinghamshire Sport Welfare Lead to join our team, you will add capacity and expertise to the existing safeguarding and inclusion work of NGBs and Active Partnerships. Work closely with other Sport Welfare Leads/Officers, NGBs and wider partner organisations to connect people working on welfare and safeguarding, both inside and outside sport.

The Sport Welfare Lead role at APT will have a positive impact by:

Connecting with sports clubs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and other community organisations in our priority places in Notts to build relationships and share good practice of safeguarding and inclusion.

Working alongside club welfare officers and their clubs/groups to build safer, more inclusive spaces by sharing knowledge, experience, and a passion for creating positive, respectful cultures.

Enabling club welfare officers, volunteers and participants to create safer, inclusive sporting environments by facilitating learning, organising training and sharing resources.

Raising awareness of sport welfare issues and its importance for all people who go along to clubs, by gathering and responding to local insight and promoting safeguarding campaigns with clubs and community organisations.
How to apply: Our application process is through Be Applied. It’s a recruitment platform that helps us remove unconscious bias from our shortlisting process. Once you’ve digested the Job Description you will be asked 4 questions that form your application alongside your CV – this is what you’ll be assessed on. We encourage you to make the most of these questions and make your answers personal to you rather than defaulting to AI. Your CV will be looked at alongside your application questions, please note any personal details will be removed to help keep candidates anonymous. We encourage people to join our organisation from all walks of life, you don’t need experience in the sport and physical activity sector to work for us. Disabled people and those from culturally and ethnically diverse communities are underrepresented in our workforce and are particularly encouraged to apply. Go to https://makingourmove.org.uk/job/nottinghamshire-sport-welfare-lead/