Sports and Fitness Support Worker

Organisation: Share Community
Salary: £13.85 per hour (£25,207 FTE salary)
Location: Vauxhall, London
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 12 October 2025
Job Description: Do you want to support an inclusive sports and fitness programme? We are looking for an energetic Sports and Fitness Support worker to working with our Vauxhall team to support the delivery of our Sports and Fitness sessions. This role is 18 hours per week, working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.

Main responsibilities
Work flexibly to support our students to participate in sports and fitness activities.
Identify students who require one-to-one assistance or who have more complex needs and provide person-centred support.
Lead smaller groups and plan and deliver free-time activities.
Create resources to support individual students’ unique styles of learning.

About you
Paid or unpaid experience of working within social care and providing services directly to adults with learning disabilities and autism.
Experience supporting or delivering inclusive sport and fitness activities.
Patient, supportive and empowering, with close attention to student wellbeing.
Above all, you share our strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in society and believe in equality for all.

Why work for us?
Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.

Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests, and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.

We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership of making our programmes come to life.

We’ve been praised for our supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.
How to apply: We actively encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic communities and with lived experience of a learning disability and/or autism. This is because we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of our student body wherever possible in order to provide the best possible service. To apply for this role please visit our website, alternatively send us your CV and a cover letter addressing the three questions below: What is your experience of working with SEN adults in a training capacity? What is your understanding of challenging behaviour? What are your top three qualities that make you an excellent support worker? Please send us your CV and cover letter to hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk. If you would like to have chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact a member of the HR team at hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. All CVs and applications are sanitised to ensure unbiased recruitment. This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please contact us. Our privacy policy for job applicants can be found on our website. We look forward to receiving your application.