What is our Sports Ambassador Scheme?
Our Sports Ambassador Scheme provides the opportunity for paid work opportunities or voluntary roles delivering sports coaching, fitness and mentoring sessions across London.
As a Sports Ambassador, you’ll also have access to training and continual professional development opportunities, supporting you to develop skills to further your career aspirations while doing something you love!
Working as a Sports Ambassador alongside your studies is a great way to engage with student services here at LSBU. The aim is to develop you as students to become confident and capable graduates that have real world experience.
Adittionally, you can network with sports professionals and programme managers and represent the university within the local community.
We welcome applications from both students here at LSBU and the wider community. Unfortunately, the term 1 application deadline for this academic year has now passed, however there will be an opportunity to re-apply in January 2025.
Benefits of Becoming a Sports Ambassador:
- Develop your employability through enhancing your teamwork, leadership and organisational skills
- Network with local organisations, partners and sports professionals gaining practical experience
- Develop your CV, making you stand out from the crowd
- Gain new qualifications through subsidised and FREE training courses
- Self assessments supporting your professional development.
- Paid work opportunities as a flexible job alongside your studies
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Make a difference in your community
- Upskill yourself and apply your experience beyond University life
“It allowed me to apply my knowledge in my academics to real life, which was really nice and contributed to my 40 hour placement”.
Gerald Wong (2nd Year, Sport Coaching Science)
“We learnt new skills and good life skills by teaching other ages sports skills. We learnt how to teach young children which we did in the end event, at the start I felt nervous but once it was done I was happy and it wasn’t that hard. It was a really fun experience as I have always loved sports so it was really fun to share my passion with other people”
South Bank UA Students Day 10 Project
“On my visit here, I have liked how they have opened my eyes to the many different opportunities at University and the facilities and opportunities with LSBU Active mean this would be a great University for anyone to go to”
South Bank UA Students Day 10 Project
Process for becoming a Sports Ambassador:
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Complete our online application
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Sports Development Team will review your application and if successful you will be invited for an interview
- Take part in our video induction
Sports Ambassador Requirements:
Once you’ve successfully passed our interview, before taking up opportunities as a Sports Ambassador, you are required to complete the following actions.
- Complete a Sports Ambassador Self-Assessment survey
- Confirm your right to work
- Complete an enhanced DBS – this is free for all Sports Ambassadors
- Take part and attend a Safeguarding and Protecting Children course on gaining your Sports Ambassador contract
- You will be required to complete compulsory Sports Ambassador training.
- Shadow an existing Sports Ambassador before leading your own coaching sessions
Hire our Sports Ambassadors to deliver sporting programmes
LSBU Sports Ambassadors can deliver a wide range of engaging sports and activities for all levels and abilities. We aim to train and qualify our workforce coaching badges for sports they have a passion for. If you are interested in running events and require coaching staff, follow the link to get in touch with us.
Examples of our work include, disability sport programmes, school sport and PE and after school clubs.
See the Sports Ambassador Code of Conduct (PDF File 3,015 KB) for further advice.
Contact sports-ambassador@lsbu.ac.uk to start conversations on how we can work more closely together.
Sports Ambassador Hirers Testimonials
“We’re delighted that the Active Together Festival empowered lots of Deaf and disabled people to try a variety of inclusive sports. Partnerships and co-creating are key to meaningful community events. LSBU was the perfect space for this festival and collaborating together and we’re really excited to continue working together to create more inclusive sports opportunities for Deaf and disabled people.”
Sophie, Senior Development Manager, Access Sport