Using your qualification

Volunteering

Volunteering provides a unique opportunity to get involved in your local community and to affect it in a positive way. You will meet people that you wouldn't otherwise do, and escape the cocoon of student or working life. It gives an opportunity to make a real difference to those around you, but it gives you plenty back too.

Each university involved in JUICE offers their own sports volunteering programme for staff and students, where you can pass on your own skills and passion to enrich other people’s sporting experience. Contact your particular institution organiser to receive an informal induction to volunteering in sport.

• University of Bristol:
  www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/development/ccv/
• UWE:
  www.uwe.ac.uk/sport/volunteer

In addition Bristol City Council offers various schemes enabling the local community to volunteer assisting sport and physical activity opportunities across the city. For more details please contact Bristol City Council Coach Development Officer:

• Darren Gillett
  Tel: 0117 922 3533
  Email: darren_gillett@bristol-city.gov.uk

Paid Employment

Opportunity exists in the local area to work as a paid sports coach:

• Children’s sports programmes
• Student sports clubs
• Community opportunities through Bristol City Council and Wesport
• Refereeing/umpiring matches

For students contact your own institution to find out more about the volunteering and paid work programmes.

CoachWest

CoachWest is the Wesport Coach development website providing a service to support coach development and assist coaches in finding employment.

For more details visit the CoachWest website