Sport for Confidence CIC

🚨 We have an exciting new opportunity for a Business Development Officer to join the Sport for Confidence team! We are looking for someone with strong project management skills, a proven ability to lead teams, and an understanding of how to sell and promote services to be responsible for leading, managing, and growing the Essex Learning Arena (ELA) project. Head here for more details, and the full job description 👉 https://lnkd.in/dtbTkFkj 📬 If you are interested in the role, please email us at careers@sportforconfidence.com. We would like to see a CV and cover letter, but also open to video entries and/or other accessible means of declaring an interest! To learn more about Sport for Confidence, the services we offer and the work we do, head to our website - www.sportforconfidence.com and our YouTube channel -https://lnkd.in/gKb-FbiF 📺 #BusinessDevelopmentOfficer #SportForConfidence #Recruiting #EssexJobs #PromotingGoodHealth #PlayYourPart #Hiring

💡 Join Our Team! We have an exciting, new opportunity for a caring, passionate, driven individual to lead our West of Essex delivery model as the Occupational Therapist based within the local leisure centre & community, working alongside our coaching team to provide therapeutic and meaningful opportunities to those who face barriers to participation. Head here for more details and the full job description 👉 https://lnkd.in/dtbTkFkj To learn more about what we do, grab a cuppa and click here to watch our Founder, Lyndsey Barrett, talk about being an #OccupationalTherapist at Sport for Confidence 👉 https://lnkd.in/eJeVQkuZ 📩 Email us at careers@sportforconfidence.com if you are interested in applying for the role or if you would like to find out more. #Recruiting #EssexJobs #OTVacancy #OccupationalTherapy #PlayYourPart #PromotingGoodHealth #PreventingIllHealth #MeaningfulActivity #ReducingHealthInequalities #Hiring #OccupationalTherapyVacancies

We are excited to share that Sport for Confidence has teamed up with the Physical Activity Clinical Champions team to help organise three FREE #CPD training sessions. An experienced PACC trainer, Paula Manning, who has years of experience working across healthcare ,will be facilitating three training dates. These sessions, which are designed to provide valuable insights into the role of physical activity, include: ✳ Setting the scene – the background and policy context for the programme, explanation of the Everybody Active Every Day physical activity framework, activity levels across the life course, regionally and globally. ✳ Key concepts in physical activity – covering physical activity definitions, active travel, and UK CMO physical activity guidelines for different population groups. ✳ Benefits of physical activity – explanation of the health and physiological benefits of physical activity for people with long-term conditions, the relationship between physical activity and mortality and morbidity, exploring how physical activity is protective using visceral fat and BMI. Explanation of physical activity across the life course. ✳ Supporting people to become more active – this section examines physical activity in the hospital setting, barriers to physical activity including those with long-term conditions, the power of healthcare advice, clinical tips for having conversations with patients about physical activity and an illustration of resources available including motivational interviewing techniques. See more details here: https://lnkd.in/eVK4si5z 📅 Training Dates: - 16th September: 10:00 - 12:00 (with a focus on mental health) - 25th October: 10:00 - 12:00 The sessions will be hosted on Teams and are primarily aimed at healthcare professionals. However, the information will be highly relevant to anyone interested in health and using physical activity as a tool for prevention and well-being. 📬 To book your spot, please reply to Liz Fletcher at liz@sportforconfidence.com with the name/s of people attending, job title and place of work. If you would prefer to arrange a training session just for your team please email PACC@SHU.ac.uk to enquire directly with the PACC team. #SportForConfidence #MovingOTs #PhysicalActivity #CPDTraining #HealthAndWellness #PreventativeHealth #PromotingGoodHealth #PlayYourPart Moving Occupational Therapists

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our Open Day at the Queen Mother Sports Centre in London on Friday and to all of the staff members, partners and local organisations who helped make it a big success! It was great to meet you all and to be able to share more about our services and the support we can offer. We also loved seeing the Lord Mayor of Westminster Robert Rigby, giving boccia and table tennis a go! 🙌 Everyone Active - SLM Westminster City Council #CreatingOpportunities #AccessibleSport #PromotingGoodHealth #PlayYourPart #SportForConfidence #OccupationalTherapy #Coaches #Inclusion Aaromal DCruz Georgia Wills Jennifer Brookland

It was great to have content creator, Chronically Jenni, join us last week at Basildon Sporting Village to give adaptive cycling a go. Have a look at her YouTube video below, where she documents her experience on the track! 🚴♀️ Average Disabled Jen Vs Paralympic Sports: Swimming & Cycling https://lnkd.in/eUPTHKfj via YouTube 💯 Learn more about Jenni and the fantastic content she produces raising awareness and documenting her daily life with invisible chronic illnesses - https://lnkd.in/e3PJ2dVq #InvisibleDisabilities #ChronisIllnessAwareness #AccessibleSport #AdaptiveCycling Everyone Active - SLM #PlayYourPart

We are excited to be able to offer someone the opportunity to come and work with us, in partnership with Sporting Memories, as a Community Sport and Health Officer Apprentice in Chelmsford. 💥 We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to work with older people in leisure centres and care settings using inclusive games and physical activities alongside other social activities to help them improve their physical and mental wellbeing. You will also be assisting in working with organisations in the community to help recruit volunteers and generate referrals. Follow the link below for further details 👇 Sport England Coach Core Foundation #Apprenticeship #CommunitySportandHealth #PlayYourPart #PromotingGoodHealth #HealthOfficer #CreatingOpportunities #Inclusivesport #MeaningfulActivity

Our next free CPD evening is coming up on Wednesday, 18th September from 7:30pm! 🥳 For our next Community of Practice event, we're excited to welcome staff from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, who will be sharing their joint work with the YMCA, Sport for Confidence CIC and Boccia England to support people with learning disabilities to access opportunities for meaningful physical activity. 👉 Follow this link to book your free space! - https://lnkd.in/emFbRq6C Email us at MovingOTs@sportforconfidence.com if you would like to join our mailing list. Join us and be part of a community of passionate, talented Occupational Therapists and students, and other healthcare professionals, who are keen to connect, share and learn more about incorporating physical activity and meaningful movement into clinical practice. 🙏 #OccupationalTherapy #OT #OTStudents #FreeCPD #OccupationalOutcomes #OTPractice #MeaningfulActivity #PhysicalActivity

📢 One Week To Go! We are holding an Open Day at the Queen Mother Sports Centre in London on 6th September and we would love to see you there! Come along and meet our Occupational Therapists and Coaches who will be there to talk about our services and demonstrate what we do to break down barriers to participating in meaningful activity. Our team will also be delivering free taster sessions including Boccia, Racket Sports and Seated Gentle Exercise. All health professionals, local organisations, carers, current and potential new participants welcome! 🤩 Please see our flyer below for more details! #OpenDay Everyone Active - SLM Westminster City Council #OccupationalTherapy #MeaningfulActivity #Inclusion Royal College of Occupational Therapists Sport England

We are thrilled to have partnered with Sporting Memories to offer an exciting opportunity for a Community Sport and Health Officer Apprentice in Chelmsford, thanks to funding from Sport England’s Pilot Fund 🎉 Follow the link below to learn more and find out how to submit an application 👇 https://lnkd.in/ec4kEC8S #CreatingOpportunities #CommunityHealth #Apprenticeship #PromotingGoodHealth #Sport #ChelmsfordJobs #EssexJobs

Today sees the start of the 2024 Paralympic Games - a great time to re-share our free resources detailing the therapeutic value of Golf, ,Cycling, Table Tennis, Snooker and Boccia to encourage health care professionals to promote and use physical activity within their clinical practice. 🤩 Follow the link to download our free guides - https://lnkd.in/gDAgJgWU Whether you are an Allied Health Professional, Volunteer, Coach, Carer and or working in the sport, leisure, and health & social care sector – please take a look, share amongst colleagues and utilize within your own practice! Enjoy the Games! 🥇 Royal College of Occupational Therapists Sport England Golf in Society Boccia England World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Table Tennis England Brighton Table Tennis Club British Cycling #InclusiveSport #OccupationalTherapy #FreeReources #Healthcare #MeaningfulActivity #PromotingGoodHealth