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We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

Overview

The University of Sheffield is seeking a dedicated Active Health Co-Ordinator to deliver wellbeing programmes and initiatives offered by Sport and Physical Activity. Promoting physical activity as a way to support our university community, this role has a significant impact on improving student and staff wellbeing across campus. A combination of structured support across key areas improves mood, reduces isolation, and boosts academic and work performance for many.

You will be a key member of the Physical Activity and Wellbeing team, working to clearly show how physical activity is a central element in improving and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff at the university, and the local community through Move More, Sheffield’s physical activity and sport strategy.

This role is primarily based at Goodwin Sports Centre, but you may on occasion be requested to work at other sites around campus, collaborating with university departments to deliver wellbeing sessions and workshops to students and staff.

This position is situated within Student Academic Services (S&AS), a department dedicated to enhancing the student experience through comprehensive support, including initiatives that promote student health and wellbeing.

Apply today and take the first step towards a rewarding career with the University of Sheffield!

Main duties and responsibilities

• Working with clients with a range of medical conditions both physical and mental, as determined by the Lifestyle and Wellbeing Programme and the Occupational Health Programme inclusion criteria.
• Conducting initial consultations with clients to establish their objectives and goals and analyse their mental wellbeing through assessments.
• Preparing individually tailored programmes for clients including exercise and lifestyle recommendations, involving one to one meetings with clients to explore and understand needs and to prepare and agree an appropriate individual programme.
• Carrying out thorough regular follow-up meetings to review each client’s progress, adapting their individual programme, as appropriate.
• Maintaining detailed and accurate client documentation including notes of meetings, programmes and progress.
• Ensuring clear, timely, and effective communication with all referral partners and relevant stakeholders, especially when addressing concerns about clients’ wellbeing, health, or safety.
• Demonstrating empathy and sensitivity with clients, using verbal and written communication methods.
• Acquiring knowledge about facilities and programmes offered by the University to provide a holistic approach when giving information and recommending exercise and lifestyle modifications to clients.
• Delivering regular physical activity, wellbeing sessions and educational workshops for students and staff.
• Provide regular reporting and feedback to assist in service improvements including evaluation and collection of data.
• Implementing strict data and management protocols, including client confidentiality.
• Ensuring that the referral programme protocols are adhered to and that the consultation structure is maintained throughout the scheme.
• Working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets, both individual and those of the Sport and Physical Activity Service.
• Attend and complete any training (including Mandatory, induction, refresher, in-house) as and when required.
• Ensuring the safe and proper use of the equipment on a day-to-day basis by clients.
• Support University of Sheffield Open Days on behalf of Sport & Physical Activity providing prospective students with all the relevant information.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Further Information

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place on the week commencing 26th October 2026. This will consist of an activity/task and an interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 19th October 2026. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact Ben Jennings B.Jennings@sheffield.ac.uk.

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).

What we offer

• A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

Criminal record

A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role (opens in a new window).

Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page:- sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/candidates (opens in a new window).

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.