SportWorks

🚨 WE'RE HIRING! 🚨

Are you passionate about helping children and young people thrive through sport, activity, and creativity?

SportWorks is looking for a Lead Activity Coach to join our team in Marske!

📍 Location: Marske
📅 Mondays (Term Time)
⏰ 4:30pm – 6:30pm
💷 Competitive hourly rate

In this role, you'll deliver engaging sessions for children and young people with SEND, including:
⚽ Multi-sports activities
🎨 Arts and crafts sessions
🤝 Creating a fun, inclusive, and safe environment where everyone can participate and succeed

This role would be ideal for:
✅ Sports Coaches
✅ Teaching Assistants
✅ Youth Workers
✅ Anyone with experience supporting children and young people

Requirements:
✔ Enhanced DBS Check

If you're enthusiastic, caring, and ready to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

📧 Send your CV to: [email protected]

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Why Families Choose SportWorks

When families tell us what makes the biggest difference, three themes come up again and again:
💙 Consistent, caring staff
💜 Safe and inclusive environments
❤️ Reliable holiday provision

Parents tell us that having trusted staff who understand their child creates the confidence needed for both children and families to thrive.

We’re incredibly proud of our team and the relationships they build every day.

In Families’ Own Words

The most powerful feedback comes directly from families.

💬 “A lifesaver—it helps with everyone’s mental health.”

💬 “It gives us time to relax, recharge our batteries and have a couple of hours of peace and calmness.”

💬 “We moved area and have no family support—it’s been really great to have this service.”

These stories remind us why accessible short breaks matter.

Thank you to every family who shared their experiences.

Children Are Growing Through SportWorks

Parents and carers reported positive changes in their children through participation in SportWorks Short Breaks:
📈 74% more confident communicating what they want or need
🤝 64% have made a friend (or friends) through SportWorks
😊 59% noticeably calmer following sessions

These outcomes highlight the role that inclusive environments can play in supporting social development, confidence and emotional wellbeing.

Alongside family outcomes, they demonstrate the wider value of short-break provision in helping children and young people thrive.

Thank you to the coaches, support staff and families who make this possible.

☀️ We’re hiring! Teaching / Activity Assistants — SEND Summer Holiday Programme

Love working with children and want a summer that actually means something?

Join the SportWorks team this summer and help children and young people with SEND have a brilliant, active holiday.

📍 Manchester, Tameside & Cheshire East
🗓️ Set days, Monday–Friday, 10am–3pm
💷 £13–£18 per hour (depending on experience)

You’ll support fun, inclusive sports and activity sessions, working in small groups to help every child take part, build confidence and have a great time.

We’d love to hear from teaching assistants, support workers, SEND coaches — or anyone with the right experience and a big heart for inclusion.

Apply now 👉 send your CV to [email protected] and one of our team will get back to you

A Genuine Break That Families Can Rely On

For many families, a few hours can make a huge difference.

Our survey found:

✅ 98% receive a genuine break

✅ 90% experience lower stress on session days

✅ 93% would recommend SportWorks to other families

As one parent told us:

“A couple of hours of peace and calmness to recharge our batteries.”

Providing meaningful respite is at the heart of what we do.

Real Impact for Families

Every family deserves time to breathe, recharge, and feel supported.

Our latest Parent & Carer Survey shows:

💙 9 in 10 families say SportWorks has a positive impact on family wellbeing

💜 98% say SportWorks gives them a genuine break

❤️ 79% say our support has reduced, or may reduce, the need for more intensive services

These aren’t just numbers—they represent families feeling more supported, less isolated, and better able to cope with daily challenges.

💙 Real Impact for Families 💙

At SportWorks, we know that a few hours of support can make a world of difference.

Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing the results of our latest Parent & Carer Survey, highlighting the difference our SEND Short Breaks programmes are making for children, young people and their families across 16 local authorities.

The feedback has been incredibly powerful:

⭐ 9 in 10 families say SportWorks has a positive impact on family wellbeing

⭐ 98% say SportWorks gives them a genuine break

⭐ 79% say our support has reduced, or may reduce, the need for more intensive support

Behind every statistic is a family feeling more supported, a child growing in confidence, and parents and carers getting valuable time to recharge.

Thank you to every family who took part in the survey and shared their experiences with us. We can't wait to share more of your stories and the impact we're creating together.

🚀 We’re hiring a Quality and Compliance Manager (Part Time)!

Looking for your next opportunity? Know someone who might be a great fit?

Check out the role below and apply today:

https://uk.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=14dbd2d81b4d741b

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