Volunteers

 

Volunteering in Sport

The Sussex County Sports Partnership Trust offers information and advice to encourage and support sports volunteers. There are many voluntary sporting opportunities available across Sussex; Sports clubs are always looking for keen volunteers to help out as coaches, officials and administrators; or you could volunteer your time at one of the many sporting events we run each year.

 

How much time do you have to give? This is up to you!  Sports clubs may need volunteers to help out for an hour or two a week, whereas sports events could require volunteers for a whole day. Our aim is to find a volunteering opportunity that will fit in with your other commitments.

 

If you are interested in volunteering in sport, please complete and return the volunteer registration of interest form below.

Volunteer Registration Form

 

For a full list of the current sports volunteering opportunities in Sussex, please click below. If you are interested in any of the opportunities listed, please contact the relevant club or organisation directly.

Sports Volunteering Opportunities

 

 

Volunteer Rewards Scheme

The Volunteer Rewards Scheme is a great way to get benefits from your sports volunteering! The scheme allows you to count up your hours, exchange them for points and turn all of your hard work into rewards! If you are already volunteering and would like to register on to the scheme, please complete and return the volunteer registration and agreement form below:

Volunteer Registration Form

 

Once you are registered on to the scheme, you can start recording your hours. You must get your hours authorised and then send them in to the Sussex CSP Sports Development Officer. Please find the hours sheet below should you need to print some more off.

Volunteer Hours Sheet     

 

PLEASE NOTE that hours can only be counter AFTER volunteers register on to the Volunteer Rewards Scheme. Hours CANNOT be backdated.

 

Points:

1 hour School volunteering = 1 point  

1 hour Community volunteering = 2 points  

1 hour Disability activity volunteering = 3 points  

Sussex Games or Sussex Parallel Games = 5 bonus points

Attendance at sports coachUK or runningsportsworkshop = 5 points

Attendance at Sussex CSP Conferences = 5 points

 

Reward Packages:

 

Bronze - 25 points

Certificate, pen, bag, free workshop voucher

 

Silver - 75 points

Certificate, t-shirt, free workshop voucher, £25 towards coaching or officiating course

 

Gold - 150 points

Certificate, hoodie, free workshop voucher, £50 towards coaching or officiating course

 

Platinum - 500 points

Certificate and trophy presented at Sussex Sports Awards

To progress to Platinum, volunteers must also have attend a sports coach UK Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop.

 

If you would like further information on volunteering in sport or the Volunteer Rewards Scheme please contact Jo Irving, Sports Development Officer, on 01273 643838 or email jirving@brighton.ac.uk

 

 

Step into Sport

Step into Sport is a joint project funded by a consortium of Sport England, Youth Sport Trust and Sports Leaders UK and is run through the School Sport Partnerships. The purpose of Step into Sport is to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of young people engaged in leadership and volunteering, with consequent benefits to schools, clubs, the community and the young people themsleves.  The Step into Sport programme focuses on young people aged 11 to 19.

 

As part of the Step into Sport programme, each School Sports Partnership is responsible for running a Leadership Academy, which is a programme of sports and leadership training offered to selected students who are passionate about sports leadership and volunteering. Through the Step into Sport programme, these students are offered introductory sports specific qualifications, generic leadership training, and other developmental workshops. Communication links are established between the School Sports Partnerships and local clubs, aiming to encourage and sustain student involvement in sports leadership through quality volunteering placements. The Sussex County Sports Partnership provides assistance in the task of finding suitable volunteering opportunities for the students.