The Sport Hallam Career Pathway Programme offers a range of applied learning opportunities whilst supporting the delivery of programmes within Sport Hallam.

The Sport Hallam Career Pathway programme is a volunteering initiative that is underpinned by Sheffield Hallam University’s mission of applied learning and offers real-world practical skills to create more work-ready individuals within the sport sector. We provide training and development to support your professional development, operated to the highest quality, offering experiences, knowledge, and training to grow you personally and professionally. Opportunities are open to all students, regardless of their degree of study or experience within sport.

Our volunteer roles require the applicant to work between 2 and 4 hours per week and offers remuneration based upon hours worked.

Our current roles are:

• Student Sport Leaders - who work within our Participation Programmes
• Student Sport Coaches - who work within our Club Sport Programme
• Student Sport Media Creators - who work across all of our programmes

During your time with us, you will be paired with a Sport Hallam buddy to support your journey and enjoy great benefits as a volunteer. 

Benefits can include

• Sport Hallam access at All Inclusive Level (includes gym & fitness classes)
• A Participation Pass which allows access to unlimited Social Sport
• Uniform (t-shirt)
• Emergency First Aid Qualification
• UK Coaching Safeguarding course for adults
• Student Minds, Look After your Mate course
• CV, cover letter and interview training which can be tailored to the sport sector if required
• Access to Talks and Guest Lectures within the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity (subject to availability)
• Access to complete a Microsoft Office Specialist course
• Enterprise workshops hosted by Hallam iLab
• Access to external work experience with our partner organisations
• Gain experience working on Varsity events with Sport Hallam staff
• Free ticket for a Varsity event
• Level 1 or 2 training course provided by an NGB or other awarding body. If the role is an off-field role, this can be a similarly valued course subject to Sport Hallam's approval
• LinkedIn recommendation  

If you are a prospective student, you will not be able to log into Handshake yet. If you are interested in any of our volunteer roles when you start your course, please contact sport@shu.ac.uk and we will get in touch with you.