Make a difference in your community
Gain the skills to improve lives, promote health and tackle inequalities — while earning and learning on the job. In as little as 9 months you'll build the hands-on experience and knowledge for a range of community roles that are becoming essential to NHS and local authority transformation.
Earn while you learn
Paid work plus a nationally recognised Level 3 qualification.
Fully funded
Training costs are covered by the apprenticeship levy — there is no cost to you.
Real community impact
Apply what you learn straight away in the community you serve.
Community Health and Wellbeing Worker: the programme
From 9 months, plus a 3-month Apprenticeship Assessment (AA). Around six hours a week of your working time goes on learning: workshops, online resources, work-based projects and one-to-one time with your tutor.
Engaging and connecting with people
Consultation methods, active listening and interpersonal skills to build trust and communicate effectively.
Cultural competence and behaviour change
Equality, diversity and the role of culture and faith in health; behaviour change models and social prescribing.
Community health and development
Community characteristics, local health needs and inclusive development, working with statutory, voluntary and faith-based organisations.
Health communication and advocacy
Public health messaging, digital communication and person-centred approaches.
Safe and effective practice
Legal and ethical frameworks, safeguarding and information governance.
Understanding health inequalities
The wider determinants of health, social capital, and using data to evaluate and improve services.
Benefits
- Learn on the job and apply your training directly in your role.
- No financial burden — training is funded through the apprenticeship levy.
- A nationally recognised Level 3 apprenticeship standard.
- Personalised functional skills support if you need it.
Suitable roles and profiles
- Community Champions, community link workers, social prescribers, health coaches and care navigators.
- People passionate about public health and community wellbeing.
- Anyone aiming to build a career in health or social services.
Three steps to your first day
Talk to your employer
If you're already working, tell your manager you're interested. We can speak to them about funding: it usually costs your employer nothing.
Apply or register your interest
Apply online in about ten minutes, or check our current vacancies if you're looking for a job with training attached.
Meet your tutor
We check your eligibility, agree a training plan with you and your employer, and get you started.
What our apprentices say
The biggest compliment I can give the course is that I only wish I'd discovered apprenticeships earlier! For me, it's a far more engaging and effective way to learn than traditional higher education — and it's helped me thrive both professionally and personally.
I hadn't been in formal education since I was a teenager, so I was a bit nervous at the start. But the structure of the programme, the support from my workplace, and the quality of my tutor quickly put my mind at ease.
The support I received from Community Matters throughout the apprenticeship has been exceptional. The tutors helped me a lot, and I am so proud of the professional skills and knowledge I applied to achieve some really good results.
Ready to earn while you learn?
Apply online in ten minutes, or send us a question. If you already have an employer in mind, we'll talk to them about funding for you.