Trampolining/ Tumbling Coach Apprentice
New Horizon Gymnastics
Salisbury, SP3 6HJ
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 2 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 August 2024
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Summary
This apprenticeship will include helping gymnasts achieve their goals, supporting while learning new skills, building a relationship with the gymnast & their families & gaining technical knowledge surrounding different gymnastics elements and disciplines. Most importantly, the apprenticeship will help you grow as a coach & support you.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Sports coach (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday (Thursdays based in Gillingham, Dorset)
Core Hours 11am – 8pm (will be working 6 hours per day)
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 7 October
- Duration
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2 Years
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Develop and update own coaching philosophy and strategies through professional practice, continuous development and self-review.
- Develop and implement evidence-based, progressive coaching systems that comply with all relevant and current legislation, statutory guidance, sector standards and codes.
- Use up-to-date knowledge of wider issues affecting the coaching environment to proactively influence best practice across the coaching team.
- Utilise and collaborate with industry-wide support networks and internal team members to ensure the most effective coaching services are delivered to participants.
- Use appropriate enquiry and profiling techniques to create a learning and development curriculum that considers participants’ unique needs, targets and/or goals, whilst building trust.
- Provide support to participants and the wider coaching team through progressive coaching programmes, at events or competitions.
- Promote holistic wellbeing within coaching practice to control/contain stressors experienced by participants in the coaching environment.
- Facilitate learning and skill acquisition of participants by creating positive coaching environments that apply learning theories, behaviour management techniques, technological advancements and wider support mechanisms.
- Measure the impact of coaching strategies on participants’ sustainable engagement and development and evaluate effectiveness of own performance on the wider coaching team, organisation and sport.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national trends, strategies for social change, local participation and performance data and contemporary influences.
- Deliver appropriate coaching pedagogies and processes that consider the community sport and physical activity context, culture, constraints, geographical infrastructure and demographics.
- Profile engagement and development needs to set and monitor goals based on participant motives and measurement of psychological, physiological, social, emotional [whole child/person] attributes and sport specific skills.
- Ensure the design and delivery of high-quality, inclusive coaching sessions that meet the objectives of community/government/club initiatives whilst aiming to engage and enrich participants.
Where you’ll work
Nadder Centre
Weaveland Road, Tisbury
Salisbury
SP3 6HJ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Your training course
Sports coach (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
Your training plan
The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Sports Coach L4 apprentiecship standard. On completion the apprentice will receive Sports Coach L4 qualification. Functional Skills in Maths and English may also be required depending on current level.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship. In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone interview with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on. If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Learner must have transport to get to both sites- the Nadder Centre (Tisbury) and RiversMeet Leisure Centre (Gillingham) sites and Yeovil College.
About this company
New Horizon Gymnastics has many core values. Some of these include putting staff and gymnasts wellbeing first, always providing a safe, fun and welcoming environment for everyone, providing challenging and rewarding opportunities, in addition to, building strong relationships with all club members. We cater for a range of abilities and ages. These range from a recreational level up to a national competitive standard and from pre-schoolers all the way up to adults.
After this apprenticeship
After this apprenticeship, you may have a preferred discipline. You will progress through the coaching qualifications this discipline offers before gaining a wider range of knowledge undertaking coaching courses in other disciplines.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
New Horizon Gymnastics
Kaylee Lake
newhorizongymnastics@outlook.com
07501216831
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000271248.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 2 October at 11:59pm)
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