Alan Higgs - Leisure Centre Apprentice (Swim teaching, Lifeguard, Gym Instruction)
Alan Higgs Leisure Centre
Coventry, CV3 1JP
Closes today at 11:59pm
Posted on 10 September 2024
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Summary
The Leisure Centre Apprentice will have a love of sports and fitness. They will play a vital role in improving public health by supporting, enhancing and delivering day to day operations & services of a leisure/fitness facility. This involves poolside duties/lifeguarding, delivering swimming lessons, gym instruction & general customer service.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Leisure team member (level 2)
- Hours
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30 hours per week, hours will be determined by shift patterns for the individual centres (Open 7 days a week between 6.30am and 10pm). The role will potentially involve evening and weekend work.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 1 October
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
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3
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
The Leisure Team Member will have a love of sports and fitness and be physically active themselves. They will play a vital role in improving public health by supporting, enhancing and delivering the day-to-day operations and services of a leisure/fitness facility.
- Supporting the day-to-day operations and services of a leisure/fitness facility
- Working directly with children and adults of all ages
- Working collaboratively with a wide range of partner organisations
- Undertaking routine maintenance of equipment and maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the environment
- They may need to act as a Lifeguard, Swimming Teacher, Gym Instructor, and Group Activity Leader
- Setting up equipment for activities, events and competitions
- Offering excellent customer service as a first point of contact for customers, answering queries and dealing with straightforward complaints (underpinned by excellent product knowledge)
- Maintaining accurate records and promoting activities using facilities IT systems
By the end of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will have the skills to work as a Fitness Instructor, Lifeguard and Swimming Teacher.
Where you’ll work
Allard Way
Coventry
CV3 1JP
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
ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
Your training course
Leisure team member (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
The blended learning delivery design encompasses a range of methods to engage apprentices and offers a rich and exciting programme. Your training programme will involve:
- Level 2 Leisure Team Member Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 2 Award in Pool Lifeguarding
- Level 2 Certificate in Fitness or Gym Instruction
- Level 3 certificate in First Aid
- Level 2 in Teaching Swimming
- Functional Skills in maths and English if needed
Skills festival days for additional added value CPD:
- Safeguarding/Prevention
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Employability skills
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C/4+)
- Maths (grade C/4+)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Strong swimmer
About this company
At CV Life, we are dedicated to bringing the benefits that sport, health and fitness provides to the people of Coventry. We offer fantastic facilities for all the family, and for every level of fitness and skill. Everyone is welcome at CV Life! Our centres across the city provide a wide range of sporting facilities including; a 50m and two 25m swimming pools, health spas, fitness suites, 3G football pitches and much more. Finding a variety of activities you enjoy and integrating exercise into your daily routine is the perfect way of staying healthy – and at CV Life we want to provide easy opportunities to do just that. We have locations in every part of the city, making access to health and fitness even easier – from The Alan Higgs Centre in the South East to the Xcel Leisure Centre in the South West The Wave in the very centre of Coventry; whilst Centre AT7 and Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre are to the North of Coventry is a community fitness centre with premium facilities. An active Lifestyle is a great way to improve your health and wellbeing – and we all achieve it differently. At CV Life, we want to help as many people as possible to access the activities that work best for them.
After this apprenticeship
By the end of the apprenticeship, the apprentice will have the skills to work as a Fitness Instructor, Lifeguard and Swimming Teacher.
We will support you in your personal and professional development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:
- Careers within the sports & leisure industry
- Potential further employment with the employer
- Opportunity for further education
On successful completion of this apprenticeship the Leisure Team member will be eligible to become a Recreation Assistant Practitioner Member of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). Depending on the qualifications undertaken through the apprenticeship, Lifeguard, Swimming Teacher and Gym Instructor Practitioner Memberships may also be accessible.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
Wendy Jackson
wajackson@cvlife.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275980.
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Closes today at 11:59pm
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