Level 2 Community Activator Apprentice - Stevenage FC Foundation

Stevenage Football Foundation

Stevenage, SG2 8RH

Closes in 19 days (Monday 4 November)

Posted on 16 October 2024

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Summary

If you are passionate about football then this is the position for you. Working within the Community team at Stevenage. This offers a varied position that gives the valuable opportunities of gaining experience through working with young people, colleagues and key community partners in sport.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 10 November

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

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

Please note; that this is not a football coaching role.

The role involves:

• Assist with the delivery of all Foundation sessions, in a variety of settings, including Extra-Curricular Clubs, Premier League Primary Stars, Walking Football, Premier League Kicks, Junior Kickers, Active Tots, and Matchday Experiences
• Work with our Admin Team to ensure that all paperwork for sessions including registers, payments, session plans and registration forms are up to date and processed correctly
• Assisting with the development of new activity relating to your area of work to grow the Foundation’s reach within its community
• Work with the wider delivery team to ensure that Foundation equipment is well maintained and available for all sessions
• Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other relevant agencies and individual
• Provide support to senior staff and assist with the planning, development and delivery of foundation events
• Comply fully with all partnership policies and such relevant legislation as affects all programmes e.g. safeguarding, equal opportunities, health and safety, data protection
• Carry out such other duties as are within the scope and spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post, and level of responsibility and offer support to others when required
• Champion best practice linked to the Foundation’s policies and procedures, particularly Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Health & Safety to provide the best environment for participants.
• Attend relevant training and CPD events as and when required.
• To be an advocate for best practice and to promote the messages of the Stevenage FC Foundation, Stevenage Football Club, English Football League Trust, Premier League Communities and other partners

Where you’ll work

Stevenage FC Foundation

The Lamex Stadium

Broadhall Way

Stevenage

SG2 8RH

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

SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD

Your training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Planning and adapting sessions and activities that respond to customer feedback and encourage customers to develop a lifelong activity habit.
  • Coaching or leading pre-planned sport or physical activity sessions that are attractive to the target audience(s) and develop motivational relationships with customers.
  • Promoting a physical activity offer, (including but not exclusively) organised play and sport in the community which supports individuals on their behaviour change journey.
  • Working collaboratively with sports clubs and other community assets – including volunteers, public services, youth workers, the police and community champions.
  • Supporting customers to co-produce rewarding volunteering opportunities.
  • Supporting families to participate together in sport and physical activity.
  • Working effectively with customer insight to overcome individual, community and societal barriers to participation in physical activity and sport.
  • Contributing to the employer’s design of activities and services and practising the employer’s organisation’s values, policies and procedures.
  • Contributing to teams that deliver community events and festivals.
  • Supporting organisations to evaluate, develop and promote sessions and other opportunities such as outdoor group exercise and informal social play.
  • Maintaining personal safety and wellbeing, as well as that of customers.
  • Managing disruptive behaviours from individuals within the group setting.
  • Encouraging customers to be regularly active – both formally and informally – within sports clubs or leisure facilities including open-space.
  • Effectively using social media and technology, appropriately, to deliver targeted messages to identified customer groups for example children, teenagers, adults and older adults.
  • Effectively monitor and evaluate activities, sessions and projects using technology platforms to maintain accurate records and produce timely reports.

    • Your training plan

    Level 2 Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:

    • Safeguarding Level 1
    • Prevent Duty
    • Level 1/2 functional skills in maths and English (if required)
    • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
    • ENHANCED – NGB Football delivered by Club

    Delivery method and location of training to be confirmed.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • MATHS AND ENGLISH (grade GCSEs at grades A*-C/9-4 (or)

    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

    • Organisation skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    Stevenage Football Club Foundation (Charity No: 1140006) is the official charity of Stevenage Football Club, working to create a community where all can live an active, healthy, and positive life. The Foundation's work is built around two core principles – People & Potential, working on a number of projects with a variety of partners in order to deliver work that impacts those two principles. Delivering 185 sessions per week across Stevenage and surrounding areas, the Foundation engages with nearly 16,000 people a year. The core to our work and success is the committed, innovative, and passionate team of staff, who work tirelessly to create opportunities for people in our community to make positive choices to improve their lives and realise their potential. If this sounds like you, this could be your opportunity to join a team of likeminded people, and make a real difference to people in our community.

    https://stevenagefcfoundation.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Level 3 Community Sport and Health Officer Apprenticeship
    • Level 4 Community Sports Coach
    • Teaching Assistant with PE Focus in school setting
    • PE Teacher – following higher Education routes

    On successful completion of this apprenticeship the Community Activator Coach will be eligible to become an Affiliate Member of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD

    Adam Baker

    vacancies@esfapprenticeships.co.uk

    01438 791046

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282519.

    Apply now

    Closes in 19 days (Monday 4 November)

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    Company’s application instructions

    Please complete our application form and return to vacancies@esfapprenticeships.co.uk