Community Coach Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to work with older people in leisure centres and care settings using inclusive games and physical activities alongside other social activities to help them improve their physical and mental wellbeing,

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours: 30 hours a week, exact shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 1 January
Duration: 1 year 3 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

Coach Core’s vision is to drive social mobility through apprenticeships and sport, so that every young person can reach their true potential and inspire those around them. Since our launch in 2012, we have worked with over 150 of the biggest sports providers, youth clubs and charities in the country, supporting over 500 young people.

This role will be a collaboration between Fusion Lifestyle and Sporting Memories, a charity and social enterprise that helps older people to reminisce, replay and reconnect through the power of sport and physical activity.

Fusion Lifestyle is a highly experienced sports and leisure management organisation. We work in partnership with local authorities, schools and colleges, and other public sector organisations, to provide recreational sport, health and fitness activities to local communities.

Launched in 2011, Sporting Memories supports a wide range of people aged 50-plus, including those living with dementia, living with depression or facing isolation and loneliness to improve their mental and physical wellbeing through our regular club sessions, situated within local communities across England, Scotland and Wales.

The Community Activator Coach role is the perfect opportunity to understand the role of sport and physical activity in the Community, and as a coach with Witham Leisure Centre you will be helping to run fully accessible and inclusive group sessions that are physically and mentally stimulating as well as games combined with supporting sporting reminiscence sessions.

Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting activities within a weekly Sporting Memories Club within the leisure centre including preparation
Admin support for Sporting Memories Club connecting with Members and volunteers
Referral connections – connecting with referral partners in the Community
Facilitating inclusive activities (including travel) in other settings (e.g. care homes)
Facilitating inclusive seated physical activities and games in Leisure Centre
Other duties as given by your line manager

What your apprenticeship includes:

A mixture of face to face and online catch ups every 4 - 6 weeks to discuss feedback and progress
A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars
Reviews every 12 weeks with your line manager and apprenticeship trainer
The chance to get Functional Skills in English and maths (if you don’t already have GCSE or equivalent)
Working towards a level 2 Community Activator Coach apprenticeship over the course of 12-18 months

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds but particularly applicants from female, black, minority, neurodiverse, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and homosexual, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

Where you’ll work

Spinks Lane

Witham

CM8 1EP

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

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Team working

Other requirements

Missed out on getting your Maths and English GCSE’s? Don’t worry- you can still apply but you will need to complete Functional Skills Level 2 before you finish the apprenticeship. Our Learning Coaches can support you with this so don’t let this put you off!

About this company

Fusion Lifestyle was established in April 2000 following a decision by a London Borough Council to outsource the management of the leisure facilities. Fusion now manages a diverse portfolio of facilities using our specialist expertise to provide sustainable solutions for councils and exciting products and programmes for our customers. Fusion is a national operator managing leisure facilities from Wales to London and as far north as Newcastle.

https://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/witham-leisure-centre/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Ongoing training and development.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282724.

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Closes in 10 days (Sunday 1 December)

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