Community Activator Coach SportsCool - Level 2 Apprenticeship
EW SSC LIMITED
Lytham St. Annes, FY8 5FT
Closes in 25 days (Sunday 19 January)
Posted on 27 November 2024
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Summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join SportsCool Preston & Fylde on a brand-new Apprenticeship Standard Level 2 Community Activator Coach. This opportunity is to start in January 2025. This is a remote role and requires the successful applicant to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday with some weekend working.
Shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 20 January
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
As an apprentice you will be a key member of the SportsCool team, and the role will involve the following duties:
- Supporting and coordinating the delivery of sports coaching sessions in Primary Schools and the Community
- Delivery of sessions in a variety of school and community settings
- Reinforcing learning and behaviour routines
- Encouraging full integration into class activities
- Provide a fun and safe learning environment for all children
- Provide excellent customer service to both schools and parents
What will you need to bring to the role?
This position would suit an active person who is looking to develop a career in physical activities or outdoor education.
It would be an advantage if candidates had some prior knowledge maybe through group activity such as Scouts, Cadets, Girl Guides, Duke of Edinburgh, Sporting Clubs or have a keen interest in sports and sporting activities.
You'll be a confident communicator with a friendly and approachable manner. A solid team player you will also be able to work under your own initiave with a 'can-do' attitude and be good at planning and organising.
With a creative and adaptable approach you will be highly self-motivated to work with children and schools to achieve positive outcomes.
The hours of work are 30 hours over Monday to Friday, with some weekend working and flexibility required to meet the needs of the role, which can vary during term-time and holiday clubs.
Where you’ll work
Jubilee House,
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 5FT
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
SKERN LODGE 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
Full training will be given and support to achieve a variety of coaching qualifications.
During the duration of the apprenticeship, you will be supported by our Training Specialist.
Your tailored learning programme will include:
- 1-2-1 teaching and observations: Coaching, teaching, and supporting you at the workplace with visits at regular and agreed intervals
- Tutorials: Apprentices will be offered regular 1-2-1 tutorial time remotely with their specialist trainer
- E-learning: We provide an e learning platform with work and activities for apprentices to complete
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English and Maths (grade 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
- Organisation skills
- Creative
- Team working
- Communication skills
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Problem solving skills
Other requirements
The role is Home-Based with travel across Preston and Fylde (PR and FY postcodes). To be considered for this role you must have a valid UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle that can be insured for business use. A Clear Enhanced DBS will be required for this position.
About this company
SportsCool Preston & Fylde are part of one of the UK’s leading sports and dance coaching organisations. With over 16 years experience and an innovative approach to sports coaching they have been able to sustain a motivated team delivering outstanding coaching sessions, working with over 35,0000 children in over 150 schools per week.
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the Standard, you will be automatically given CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) at Affiliate Member level. Additionally, you will have access to a national network of support in a variety of sports and to coaching qualifications and the chance to work with a team of committed coaches with a vast range of experience in traditional and non-traditional sports. Future opportunity for this to become a permanent role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKERN LODGE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289574.
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Closes in 25 days (Sunday 19 January)
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