Community & Interventions Team (CIT) Apprentice
Lincolnshire County Council
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 28 January)
Posted on 13 January 2025
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Summary
As a CIT Apprentice, you will support colleagues to plan and deliver an exciting programme of sport and positive activities within local communities, to engage and improve the outcomes for children, young people and families. You will support the delivery of quality personal and social development opportunities for children and young people.
- Annual wage
- £23,656 a year
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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The post requires the flexibility to work evenings, weekends and school holidays, as agreed in accordance with the needs of the service. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 3 February
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
- Support colleagues to plan and deliver an exciting programme of sport and positive activities within local communities
- Engage and improve the outcomes of children, young people and families
- Support the delivery of quality personal and social development opportunities for children and young people
- Support children and young people in their successful transition into adulthood
Where you’ll work
The Valley (Youth Centre)
The Gainsborough Academy
Sweyn Lane
Gainsborough
DN21 1PB
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
ACTIV FIRST 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
The apprenticeship is work-based, with your team supporting you to meet the requirements of the apprenticeship, within the role you'll be undertaking and also Activ First will be the training provider delivering the qualification, you may be expected to attend workshops during the apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or C and above)
- Maths (grade 4 or C and above)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this company
Positive Futures is a vibrant community-based project dedicated to creating safe and supportive spaces for young people. We are pleased to announce that we have openings for two Community & Interventions Team (CIT) Apprentices to join our dynamic team! This apprenticeship is intended to offer on-the-job training through the study of a Level 2 Community Activator Coach qualification.
After this apprenticeship
- A career within an activity worker/youth hub role
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACTIV FIRST LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294379.
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Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 28 January)
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