Sports Coaching Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for a sports apprentice with a passion for youth work. At Youth Moves we use sport to positively engage young people and to support our youth work.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours: 30 hours per working week - Exact days and shifts to be confirmed
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 17 February
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.

The Community Activator Coach role is the perfect opportunity to understand the role of sport and physical activity in the Community, and as an apprentice coach at Youth Moves, you will be working In open access youth clubs, schools and detached settings to use your skills as a sports coach and assist in the provision of a fun, balanced and inclusive programme of personal and social education opportunities that meets the needs of young people.

Key Job Outcomes

· To promote and encourage the participation of young people by establishing contact and giving support

· To promote equal opportunities in the provision of the youth service and take positive steps to counter discrimination.

· To assist the team in planning, delivering and evaluating the youth work programme, so that it achieves agreed outcomes.

· To provide practical assistance to the Youth Worker in charge/ Senior Youth Worker by contributing to the planning and delivery of a programme of activities that generates interest among the target group

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).

You will work towards your Community Activator Coach Level 2 qualification over the course of 12-18 months

Where you’ll work

The Park Centre

BS4 1DQ

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

Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English.

- 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).

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

None required (grade None required)

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

Team Working
Organisation Skills

Other requirements

We are a Youth Work organisation first and foremost; we value sport to engage young people but there will be sessions where you may find you are doing less sports coaching and more youth work.

About this company

Youth Moves is here for the young people of South Bristol. As a youth-driven charity, we deliver the best for young people through our outstanding youth work. We help and encourage individuals to live their best lives -to feel safe and to be themselves, to be happy and have fun, to grow and be confident. We give young people a voice and make sure they're heard. Our youth clubs offer positive, purpose-built spaces in the heart of South Bristol where young people can meet, take part in a range

After this apprenticeship

Youth Moves has a history of their Coach Core apprentices moving into fulltime employment upon the completion of the apprenticeship.

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