Sports Coach Apprenticeship

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in a professional sporting organisation and develop your sports coaching skills within a school or summer camp in the Hackney or Rotherhithe area. You will be responsible for sports equipment, cleaning and maintaining, plus more. Apply now!

Wage: £11,778 a year
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Training course: Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours: Monday - Friday, times to be advised.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 4 April
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

To be responsible for sports equipment, cleaning and maintaining
Support coaches in sports clubs and summer camps
Assist teachers during PE lesson
Maintain Health and Safety
Risk assessment, support pupils in developing their sports skills

Where you’ll work

C/O Accountingpreneur Ltd

2nd Floor, 26 Goodge Street

London

W1T 2QG

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

CELLAR TAPES 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

Community Activator Coach - Level 2
Functional Skills English and maths if required
Training will be done on location

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
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

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

Team get involved is a professional sporting organisation delivering services in Physical Education, School Sports and Physical Activities. We believe that sport is a powerful catalyst for children to cultivate discipline and life skills. Our goal is to use sports as a tool to engage and help develop the next generation, with education for sport and health.

After this apprenticeship

Permanent position

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