PE & School Sport Apprentice

Summary

If you are passionate about physical activity and want to inspire other young people to enjoy PE and school sport, then this is a perfect role for you. Apprentices will benefit from a Level 3 qualification ‘Community Sport and Health Officer’, in addition to a number of other qualifications and training to support work in schools.

Wage: £14,526.20 a year
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Training course: Community sport and health officer (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday (Hours may vary) Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 July
Duration: 1 year
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

If you are passionate about physical activity and want to inspire other young people to enjoy PE and school sport, then this is a perfect role to earn and learn at the same time.

Apprentices will benefit from a Level 3 qualification ‘Community Sport and Health Officer’, in addition to a number of other qualifications and training to support work in schools.

Where you’ll work

STAUNTON-ON-WYE

HEREFORD

HR4 7LT

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

RIVERSIDE TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Successful application of tactics and strategies to empower people from inactive and hard to reach populations to take up an active lifestyle
Successful application of a range of approaches that bring about changes in attitudes and behaviours within target communities
Supporting people within target communities to become involved in the preparation, planning and delivery of sport and active lifestyles
Using local insight and customer-orientated marketing skills to attract high priority groups into existing leisure, parks and sport infrastructure
Negotiation, lobbying and brokerage skills with local partners across public health, community development and anti social behaviour
Demonstrate clear and effective communication techniques in order to give/receive information accurately and in a timely and positive manner
Problem solving and effective decision making with regards the design and implementation of sport and physical activity programmes
Writing successful funding bids to enable new, different or more opportunities to take place for sport and physical activity
Managing disruptive behaviour of clients and customers before, during and after activities
Managing and adapting personal behaviours to ensure provision is inclusive, customer-focused and accessible
Building partnerships and developing meaningful relationships with local partners and stakeholders in sport and physical activity

Your training plan

You will primarily work at the school, with one day per week on day release for training.

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
Organisation skills
Team working
Physical fitness

About this company

Their beautiful, eco-school is located in the village of Staunton-on-Wye, 12 miles west of Hereford. It is a small school with 98 children on roll, taught in four classes. Also on site is the privately run Staunton Pre-school. They are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils through strict safeguarding policies and procedures.

https://stauntonprimary.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This position is initially available on a full-time, fixed-term contract. Upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship, there is the possibility of an ongoing position, which will be discussed at the appropriate time.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RIVERSIDE TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000302748.

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Closes on Sunday 13 April 2025

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