Sport and Activity Coach Apprenticeship

Summary

To support and lead in the delivery of enjoyable, progressive, and safe programmes of activities in adherence with Epic Partners requirements, helping to maximise the positive impact of each session's delivery and its projected outcomes. Support in the development of young people into the role of mentors.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours: Exact Shifts To Be Confirmed - Including Evenings and Weekends.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 30 October
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

At Epic Partners you will work towards your L2 Community Activator Coach Qualification over the course of 15 Months.

Main Responsibilities:

To work as part of a project delivery team to create fun, inspiring, and meaningful projects to children and young people
To develop, plan and lead sports and youth activities
Build relationships with schools and local organisations to enable effective delivery of services and activities
Collect monies and keep accurate records in accordance with Epics procedures
Support and contribute to promotional materials to raise awareness of the provision through parent groups, assembly's, classroom drops, websites, social media, taster sessions, flyers etc.
Ensure that all paperwork is completed for each session in a timely and accurate manner, to the standards required and outlined in Epic Partners policy and procedures
To assist the delivery team to programme and structure effectively and safely, the sessions on offer to young people and in line with all Government Covid-19 measures and Epic Partners Covid-19 Policy
To develop, support and motivate the delivery team to provide an exceptional programme offer for children and young people and be a role model for both the staff and young people, presenting a positive 'can do' attitude
To ensure all service and activity offers is well communicated and marketed
To comply with all policies and procedures, with reference to safeguarding, codes of conduct, health and safety, and equality and diversity, to ensure all activities are accessible
Provide risk assessments to ensure the facilities remain at a high standard to the support team and ensure the venues either indoors or outside is fit for purpose
To represent Epic Partners positively and effectively in all dealings with internal colleagues and external partners
To ensure that overall and programme participation targets are consistently met, for example attendance targets and outcomes targets for grant funded projects
To demonstrate commitment to the process of feedback and review of the departments delivery to measure performance, demonstrate the impact and ensure continuous improvement of delivery
To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or the Chief Executive Officer
Lead staff to ensure an outstanding and exemplary programme of activities is provided, which ensures active participation and equality of opportunity for all attending
Ensuring the activities being undertaken are capable of fulfilling/supporting the charity's aims and mission and recognising and managing change if not
Developing and maintaining a culture that supports the achievement of high engagement and standards across the department
Overseeing risk for the specific areas of responsibility, with a particular focus on Safeguarding matters
Mentioning adherence to current safeguarding guidelines
Providing regular evaluation of the service and utilising data for the continuous improvement of the service, as well as to provide reporting and monitoring documents for funders, trustees, partners, schools, and CEO as requested
Leading, and motivating a staff team to ensure a 'best in class', cohesive service, which is recognised and respected
Carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post

Where you’ll work

The Oliver Hind Youth Club

NG2 4HT

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 Level 2 including Functional Skills in maths and English

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

About this company

Who are Epic Partners? Epic is a small team of specialists that possess a diverse set of skills, ranging from sports programme facilitation to English and IT teaching. Our staff are drawn from a variety of backgrounds, but we have one common purpose, to enrich the lives of the communities that we serve. We offer physical activity packages to schools that includes lunchtime activities, after-school clubs and P.E lessons as well as pastoral services to help support the learning and emotional res

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship opens up loads of opportunities for your future. Here's what some Coach Core graduates are now up to across the Country:

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Did you know? 89% of Coach Core graduates agreed that the programme had helped their career 60% were still working with their original employer and 74% of those were earning a higher salary once they completed.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278867.

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Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 23 October)

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