Leisure Team Member Apprentice

Summary

Join our Leisure Team as an Apprentice and gain hands-on experience in a variety of roles, from lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons to leading group activities and maintaining a safe, clean facility. No two days are the same, offering the perfect opportunity to develop diverse skills while making a real impact in your community!

Annual wage: £13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
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Training course: Leisure team member (level 2)
Hours: Full Time – Up to 40 hours - Shifts and weekend work TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 6 January
Duration: 1 year 8 months
Positions available: 2

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

Work as part of a team to manage a variety of operational duties. In a typical shift, perform multiple roles, including:

Opening or closing the facility
Welcoming customers
Delivering gym inductions and group exercise sessions
Teaching swimming lessons
Cleaning and maintaining the facility
Walking the gym floor and preparing the sports hall for activities (e.g., badminton)
Leading and delivering sports sessions

Where you’ll work

Belper Leisure Centre

John O'gaunts Way

Belper

DE56 0DA

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

Leisure team member (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Work in a team to support peers and colleagues to meet the goals of the business.
Communicate (written, verbal) accurately and effectively and in line with legal requirements. E.g. Information on products and accident reporting procedures.
Undertake the operational housekeeping of the leisure facility. For example, assembling, dismantling, routine maintenance and storage of equipment. Cleaning tasks. Opening and closing procedures, including evacuation. Safe set up of equipment and activities.
Monitor customer use of equipment and ensure their safety, intervening as necessary.
Comply with the legal requirements to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all colleagues and customers within the facility, such as Equality Act, HSE Act, COSHH, RIDDOR, Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Data Protection, BSI and European guidelines relevant to the environment, first aid regulations.
Use IT including front of house system, social media and digital channels.
Perform all the duties of a swimming teacher including; delivering swimming lessons that develop water confidence, core aquatic skills, safety and technical skills across a range of participants of different abilities from non swimmer to advanced. Promoting and raising awareness of swimming opportunities. Supervising and leading swimming teachers assistants.
Perform the duties of a lifeguard including; working as part of a team to provide safe supervision of swimmers and prevent accidents. How to intervien providing rescues and life saving techniques when necessary.
Perform all of the duties of a gym instructor; including; conducting, gym inductions, client consultations, assessment and review and health screening. Use underpinning knowledge of anatomy, physiology, human movement and biomechanics and applying fitness training techniques. Planning, reviewing and delivering safe and effective gym based exercise programmes with individuals and small groups.
Plan activity sessions using techniques that are suitable for the participant(s) and their goals.
Undertake pre-activity screening and health and safety checks when leading group sessions/classes.
Lead groups using appropriate communication methods and instructing styles and apply suitable group management techniques when instructing participants.

Your training plan

The training schedule hasn't been agreed yet. Off the job learning is a rule set by the ESFA which states that the apprentice should spend at least 6 hours per week of their apprenticeship learning and developing.

More training information

Activfirst is an innovative and forward-thinking apprenticeship provider with over 10 years of experience. Training is specifically tailored to ensure all apprentices develop the skills they need to thrive in the workplace; giving employees a real advantage with career progression and allowing the employer to futureproof their workforce.

Apprenticeship Duration - 17 months learning - 20 months including the end point assessment. Qualifications earned include: -

Award in Lifeguarding
Certificate in Teaching Swimming
Certificate in Gym Instructing
Certificate in First Aid

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 / C)
Maths (grade 4 /C)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

About this company

The purpose of every team member at Trilogy Active is to work together in a positive, creative fashion as one team to deliver the core values and company strategy. The apprentice will be expected to adopt the behaviours and company culture to promote, encourage and achieve excellence, and as part of a wellbeing organisation, to inspire active lifestyles and improve the lives of people in our community.

https://www.trilogyactive.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free Supergold health, well-being, and fitness membership. Generous annual leave plus discretionary birthday off and Holiday Flex - add up to 10 extra days annual leave. Workplace bike scheme, Health Cash Plan and Wider Wallet Benefits Hub.

After this apprenticeship

On successful completion of this apprenticeship the Leisure Team member will be eligible to become a Recreation Assistant
Practitioner Member of the Chartered Institute for the
Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Trilogy Active

Stuart Thomas

stuart.thomas@nltrust.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286684.

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Closes in 19 days (Friday 13 December at 11:59pm)

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