Summary
The Apprentice will be responsible for assisting the qualified Football Coaches + PE Specialists in the planning, preparation and delivery of high-quality sessions.
Wage
£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Saturday, including evening and weekend work.
35 hours a week
Start date
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Duration
1 year
Positions available
2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Assisting the planning, preparation and delivery of high-quality Football, PE and sports provision to children and young people in an education and community environment.
* Although the main coaching area will be Football, all candidates must be comfortable delivering a variety of different sports and developing into a PE Specialist.
* The apprentice will also have administrative responsibilities.
Where you’ll work
Banks's Stadium
Bescot Crescent
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 4SA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SPORT STRUCTURES EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
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
* Level 2 Community Activator Coach Standard
* Highfield Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English (if necessary)
* Bespoke training programme that meets the standard criteria and is suitable for the employer and the requirements for the role
Requirements
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
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Physical fitness
* Motivating participants
* Effective communication
* Create progressive environment
* Create learning environment
* Observe and analyse
* Plan & evaluate sessions
* Use of word & excel