Summary
An exciting apprenticeship with a sports coaching company based in the Berkshire/Surrey area working in primary schools delivering school PE and after-school clubs. Apprentices will have the chance to learn from and work with experienced PE teachers delivering a variety of PE lessons and sporting clubs.
Wage
£11,778 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 Friday, between 7.30am and 4.30pm.
30 hours a week
Start date
Monday 21 July 2025
Duration
1 year 3 months
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 delivery of PE
* Working with children
* Working alongside experienced teaching staff
Where you’ll work
12 MILBANKE COURT
MILBANKE WAY
BRACKNELL
RG12 1RP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
C.M.S. VOCATIONAL TRAINING 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
* Apprentices will gain a qualification to get a Level 2 Community Activator award
* Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
* There may also be opportunities to enrol on National Governing body courses such as The FA and RFU
* All additional training will be funded by In2Sport
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English (grade 4)
* Physical Education (grade 4 or higher)
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
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Physical fitness
Other requirements
The vacancy will involve working both outdoors and indoors as an assistant PE teacher