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.
Annual wage
£9,984 a year
Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, between 7.30am and 4.30pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 17 February
Duration
1 year 3 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
* 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
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
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