Summary
If you are passionate about football, then this is the position for you. Working within the Community team at Stevenage. This offers a varied position that gives the valuable opportunities of gaining experience through working with young people, colleagues and key community partners in sport.
Wage
£9,984 a year
Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date
Friday 28 March
Duration
1 year 2 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
Please note; that this is not a football coaching role.
The role involves:
* Assist with the delivery of all Foundation sessions, in a variety of settings, including Extra-Curricular Clubs, Premier League Primary Stars, Walking Football, Premier League Kicks, Junior Kickers, Active Tots, and Matchday Experiences
* Work with our Admin Team to ensure that all paperwork for sessions including registers, payments, session plans and registration forms are up to date and processed correctly
* Assisting with the development of new activity relating to your area of work to grow the Foundation’s reach within its community
* Work with the wider delivery team to ensure that Foundation equipment is well maintained and available for all sessions
* Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other relevant agencies and individual
* Provide support to senior staff and assist with the planning, development and delivery of foundation events
* Comply fully with all partnership policies and such relevant legislation as affects all programmes e.g. safeguarding, equal opportunities, health and safety, data protection
* Carry out such other duties as are within the scope and spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post, and level of responsibility and offer support to others when required
* Champion best practice linked to the Foundation’s policies and procedures, particularly Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Health & Safety to provide the best environment for participants.
* Attend relevant training and CPD events as and when required.
* To be an advocate for best practice and to promote the messages of the Stevenage FC Foundation, Stevenage Football Club, English Football League Trust, Premier League Communities and other partners
Where you’ll work
Stevenage FC Foundation
The Lamex Stadium
Broadhall Way
Stevenage
SG2 8RH
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
SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD
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 Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:
* Safeguarding Level 1
* Prevent Duty
* Level 1/2 functional skills in maths and English (if required)
* End-Point Assessment (EPA)
* ENHANCED – NGB Football delivered by Club
Delivery method and location of training to be confirmed.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* MATHS AND ENGLISH (grade GCSEs at grades A*-C/9-4 (or)
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
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Initiative