Summary
Community Activators play a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of communities through sport and physical activity. Community Activator Coaches promote, deliver and coach fun, inclusive and engaging physical activities that communities and people can adopt to help maintain a physically active lifestyle.
Wage
£14,526.20 a year
Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm with flexible and hybrid working available.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
2 years
Positions available
4
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 a team of staff in supporting delivery of a range of physical activity/coaching solutions to communities
* Support with the delivery of sport and physical activity/coaching interventions to targeted groups, including adults and young children
* Create opportunities for participation in physical activity/coaching in and around community-based approaches
* Support exercise opportunities where appropriate
* Support within our indoor facilities both wet and dryside
* Support volunteers in developing skills to develop sustainable sessions and other locally-based physical activity/coaching opportunities
Where you’ll work
1 Freemans Quay
Durham
DH1 1SW
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
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
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Team working