Apprentice Sports Coach

Summary

The Coach will be responsible for supporting sports coaching sessions and managing different age groups. Working in schools, nurseries, parks and other institutions to deliver high-quality sports provision. The ideal candidate should live in North, North West, West, North East or East London due to location of employers we work with.

Wage

£10,400 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 between 9.00am - 7.30pm shift work, typically 5 hours across 5 days. Sessions where the successful candidates work are broken into 2 hrs sessions, 1.5 hr sessions.

25 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 November 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

• Preparing and delivering sport and physical activity sessions.
• Session planning
• Promoting activities and projects via on-street leafleting
• Working collaboratively with Senior Management & Team Leaders to successfully carry out a timetable
• Working effectively with the young people to support them overcome individual and societal barriers to participation in sport and physical activity
• Being an effective team player when delivering community sports events and festivals

Where you'll work

Princes Park Football Club
Edgware
NW9 7ND

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SPORT STRUCTURES EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

What you'll learn

• Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
• Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
• Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
• Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
• Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
• Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
• Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
• Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
• Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
• Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
• Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
• Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
• Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
• Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
• Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
• Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in personal and professional development.
• Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
• Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
• Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.
• Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
• Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
• Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
• Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
• Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
• Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
• Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
• Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
• Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
• Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
• Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
• Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
• Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
• Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
• Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
• Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in personal and professional development.
• Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
• Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
• Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.

Training schedule

• 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 to the employer and the requirements for the role

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade Grade 4 (C) or above)
• Maths (grade grade 4 (C) or above)

Level 1 in:

Sports Coaching (grade Pass)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

• The role is a flexible one and in this role individuals can expect to work varied and unsociable hours, including evenings / weekends, and during school holiday periods
• It is unlikely individuals will undertake a regular daily work pattern or set of recurring tasks