Apprentice Sports coach
BARNSLEY SPORT & ACTIVITY FORUM LTD
About the Role
Active Barnsley is a registered local charity dedicated to improving physical and mental health, sports performance, and active lifestyles across the Barnsley community. Based at Shaw Lane Sports Club, Active Barnsley works alongside schools, community groups, and local authorities to deliver accessible health-based activities.
To undertake the 1st4sport Level 2 Award in Instructing Cycle Training Bikeability training course which would then require delivery of the programme in primary and secondary schools across B• Upon completing the Bikeability training, whilst working in pairs deliver Bikeability Levels 1-3 which includes both on road and playground cycle training, supporting pupil groups and promoting safe cycling
- Assist in the delivery of children Learn to Ride sessions
- Assist coaches delivering PE lessons, helping set up equipment, supporting pupils, and ensuring safe, positive participation
- Help communicate with school staff, manage registers, and support smooth delivery of sessions
- As part of the team, deliver and assist and the HAF school holiday camps and any other community events and multi-sport sessions
- Assist with bookings for Bikeability, holiday camps, PE services, and community sessions
- Maintain registers, update records, process forms
- Support social media updates and email communications
- Help with community events, multi-sport sessions, and holiday activities
- Promote and represent Active Barnsley in reliable and positive manor throughout
- Be punctual at all times, meeting staff and varies schools or pick points accordingly
- Adhere to and support and report all health and safety and safeguarding concerns
- Attend team meetings
- Be willing to commute to different schools and community setting across the Borough.
- Complete any CPD training
For the right candidate there will be the opportunity to progress into a full-time role (funding dependant). Three current full-time members of our staff came through the apprentice scheme several years ago.
Full time role available for the right candidate (funding permitting).
About the Training
The apprentice will spend time at the work place with Active Barnsley based on Shaw Lane as well as completing Level 2 Customer Service at Barnsley College.
About the Employer
Active Barnsley is a registered local charity dedicated to improving physical and mental health, sports performance, and active lifestyles across the Barnsley community. Based at Shaw Lane Sports Club, Active Barnsley works alongside schools, community groups, and local authorities to deliver accessible health based activities.
Skills Required
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Physical fitness
Training Provider
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Course/Training
Customer service practitioner (level 2)