Education & Community Sports Coach Apprentice

We are looking for an inspirational apprentice coach to join our amazing charity which makes a positive impact to the lives of children and young people. The role involves using the power of sport and physical activity to positively engage young people in both schools and communities.

The Education and Community Sports Coach Apprentice will:

• Deliver sessions in schools and communities in line with the national curriculum
• Help to use sport and skill development as a tool for social change including employability skills developed through engaging in Sport and Physical Activity
• Plan engaging and innovative activities using either sport, physical activity or skill development
• Provide children and young people with great experiences using the power of sport
• Demonstrate the effectiveness of sport and skill development
• Maintain good relationships with key stakeholders - children, parents, business. managers, schoolteachers, headteachers, PE leads and community venues
• Use pupil voice and insight to design interventions that meet the needs of young people
• Use ICT to monitor and evaluate programmes to measure impact and demonstrate outcomes
• Understand the importance of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle
• Work with National Governing bodies of sport (NGBs) and other relevant sport development agencies
• Understand the principals of safeguarding, child protection and working with vulnerable adults
• Be first aid trained.

The successful candidate will have experience in:

• Leading sessions of sport and physical activity sessions within school, alternative provision and community/youth settings
• Maintaining relationships with key contacts in schools and community organisations
• Using various approaches to change attitudes to sport and physical activity in local communities
• Developing positive relationships and outcomes for young people that demonstrate challenging behaviour, at risk of becoming or are NEET or are within Alternative Provision
• Mentoring and supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes through PE, Sport and Physical Activity
• Supporting people to become involved in the preparation, planning and delivery of sport and exercise
• Communicating clearly with a range of different groups in a range of different ways
• Adapting to different situations and use own initiative to problem solve
• Building partnerships with local communities, businesses, and other relevant stakeholders
• Ensuring that provision is inclusive, customer focused and accessible

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Excellent work ethic and attention to detail
• Superb time management
• Adaptability
• A positive attitude to work and be a role model within communities
• A willingness to work as a team but also individually
• An appetite to learn and develop personally and professionally
• All the Active Fusion values in the way that they work and live
• Be able to travel independently to various location across South Yorkshire

Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer.   

Day release.  

You will undertake the Level 4 Sports Coach standard.     

Sports coach/Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed. 

You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become a star of the future!