PE & School Sport Apprentice

Earl Mortimer College

Leominster (HR6 8JJ)

Closes on Wednesday 30 July 2025

Posted on 4 June 2025

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Summary

If you are passionate about physical activity and want to inspire other young people to enjoy PE and school sport, then this is a perfect role to earn and learn at the same time.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Community sport and health officer (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, School hours. Shifts confirmed.

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 7 August 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

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

As a PE Teaching Assistant, you will support teachers in delivering PE lessons and engaging inactive young people.

Your role includes:

  • Assisting with extra-curricular clubs, active break times, and lunchtimes
  • You will also deliver small group or one-to-one interventions using physical activity to improve behaviour, attendance, and handwriting

Administrative tasks include:

  • Arranging participation in sports competitions and festivals
  • You will be responsible for sports equipment, display boards, and promoting physical activities within the school

Additionally, you will support young leaders and sports ambassadors in their roles.

Where you'll work

Earl Mortimer College
Leominster
HR6 8JJ

Training

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

College or training organisation

RIVERSIDE TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Successful application of tactics and strategies to empower people from inactive and hard to reach populations to take up an active lifestyle
  • Successful application of a range of approaches that bring about changes in attitudes and behaviours within target communities
  • Supporting people within target communities to become involved in the preparation, planning and delivery of sport and active lifestyles
  • Using local insight and customer-orientated marketing skills to attract high priority groups into existing leisure, parks and sport infrastructure
  • Negotiation, lobbying and brokerage skills with local partners across public health, community development and anti social behaviour
  • Demonstrate clear and effective communication techniques in order to give/receive information accurately and in a timely and positive manner
  • Problem solving and effective decision making with regards the design and implementation of sport and physical activity programmes
  • Writing successful funding bids to enable new, different or more opportunities to take place for sport and physical activity
  • Managing disruptive behaviour of clients and customers before, during and after activities
  • Managing and adapting personal behaviours to ensure provision is inclusive, customer-focused and accessible
  • Building partnerships and developing meaningful relationships with local partners and stakeholders in sport and physical activity

Your training plan

Community Sport and Health Officer Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

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

  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

About this company

We are a secondary school in Leominster, Herefordshire, proudly rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. Serving a vibrant and diverse community, we are committed to nurturing every student through our core values of Engagement, Mindset, and Challenge. Join us on a journey of growth, learning, and ambition.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full time role

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RIVERSIDE TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324321.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 July 2025

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