Sports Apprentice with Swimming Specialism (Community Activator Coach)

Summary

The Community Activator Coach apprentice will have a love of sports and fitness and be physically active themselves. They will play a vital role in improving public health by supporting, enhancing and delivering the day-to-day operations and services of a leisure / fitness facility.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Applicants must be confident and happy to travel to and from our sites each day. Please only apply for this apprenticeship if the location suits your mode of transport and travel times etc.

Training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

Hours

37 hours per week, Monday – Sunday which may include evening and weekend working.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

7

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

Are you passionate about sport and physical activity and specifically have a love for swimming? Do you love working with children to make a difference and impact on their learning and wellbeing? Can you be a positive role model to inspire and motivate children? Would you relish the opportunity to work alongside a friendly, supportive and hard-working team? If so, our Community Activator Coach apprenticeship opportunity may be perfect for you!

The Community Activator Apprentice with Swimming specialism has an important role to play in improving the health and wellbeing of children, families and communities by supporting the delivery of fun, inclusive and engaging sessions using our pop-up swimming pools. Working alongside our pool co-ordinators and swim teachers, this apprenticeship will give you an introduction into the world of swim teaching. Along the apprenticeship journey, you will learn how to plan, deliver and review sessions. We will also fund your lifeguarding and swim teacher qualifications. You will get a diverse opportunity to develop your wider coaching skills during your work on our Active Holiday camps during school holidays.

Key aspects of the role include:

Working directly with pupils across key stages 1 and 2
Support the delivery of swimming across National Curriculum PE lessons
Support extra-curricular activities
Undertaking routine maintenance of equipment, water testing and maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the pool environment
Delivery of a range of interventions to support targeted pupil learning
Run/organise sports competitions/events
Use of technology to engage pupils with physical activity and sports especially swimming
Supporting holiday camp programmes and other extracurricular activities (where necessary)
Support other projects and activities relating to participation in sport and physical activity

Applicants must be confident and happy to travel to and from our sites each day. Please only apply for this apprenticeship if the location suits your mode of transport and travel times etc.

You will be allocated a site base, and the programme will operate on a site rotation basis throughout the Sandwell area. The ability to travel between sites is essential.

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Ln, Oldbury, B69 1HE
Sandwell Aquatic Centre, Londonderry Lane, Smethwick, B67 7EP
Tipton Leisure Centre, Alexandra Rd, Tipton, DY4 8TA
Tipton Sports Academy, Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton, DY4 0BS
Wednesbury Leisure Centre, High Bullen, Wednesbury, WS10 7HP

Training

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

College or training organisation

ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

Your training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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

Level 2 Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship Standard with Swimming Specialism

Sector specific CPD, such as;

NPLQ qualification
SEQ Level 1 Swim Teaching assistant qualification
SEQ Level 2 Swim Teacher qualification
Pool maintenance and water testing CPD
Supporting the PE curriculum (swimming focussed)
Behaviour Management
Safeguarding / Prevent
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Digital skills

Functional skills in maths and English (where required)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C or 4)
Maths (grade C or 4)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Physical fitness
Swimming and water safety
Technology Use
Punctual and Reliable

Other requirements

The successful applicant will receive: • Allocated workplace mentor • Access to employer training • Access to apprenticeship training delivered by Aspire Training Solutions • Allocated learning hours within the working week 20% off the job learning Successfully complete an on-site swim test without any floatation aids; which includes • treading water for 30 seconds at the deepest part of a pool • swimming 50 metres in 1 minute 12 seconds using any stroke • continuous 200-meter swim, 100 metres any front stroke, 100 metres back stroke, without stopping • single attempt to recover a mannequin from the bottom of a pool, up to 5 metres depth • able to climb out of the deepest part of a pool unaided • functional sight and hearing test We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work across our school settings is expected to share this commitment. Therefore, this position is subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS disclosure and relevant references.

About this company

Sandwell Leisure Trust is one of the largest Leisure Trusts in the UK. We manage seven leisure centres all within the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough and are proud to be IIP Silver accredited and have recently become the first Leisure Operator nationwide to be presented with the Order of Distinction from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for achieving 18 consecutive Gold Medal Awards in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards. We aim to get more local people active and carefully balance our social ethos and commercial aspirations to maintain, invest and develop a wide range of quality sport and leisure services for Sandwell

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After this apprenticeship

We will support you in your personal development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:

Careers within the Sport Coaching/education sector
Potential further employment with the organisation
Opportunity for further education
Opportunity to progress to become a swim teacher
Opportunity to become a pool co-ordinator
Opportunity to diversify into wider sports coaching roles and potentially progress onto the Level 4 Sports Coach apprenticeship

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