Apprentice Trampoline/Gymnastics Coach

EXETER TRAMPOLINE CENTRE LTD

EXETER (EX2 5GL)

Closes in 19 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 July 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity is available with Exeter Trampoline Academy (ETA) to be an apprentice as an Assistant Trampoline or Gymnastics Coach. If you want to work with children in a fun, dynamic and fast paced environment, please apply.

Wage

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

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Extra hours available and there is an increase in hourly rate with qualifications and full time job available after apprenticeship for the right person.

Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Monday-Saturday (with 1 day off in the week which will always stay the same). ETA opening hours are 10:30-20:30. You will work on a rota of 30 hours a week. Some days will be a long shift, others with be only 16:00-20:00.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 18 August 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • Welcoming members/ beginners into the club
  • Leading warm ups and cool downs
  • Assisting experienced coaches
  • Coaching Trampolining or gymnastics to children
  • Basic admin duties (e.g. registers)
  • Maintaining and cleaning of centre
  • Maintaining safety at all times

Where you'll work

6 APPLE LANE
EXETER
EX2 5GL

Training

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

College or training organisation

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

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

All training is alongside British Gymnastics through Bridgwater and Taunton College this is mostly remote learning. All work is carried out at ETA - EX2 5GL. College training is weekly and on the job training is constant. 

More training information

  • NVQ Level 2 Community Activator Coach
  • UKCC Level 1&2 Trampoline Coach
  • UKCC Level 1 Gymnastics Coach
  • UKCC Safeguarding 

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

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Need to be physically fit and able.

About this company

ETA is a growing trampoline club in Exeter holding many different classes for all ages and abilities. For more information see www.exetertrampoline.co.uk

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Company benefits

Free parking outside the venue,

After this apprenticeship

Full time coaching at ETA or can move forward to work with other sports or other jobs working with children. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EXETER TRAMPOLINE CENTRE LTD

Polly Buzza-Johns

polly@exetertrampoline.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331027.

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Closes in 19 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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