Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship
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Horley (RH6 9XJ)
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 10 August 2025)
Posted on 23 July 2025
Contents
Summary
As a sports and movement coach you will be part of a team planning and delivering a variety of different sports and movement clubs to children and young people from underrepresented groups, including primarily those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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30 hours per week including evenings according to activities schedule. Very occasional weekend work may also be required but this is likely to be 2-3 times per year.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 17 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
Working as part of a small and passionate team you will be supporting the delivery of our wide range of sports and activity clubs, primarily for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. During the school term our activities include football clubs, multi sports clubs, home education sports groups, PE support within the school environment, 121 sessions and a youth club. During the school holidays we offer a wide range of school holiday activities as well as 121 sessions and football clubs. Sport is a big part of our offer but we also offer a range of other activities that are enriching to service users and support the development of soft skills.
Your specific duties will include:
- Getting to know the young people at our sessions and building a rapport with both them and their parents / carers.
- Understanding the additional needs of our service users and working out how best to support these.
- Planning activities for sessions that are fun and engaging to the service user and appropriate to their needs.
- Delivering individual activities within a session and as your confidence increases whole sessions.
- Where we are delivering sessions on behalf of a partner organisation, build relationships with these 'session owners' and ensure you understand what they expect of us and our delivery.
- Support the marketing of our PMActive services and be an ambassador for our brand.
- Follow PMActive policies and procedures to ensure our sessions are safe and the welfare of attendees is at the forefront of what we do.
- Report any safeguarding concerns to a member of the PMActive management team as soon as these are identified.
We genuinely believe this is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable jobs available. But like all jobs it's not always easy! The British weather can be unpredictable and sometimes that means we get wet, or too hot! We also work in an environment that can be challenging and requires a lot of patience. It's not for everyone, but if like us you enjoy a challenge, it's very rewarding!
What your apprenticeship includes:
- A mixture of face to face and online catch ups every 4 - 6 weeks to discuss feedback and progress
- A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars
- Reviews every 12 weeks with your Line Manager and apprenticeship Trainer
- The chance to get Functional Skills in English and maths (if you don’t already have GCSE)
As an apprentice with PMActive you will be studying towards a 15-month qualification that will be the Community Coach Activator Level 2 Apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
27 Carlton Tye
Horley
RH6 9XJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this employer
PMActive is a not for profit community interest company that provides activities and experiences for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and other under-represented groups. We understand the value of being active, and we believe that every child and young person should have the opportunity to participate regardless of their health conditions, disabilities or background. That's why we offer inclusive programs designed to ensure everyone accessing our services feels comfortable, engaged and confident.
After this apprenticeship
We are keen to work with you over the course of your apprenticeship to support your learning and give you the opportunities to develop your career. We do have high standards so if we meet people we like who can get the job done we're interested in exploring options for them to stay with us.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333458.
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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 10 August 2025)
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