Rowing Coach Apprentice
COACH CORE FOUNDATION
Warrington (WA1 1SP)
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 12 August 2025)
Posted on 23 July 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to work with All Aboard Youth Rowing as a Coach based at Warrington Rowing Club.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
9am- 3pm
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 19 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
We are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to work with All Aboard Youth Rowing as a Coach based at Warrington Rowing Club, to work towards the Community Activator Coach Level 2, over the duration of 15 months, alongside you daily roles and responsiblities.
A background in the sport of rowing is not required, we can teach you everything you need to know. However, some experience of organised sport or gym-based training is desirable.
The apprentice coach will assist with the delivery of on-water rowing and land-based sessions on the rowing machine and in the gym.
At All Aboard Youth Rowing you will:
- Get paid to do something you love
- Assist with and eventually coach water rowing, land based rowing and gym sessions
- Get the chance to learn new skills, meet new contacts and open up future opportunities in sport
- Make a positive difference in the local community
- Work with a welcoming and supportive team
- Get a load of training opportunities at the same time
You will be a British Rowing Apprentice Rowing Coach, which allows you to get a qualification and get paid to do it.
You will be based at Warrington Rowing Club. The club provides free access to rowing to children from local state secondary schools.
Rowing is a sport that requires skill and technique in a boat as well as a dedication to land based training.
As an apprentice coach you will support the delivery of rowing on the river alongside our experienced rowing coaches and land-based training on the rowing machine and gym.
British Rowing will support your development as a coach enrolling you on to a Level 2 Club Coach award and allowing you the opportunity to shadow coaches working with Olympic pathway athletes.
Your qualification will be delivered by Lifetime Training, but you will be part of the Coach Core family - giving you access to loads of extra perks, including kit, training from partners such as UK Coaching and the chance to coach at local/regional sport events.
A background in sport of rowing is not required however, we would like candidates to demonstrate at interview how their prior experience in different sports or gym-based training could apply to the sport of rowing.
Rowing is an outdoor sport and rowing coaches will lead sessions in all weathers. We'll provide you with the right clothing to make sure you're safe and warm, but working in all weathers should be anticipated.
Where you'll work
Howley Lane
Warrington
WA1 1SP
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
- Patience
Other requirements
The key dates provided should be used as a guide only, if the position is filled the vacancy will be taken down.
About this employer
All Aboard Youth Rowing (originally called Warrington Youth Rowing) was founded by Ben Dunne, then Principal at Penketh High School and Richard Sinnott of Warrington Rowing Club in 2016 in the hope that they could engage with local pupils across Warrington giving them access to rowing, taking them on a sporting journey with the ambition to change their lives.
After this apprenticeship
- This apprenticeship can lead to many different career avenues
- The first is becoming a dedicated rowing coach
- The Apprentice may also wish to pursue a future career in community sports leading physical activity sessions or pursue S&C and gym based roles
In collaboration with British Rowing, together we will support you to become a fully qualified rowing coach. On track earnings for asessional rowing coach in the North West are £17.50 per hour.
Did you know...
- 89% of Coach Core graduates agreed that the programme had helped their career
- 60% were still working with their original employer and 74% of those were earning a higher salary once they completed
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333463.
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Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 12 August 2025)
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