Sports Coaching Apprentice

COACH CORE FOUNDATION

Leicester (LE2 8AD)

Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 13 August 2025)

Posted on 23 July 2025

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Summary

Everything that Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation is working towards; every community programme, recreational team and inclusive opportunity that is on offer allows us to make great strides towards enhancing and extending the reputation, reach and profile of the game and Leicestershire Cricket.

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
30 hours a week - 25hrs delivery and 5hrs non-contact time for portfolio work, exact shifts TBC.

30 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 20 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

Coach Core’s vision is to drive social mobility through apprenticeships and sport, so that every young person can reach their true potential and inspire those around them. Since our launch in 2012, we have worked with over 150 of the biggest sports providers, youth clubs and charities in the country, supporting over 500 young people.

The Community Activator Coach role is the perfect opportunity to understand the role of sport and physical activity in the Community, and with LCCC you will be a full, active, and supportive member of the Cricket Participation team that will deliver the cricket participation elements of the L&RCF’s strategy.

The role will include:

  • Deliver coaching experiences that drive growth in accessibility and participation in disability cricket opportunities across the county.
  • Deliver programmes and competitions to grow opportunities for adults and juniors to play disability cricket
  • Identify facilities access and areas of demand to grow opportunities for adults and juniors to play disability cricket
  • Help to deliver disability cricket volunteer workforce development within recreational clubs and hubs across the county
  • Deliver coaching sessions in schools and SEND settings
  •  Develop school-to-club / hub partnerships that connect participants to their optimal next cricket experience
  • Work closely with Lord's Taverners and England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to further develop disability cricket in the County
  • Support the delivery of safeguarding and compliance for cricket in the county
  • Prioritise inclusivity across responsibilities and feedback talent identification into the County Club’s performance pathway
  • Track performance against the strategy goals and KPIs. Provide regular reports and updates on progress
  • To undertake any reasonable tasks at the request of the Managing Director or your line manager
  • Support LCCC team members with activity delivery on matchdays.
  • Previous experience of working in a sports development environment would be advantageous, but not essential

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)
  • Working towards a Community Sport and Health Officer Apprenticeship L3 apprenticeship over the course of 12-18 months

We particularly welcome applicants from female, black, minority, neurodiverse, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and homosexual, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently underrepresented within the industry.

Where you'll work

The Fischer County Ground
Leicester
LE2 8AD

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 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

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

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 role will require mandatory online health & safety, safeguarding & prevention training to be completed in line with all other employees. A current driving licence and access to a car are essential.

About this employer

At Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Foundation we are aiming to ‘secure the future of cricket by inspiring people to choose and enjoy a lifelong involvement in the game.’ As part of this vision, we aim to use cricket to address issues of social wellbeing and inequalities in our local communities.

https://www.leicestershireccc.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship opens up loads of opportunities for your future. Here’s what some Coach Core graduates are now up to across the Country:

Health and Wellbeing Officer- Argyle Community Trust.

Full-time Basketball Coach - Bristol Flyers.

Inclusion Officer- Surrey FA.

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 VAC1000333464.

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Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 13 August 2025)

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