Community Activator Coach Apprentice
BARNSLEY COMMUNITY GYMNASTIC ACADEMY
BARNSLEY (S71 3HX)
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 August 2025
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Summary
As an apprentice, you'll play a vital role in our daily operations and the development of our gymnasts. Planning, leading and coaching physical activities for people of all ages in the community
- Wage
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£9,422.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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24 hours per week (including study time) shifts to be arranged.
24 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 23 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Coaching and Training: If you already hold a British Gymnastics Level 1 qualification, you'll start coaching. If not, you'll receive comprehensive training to achieve this qualification, learning how to lead engaging and effective gymnastics sessions.
- Athlete Support: You'll work closely with experienced coaches, supporting gymnasts during warm-ups, helping them refine their techniques, and providing essential spotting and assistance as they learn new skills.
- Session Preparation: You'll be instrumental in setting up and tidying away equipment for classes, ensuring a safe and organized training environment.
- Developing Your Skills: Under supervision, you'll gain hands-on experience in planning and developing your own coaching sessions, fostering creativity and confidence in your coaching abilities.
Where you'll work
424 CARLTON ROAD
BARNSLEY
S71 3HX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
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
100% in the workplace, with Assessor visit to the gym and arrange online tutorials
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Please note that this role requires an enhanced DBS check, and you will be required to undertake safeguarding training and first aid certification.
About this employer
We are a vibrant and rapidly expanding gymnastics club, proudly boasting around 600 gymnast members. Our ambition is to double our membership, and we believe this is achievable with the right talent joining our team. As members of British Gymnastics, we are dedicated to providing safe, high-quality, and creative coaching across a variety of disciplines, including tumbling, Women's and Men's Artistic Gymnastics, TeamGym, and Preschool gymnastics. We are actively developing new outreach classes to cater to growing demand and reduce waiting lists. We are passionate about nurturing our staff, providing ample opportunities for growth, and we always welcome innovative ideas.
After this apprenticeship
We are committed to investing in our staff, and for the right candidate, this apprenticeship offers significant opportunities for career advancement. You could:
● Advance Your Coaching: Progress to become a British Gymnastics Level 2 or Level 3 coach in various disciplines (e.g., tumbling, artistic gymnastics, TeamGym).
● Increase Your Hours: Expand your working hours as you gain experience and qualifications.
● Expand Your Reach: Work in outreach programs such as school sessions and holiday clubs, and have the opportunity to accompany gymnasts to competitions.
● Become a Judge: There's also the exciting prospect of becoming a paid gymnastics judge for the club.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336132.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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