Community Sport and health officer L3 Apprenticeship

CO SSC LTD

Wakefield (WF1 2ZE)

Closes in 30 days (Monday 22 September 2025)

Posted on 22 August 2025

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Summary

What We're Looking For: ● Sports Enthusiasts: You've got experience as a multi-sport coach or player and a solid foundation in multiple sports disciplines. You live and breathe sports! ● Skilful Communicators: You know how to engage and connect with young people, parents, and staff, making every session fun, inclusive, and memorable.

Wage

£6,281.60 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
Hours to be confirmed at the interview.

16 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 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

Join Our Team as a Sports Coach and Inspire the Next Generation! Are you passionate about sports and eager to make a difference in young lives? We're on the hunt for energetic and enthusiastic Sports Coaches to lead our lunch clubs, after-school programs, and curriculum sessions at primary schools across Wakefield, Barnsley and the surrounding areas.

Where you'll work

18 Cawood Close,
Wakefield
WF1 2ZE

Training

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

Training provider

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING 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

The apprentice will complete a community sports and health officer L3 qualification. They will get full on-the-job training as well as wrap-around support from the SCL trainer. They will also receive off-the-job training weekly.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 4)
  • English (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Physical fitness
  • Organisation skills
  • Attention to detail

Other requirements

This is a physical role.

About this employer

SportsCool raises aspirations, makes sports accessible to all, and most importantly, makes sports FUN. As a result, we see the children we work with blossom into confident, healthy and aspiring individuals.

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice can progress to a Sports Coach L4 once they have completed their L3.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338665.

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Closes in 30 days (Monday 22 September 2025)

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