Leisure Team Member Apprenticeship L2

PLAYGATE (CHERTSEY) LTD

Surrey (KT16 9DR)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 17 November 2025)

Posted on 15 October 2025

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Summary

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our growing operations department, to support, enhance and deliver the day to day services of our health club facilities. If leisure is your passion, then this would be a great opportunity for you to embark on a long and rewarding career in leisure operations.

Wage

£15,704 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
Shifts to be confirmed this will include early, lates and weekend.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 24 November 2025

Duration

1 year

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

You will be responsible for welcoming our members and guests and ensure our swimming pool is a safe and fun environment for the community.

If you are a team player who has bags of enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and want to work in a customer-led environment, then our leisure team member apprenticeship opportunity will offer you the challenge and career opportunities you are seeking.

Duties will include:

  • Lifeguard duties
  • Swimming teaching duties
  • Fitness Instructor duties
  • Leading group activities

Where you'll work

Heriot Road,,
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 9DR

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

  • Community Sport and Health Officer Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • The apprentice will receive full on the job training with the employer, they will also be given 20% off the job training

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Attention to detail

Other requirements

This is a physical role The following are essential for you to apply: • The minimum age is 16 years old • Confident to Jump/dive into deep water • Swim 50 meters in under 60 seconds • Be able to swim 100 meters on your front and back • Be able to tread water for 30 seconds • Surface dive to the floor of the pool • Climb out of the pool unaided without the use of the ladder or steps

About this employer

The River Bourne Club is the hub for health and fitness in the Chertsey community.

After this apprenticeship

  • The apprentice can progress on to a sports coach L4 once they have completed their apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346586.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 17 November 2025)

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