Sports Apprentice with Swimming - Basingstoke

ACTIVE ME 360 LIMITED

Farnborough (GU14 9ES)

Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 31 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 December 2025

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Summary

Do you want to join an exciting, innovative company as an apprentice, striving to make a real difference, through the power of physical activity? Do you have a passion for sport & swimming? Looking for an apprenticeship in Sports Coaching & Swimming? If you answered yes, we would love to hear from you.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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  • Bonus scheme
  • Performance bonus

Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Must be willing to work evenings and weekends on a rota basis, as directed by the needs of the business

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

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

We are proud of the culture we have built that makes ActiveMe 360 a great place to work and we’re seeking School Sport Apprentices who shares our Active values as we continue to create a positive, fun work environment.

You will be enrolled onto the Level 2 Community Activator Apprenticeship qualification with a focus on a swimming specialism. As an individual you’ll relish the opportunity to work within our partner schools and communities, supporting in the delivery of our Swim Ed programme across various schools within Farnborough, Basingstoke and surrounding areas.

Fully supported by our tutor team, you ‘ll be given opportunities to learn appropriate teaching strategies and techniques which will give you the best possible start within the sports coaching sector alongside the all important practical experience of delivering high quality swimming sessions.

The apprenticeship will be a mix of both theory related study and practical delivery. Working alongside our experienced educators, you will have a first-hand experience in how to plan, deliver and review swimming sessions in a school environment. There will be several additional workshops and qualifications for you to attend to develop your knowledge of the sector further as you progress through the course.

Qualifications you will gain through this qualification:

  • Level 2 Community Activator Apprenticeship.
  • NPLQ lifeguards’ qualification (or equivalent)
  • Level 2 STA swim teacher qualification (or equivalent)

Pre-requisites required:

  • Jump / dive into deep water
  • Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds
  • Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water
  • Tread water for 30 seconds
  • Surface dive to the floor of the pool
  • Climb out unaided without ladder/steps and where the pool design permits.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support with the planning and delivery of Swim Ed sessions
  • Commitment to complete NPLQ and swim teacher training alongside the apprenticeship
  • Supporting the take down and set up of the pool during pool moves
  • Support the company in achieving its goals

Where you'll work

Sandy Lane
Farnborough
GU14 9ES

Training

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

Training provider

ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

Training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
  • Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
  • Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
  • Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
  • Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
  • Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
  • Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
  • Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
  • Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
  • Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
  • Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
  • Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
  • Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
  • Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
  • Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
  • Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
  • Participate in personal and professional development.
  • Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
  • Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
  • Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.
  • Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
  • Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
  • Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
  • Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
  • Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
  • Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
  • Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
  • Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
  • Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
  • Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
  • Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
  • Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
  • Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
  • Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
  • Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
  • Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
  • Participate in personal and professional development.
  • Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
  • Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
  • Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.

Training schedule

Our apprentices will receive weekly off the job training hours in order to engage with masterclasses, skills festival days, assignments and tasks related to the apprenticeship, online CPD courses and development sessions with their allocated skills coach

They will achieve the Level 2 Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship Standard with Swimming Specialism alongside sector specific CPD, such as:

  • STA Level 2 Swim Teacher qualification
  • Pool maintenance and water testing CPD
  • Supporting the PE curriculum (swimming focussed)
  • Behaviour Management
  • Safeguarding/Prevent
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Digital skills
  • Functional skills in maths and English (where required)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C or 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Licence/Certification:

  • DBS certificate (or willing to undertake application) (required)
  • Driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferred but not essential)

  • Experience: Swimming: 1 year (preferred)

About this employer

At ActiveMe 360 we passionately believe that leading an active and healthy lifestyle can support and improve people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.

As a proud ‘Social Enterprise’ we do things differently. We exist to add social value by ensuring the profits we make are reinvested back into local communities and support our team in achieving our mission – ‘To change lives by improving health and wellbeing using the power of physical activity, sport and education.

https://www.activeme360.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company events. On-site parking. Referral programme. Wellness programme.

After this apprenticeship

We will support you in your personal development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:

  • Careers within the Sport Coaching/education sector
  • Potential further employment with the organisation
  • Opportunity for further education
  • Opportunity to progress to become a swim teacher
  • Opportunity to become a pool supervisor
  • Opportunity to diversify into wider sports coaching roles and potentially progress onto the Level 4 Sports Coach apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000003931.

Apply now

Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 31 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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