Community Sport and health officer L3 Apprenticeship

SUPER STAR SPORT MIDLANDS LTD

Leicester (LE2 8NA)

Closes on Tuesday 17 February 2026

Posted on 19 December 2025

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Summary

The apprentice will promote physical activity and wellbeing in local areas by planning and coordinating sports activities and programs.

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
TBC at the interview stage

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 2026

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

As a Sports Coach at Super Star Sport, you will:

  • Deliver fun, high-quality sports sessions to children of all ages
  • Create a positive, safe, and energetic environment
  • Encourage participation, confidence, and skill development
  • Work in schools, holiday camps, and community settings
  • Be a positive role model and ambassador for the company

You should have:

  • A passion for sport and working with children
  • Energy, reliability, and a positive attitude
  • Confidence leading groups and delivering activities
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • A willingness to learn and develop Desirable (but not essential):
  • Coaching qualifications
  • Experience working with children
  • First Aid qualification
  • Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)

What we offer:

  • Competitive pay
  • Full training and support
  • Flexible hours to fit around your schedule
  • Opportunities for progression
  • A fun, supportive team environment
  • The chance to make a real difference in children’s lives

Where you'll work

Super Star Sports
71 Narrow Lane
Leicester
LE2 8NA

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 receive full on the job training from the employer as well as 20% off the job training
  • They will also receive a full wrap around service from SCL

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
  • Physical fitness
  • Team working

Other requirements

  • This is a physical role

About this employer

Super Star sport is a leading UK supplier of coaching and delivering fun for children in all communities.

After this apprenticeship

  • The apprentice can progress on to a L4 Sports Coach if desired

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006016.

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Closes on Tuesday 17 February 2026

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.