Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship
COACH CORE FOUNDATION
Kent (DA14 6JQ)
Closes in 21 days (Friday 12 June 2026)
Posted on 22 May 2026
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Summary
Sports Coach Apprentice delivering engaging PE and activity sessions in primary schools and nurseries. Includes after-school clubs, promoting teamwork and healthy lifestyles, supporting pupils’ development, ensuring safe sessions, and travelling between venues.
- Wage
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£12,480 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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30 hours per week - Monday to Saturday - exact shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 19 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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 Apprentice, you will support the delivery of high-quality PE lessons, sports coaching sessions, and physical activity programmes for children aged 2-12 across schools, nurseries, camps, and community venues. Working alongside experienced coaches, you will help create engaging, inclusive, and enjoyable sessions that encourage children to develop confidence, teamwork, and healthy lifestyles through sport and physical activity.
Your day-to-day duties will include assisting with PE lessons in primary schools, supporting nursery activity sessions, helping to run after-school clubs, and delivering football and multi-sports coaching sessions. You will also help prepare equipment, organise activities, manage behaviour positively, and ensure all sessions are delivered safely and in line with safeguarding procedures.
This role involves travelling between venues and working closely with school staff, parents, and coaching colleagues to maintain high standards of delivery and provide a positive experience for all participants. Full training, mentoring, and ongoing support will be provided by experienced coaches, offering an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience and recognised coaching qualifications within a growing sports coaching organisation.
The ideal candidate will be reliable, enthusiastic, professional, and passionate about working with children and sport. A willingness to learn, develop coaching skills, and complete relevant qualifications is essential. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
Where you'll work
47 Eynswood Drive
Kent
DA14 6JQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP 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
Community Activator Coach Level 2.
Requirements
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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- The role involves being active throughout the day and working with energetic children
- Some sessions will take place outdoors in different weather conditions
- Travel between schools and venues may be required
- Candidates will be expected to behave professionally and follow safeguarding rules at all times
About this employer
After more than a decade working across multiple organisations, we felt inspired to create a company shaped by the values that matter most to us — one that puts children, coaches, and community at the heart of everything we do.
After this apprenticeship
If you successfully complete the apprenticeship, there may be the opportunity to move into a full-time Sports Coach role within the company. You will also have the chance to gain coaching qualifications, build experience, and progress within the coaching team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033286.
Apply now
Closes in 21 days (Friday 12 June 2026)
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