Apprentice Sports Coach

SOCCER COACHING 2000 LTD

Wolverhampton (WV6 9NW)

Closes in 24 days (Friday 17 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 June 2026


Summary

The Community Activator Coach Apprentice will be responsible for assisting the qualified coach/PE specialists in planning, preparation and delivery of high-quality PE and School Sport provision as well as community-based coaching activities.

Wage

£8,320 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Working Week Predominately Monday - Friday, Flexibility evening work is required. Shifts to be confirmed.

20 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

4

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

  • Support Lead Coach delivering PE lessons – KS1 & KS2
  • Support Lead Coach delivering School Sport lunch time & after school clubs - KS1 & KS2
  • Support Lead Coach delivering Physical Activity sessions - KS1 & KS2
  • Support Lead Coach delivering Weekly Community Football Coaching sessions
  • Support Lead Coach delivering school-based sports holiday camps
  • Support Lead Coach delivering Community sports holiday camps

Where you'll work

VW Active - Aldersley Leisure Village
Aldersley Road
Wolverhampton
WV6 9NW

Training

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

Training provider

SPORT STRUCTURES EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

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

  • Level 2 Community Activator Coach Standard
  • Highfield Functional Skills Level 2 in maths and English (if necessary)
  • Bespoke training programme that meets the standard criteria and is suitable to the employer and the requirements for the role

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

FA Playmaker in:

- (grade -)

The FA emergency Aid Certificate in:

Emergancy First Aid (grade -)

Level 1 Award in Coaching Football in:

Football Coaching (grade -)

Leaders qualification in:

Leaders qualification (grade -)

The FA Safeguarding Children Workshop in:

Safeguarding (grade -)

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
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Able to motivate participants
  • Create a positive environmnent
  • Efficient use of time
  • Effective use of time
  • Observation and analysis
  • Planning sessions
  • Evaluating Sessions
  • Approachable
  • Trustworthy
  • Adaptable
  • Organised

Other requirements

  • As part of our Safeguarding procedure, all employees are required to complete an Enhanced DBS check before employment can commence with Soccer coaching 2000 Limited
  • The role will entail coaching, planning and an element of paperwork

About this employer

Soccer Coaching 2000 Limited is a Wolverhampton based sports coaching company for children, established in 1999. Our well qualified coaches, for whom coaching is a career, are DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked, experienced in working with children and are full-time employed by our company. In order to guarantee reliability, we also employ cover coaches. All coaching is overseen by our Director, Wayne Clark who has over 30 years’ experience in coaching children and developing coaches.

During school terms coaches, working in pairs, deliver games lessons and P.E. during curriculum time plus after school, lunchtime and breakfast clubs to schools in Wolverhampton.

In school holidays, we offer a variety of football and fun sports activity camps to local children.

Weekly football coaching is held on week-day evenings several venues in Wolverhampton.

http://www.soccercoaching2000.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • Possible permanent employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPORT STRUCTURES EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Josh Wright

josh@soccercoaching2000.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038637.

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Closes in 24 days (Friday 17 July 2026 at 11:59pm)