Sports coach Apprentice with swim specialism
POOL STARS LIMITED
BEDFORD (MK44 3FE)
Closes in 20 days (Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 August 2026
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Summary
The Community Activator Apprentice will support fun, inclusive swim sessions using pools, helping improve health and wellbeing. Working with swim teachers, you’ll learn to plan, deliver and review sessions, with funded lifeguard and swim teacher qualifications. You’ll also develop coaching skills through Active Holiday camps.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Applicants must be confident and happy to travel to and from the
school location each day. Please only apply for this apprenticeship if
the location suits your mode of transport and travel times etc. The
Swim Ed: programme operates for a six-week period at one site, the
site will then change within the geographical area. The ability to travel
between school sites is essential. - Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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Working days and hours TBC.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Are you passionate about sport and physical activity and specifically have a love for swimming? Do you love working with children to make a difference and impact on their learning and wellbeing? Can you be a positive role model to inspire and motivate children? Would you relish the opportunity to work alongside a friendly, supportive and hardworking team?
If so, our Community Activator Coach apprenticeship opportunity may be perfect for you!
Key aspects of the role include:
- Working directly with pupils across key stages 1 and 2
- Support the delivery of swimming across National Curriculum PE lessons
- Support extra-curricular activities
- Undertaking routine maintenance of equipment, water testing and maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the pool environment
- Delivery of a range of interventions to support targeted pupil learning
- Run/organise sports competitions/events
- Use of technology to engage pupils with physical activity and sports especially swimming
- Supporting holiday camp programmes and other extracurricular activities (where necessary)
- Support other projects and activities relating to participation in sport and physical activity
About the Candidate:
Skills Required:
The skills the employer would like the candidate to:
- Be an excellent communicator
- Good knowledge and experience of swimming and water safety skills
- Be punctual and reliable
- Have basic report writing and record keeping
- Have the ability to travel between locations
- Have the ability to use technology for storing data
Where you'll work
2 BUNTINGS CLOSE
BLUNHAM
BEDFORD
MK44 3FE
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
Level 2 Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship Standard with Swimming Specialism Sector specific CPD, such as:
- Level 2 STA Award in Swim Teaching
- Level 3 Award in Pool Lifeguarding (NPLQ)
- 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:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Pool Stars is a family-run private swim school based in Wyboston, Bedfordshire, founded by George Jenkins, who has over 15 years’ experience in PE teaching and sports coaching.
Company summary
Pool Stars provides high-quality swimming lessons for babies, toddlers, children and adults, with both group and 1-to-1 sessions available. Their approach is centred around small class sizes, individual attention and making swimming fun, inclusive and engaging.
They operate from their own privately owned, 31°C heated indoor pool, giving them exclusive use of the facility and allowing them to create a comfortable learning environment without distractions. Classes have a maximum 3:1 swimmer-to-teacher ratio.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
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 co-ordinator
- 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
Lilly Oliver-Jones
lilly.oliver-jones@aaeg.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047822.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 11:59pm)