Leisure Apprentice

Summary

We are looking for apprentices to join our team undertaking a range of activities and achieving qualifications in lifeguarding, swimming teaching & gym instruction. This is an ideal entry level position for someone who would like a career within leisure with an award winning employer.

Wage

£15,816 a year

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All of our apprenticeships offer 6 month pay increases as long as all educational aspects are up to date and there are no workplace concerns.

Training course

Leisure team member (level 2)

Hours

You will work on shifts that will include early mornings, evenings and weekend work. Shifts to be confirmed. There is generally a 3-week rota so you will only work 1 in 3 weekends.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 September 2025

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

Working with our reception team
Lifeguarding on one of our swimming pools
Delivering swimming lessons to children
Working in a busy gym environment

Where you'll work

Congleton Leisure Centre
Worrall Street
Congleton
CW12 1DT

Training

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

College or training organisation

FLM TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Leisure team member (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Work in a team to support peers and colleagues to meet the goals of the business.
Communicate (written, verbal) accurately and effectively and in line with legal requirements. E.g. Information on products and accident reporting procedures.
Undertake the operational housekeeping of the leisure facility. For example, assembling, dismantling, routine maintenance and storage of equipment. Cleaning tasks. Opening and closing procedures, including evacuation. Safe set up of equipment and activities.
Monitor customer use of equipment and ensure their safety, intervening as necessary.
Comply with the legal requirements to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all colleagues and customers within the facility, such as Equality Act, HSE Act, COSHH, RIDDOR, Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Data Protection, BSI and European guidelines relevant to the environment, first aid regulations.
Use IT including front of house system, social media and digital channels.
Perform all the duties of a swimming teacher including; delivering swimming lessons that develop water confidence, core aquatic skills, safety and technical skills across a range of participants of different abilities from non swimmer to advanced. Promoting and raising awareness of swimming opportunities. Supervising and leading swimming teachers assistants.
Perform the duties of a lifeguard including; working as part of a team to provide safe supervision of swimmers and prevent accidents. How to intervien providing rescues and life saving techniques when necessary.
Perform all of the duties of a gym instructor; including; conducting, gym inductions, client consultations, assessment and review and health screening. Use underpinning knowledge of anatomy, physiology, human movement and biomechanics and applying fitness training techniques. Planning, reviewing and delivering safe and effective gym based exercise programmes with individuals and small groups.
Plan activity sessions using techniques that are suitable for the participant(s) and their goals.
Undertake pre-activity screening and health and safety checks when leading group sessions/classes.
Lead groups using appropriate communication methods and instructing styles and apply suitable group management techniques when instructing participants.

Your training plan

We deliver all of our training in-house in one of our Academy suites and you will train alongside our other apprentices on the programme. Generally this will be one day per week, although there will be times when you will do blocks of training when completing qualifications.

You wil gain the following as a minimum but other opportunities may be available:

Level 2 Gym Instructor Apprenticeship Standard
Level 3 First Aid at Work
Level 1 & 2 Swim Teacher
Level 2 Lifeguard

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Physical fitness
Swimming

About this company

Everybody Health and Leisure is a health and wellbeing charity based in Cheshire East that improves people’s lives through physical activity & healthy recreation. We operate 18 leisure facilities throughout Cheshire East and employ around 1,000 people in a variety of roles.

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After this apprenticeship

A number of our apprentices have continued with us into specialist health programme or fitness roles, are undertaking training to become duty managers or have progressed to different parts of our business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Everybody Health & Leisure

Richard Roeton

academy@everybody.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319370.

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Closes in 21 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)

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