Apprentice Gymnastics Coach
HUNTINGDON OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS CLUB
CAMBS (PE29 1UL)
Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026
Posted on 11 December 2025
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Summary
Apprentices will be required to work towards a British Gymnastics Level 1 or 2 qualification alongside the apprenticeship. Working in the gym assisting coaches to deliver gymnastics from preschool to teens, with learning gymnastics skills. Opportunity to experience all forms of gymnastics across the board from recreational to performance.
- Wage
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£20,500 a year
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21 days holiday, 4 days Xmas shut down plus bank holidays
Opportunity for full time job at end of training
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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Gymnastics classes are in the evening and weekend.
For Example:
2.00pm to 9.00pm in the week
9.00am to 1.00pm on one day at the weekend.
You will have two consecutive days off a week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
You will have a varied list of duties, different every day, including:
- Helping with preschool classes (daytime) via assistant coaching
- Helping with participation programmes (evening), via assistant coaching
- Community programme assistant coaching
You will be mentored in the gym by a range of exceptionally qualified and skilled coaches.
Where you'll work
MAYFIELD ROAD
HUNTINGDON
CAMBS
PE29 1UL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FIT UK TRAINING & EDUCATION LTD
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 Apprentioceship Standard:
- British Gymnastics General Coach Level 1 and/or Level 2 qualifications, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required. Apprentices will be required to work towards a British Gymnastics Level 1 or 2 qualification alongside the apprenticeship.
- We will provide on the job training, as well as designated "college" time during the week
- Study can take place at work or from home with agreement of manager. NVQ assessors will attend the wokplace and for the coaching qualifications - these are run by British Gymnastics so assessment will be away from the gym building. (Usually one or two days spread over the course of a few months)
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
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Please note, you will need to be physically fit, this is a physical job, you will be on your feet for long periods. Weekend work will be required (at least one day). If you do not have a gymnastics background, this does not prevent you from achieving, but you will have to study hard!
About this employer
Huntingdon Gymnastics Club was established in 1986, and has had the honour of training National, International , World and Olympic gymnasts, most recently the home club of Dan Keating and Louis Smith. We are a charity and have a large participation and community programme as well as our Elite Performance squads. We run preschool classes and open our doors to the general public several times a week for free play sessions and parties.
http://www.huntingdon-gymnastics.org (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- We will pay for all qualifications needed through British Gymnastics, British Gymnasitcs Membership and all related costs for coaching job
After this apprenticeship
- Nationally there is a shortage of qualified level 1 and 2 coaches. We expect to employ successful apprentices at the close of their training, circumstances allowing
- Gymnastics clubs throughout the region are facing shortages of staff, so vacancies will be available regionally and nationally - though we hope you will stay with us!
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FIT UK TRAINING & EDUCATION LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004916.
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Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026
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