Apprentice Sports Coach
EDSTART ROCHDALE LTD
HEYWOOD (OL10 4NR)
Closes today at 11:59pm
Posted on 28 January 2026
Contents
Summary
Working at Edstart Sports Coaching is special due to its focus on nurturing children's development through a high-quality, and inclusive approach to physical education. Employees benefit from a supportive, friendly culture that offers opportunities for career advancement, including clear pathways from coaching to management or franchising.
- Wage
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£7,852 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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Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
20 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
- Assisting sports coaches to deliver high quality PE and extracurricular sessions whilst learning on the job.
- The apprentice will deliver sessions whilst with another coach to unskilled and learn new skills
Where you'll work
53 YORK STREET
HEYWOOD
OL10 4NR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ELEV8 TRAINING 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Creative
- Behaviour Management
- Versatility
- Enthusiasm and Passion
- Adaptability
- Reliability
- Role Model Mentality
About this employer
Edstart Sports Coaching is a provider of physical education (PE) and sports instruction. Founded in 2007, the organization focuses on improving the health, wellbeing, and social skills of children aged 3–11 through engaging physical activity.
After this apprenticeship
A position in sports coaching with Edstart
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ELEV8 TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011118.
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Closes today at 11:59pm