Community Activator Coach - Apprentice
Live it and Get Active
1 Smiths Dock, Park Road (TS6 0JN)
Closes in 24 days (Monday 24 August 2026)
Posted on 27 July 2026
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Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, and motivated Sports Coach to deliver engaging sports, physical education, and fitness sessions within primary schools. The successful candidate will inspire children to develop their physical skills, confidence, teamwork, and enjoyment of being active through fun, inclusive, and high-quality activities.
- Wage
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£23,400 a year
- Training course
- Community activator coach (level 2)
- Hours
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30 hours per week, on a shift pattern basis. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supervising children aged 5–11 years across a range of settings, including curriculum PE lessons, lunchtime activities, after-school clubs, and holiday camps. They will plan and deliver fun, engaging, and inclusive physical activity sessions that inspire children to develop a lifelong enjoyment of sport and physical activity.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, and motivated individual who is eager to build a successful career in sports coaching and education. The role offers excellent opportunities for professional development, with ongoing CPD, mentoring, and training to help you develop your coaching, teaching, and leadership skills while gaining valuable insight into all aspects of the business.
Due to the requirement to travel to and from schools, the successful candidate will need to hold a full and relevant driving licence.
About this Coach Core Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship is part-funded and supported by Coach Core's charitable programme. Coach Core exists to create employment opportunities for young people aged 16–24 who have faced barriers to accessing education, employment or career opportunities.
Our programme is designed to support young people who have the potential to succeed but may have experienced challenges such as financial disadvantage, low prior educational attainment, additional learning needs or disabilities, caring responsibilities, discrimination, limited access to employment opportunities, or other personal or socio-economic barriers.
Coach Core works alongside employers to provide high-quality apprenticeship opportunities, additional support throughout the programme and help young people build successful long-term careers.
No previous experience is required – we're looking for your potential, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
The employer is responsible for making the final recruitment decision.
Where you'll work
1 Smiths Dock, Park Road
TS6 0JN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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, Maths and English Functional Skills Level 2 (if required).
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
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Skills
- Team Working
- Organisation Skills
About this employer
Live it and get active. 'LIGA' was founded in 2017 by Gurmeet Singh and Matthew Jenkinson. In 2016, Gurmeet and Matty both met at a graduate internship, after graduating from Teesside University, 3 months prior with degrees in sport. On the internship, their roles required them to help improve sports in the community, which included working with schools. Gurmeet and Matty quickly noticed that there was a real lack of education around fitness and nutrition amongst children in primary schools, an
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Ongoing training and development, with career advancement opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
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recruitment@lifetimetraining.co.uk
0117 244 3332
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044967.
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Closes in 24 days (Monday 24 August 2026)
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