Apprentice Community Activator Coach
SPORTING ELITE CIC
BIRMINGHAM (B42 2RY)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 31 August 2026)
Posted on 12 August 2026
Contents
Summary
We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Community Activator Coach Apprentice. In this role, you will use technical and tactical sports knowledge to design and deliver coaching programmes that engage, motivate, and develop participants' skills and performance.
- Wage
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£12,480 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.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Key Responsibilities
- Coaching Delivery: Design and deliver fun, inclusive, and engaging coaching sessions across numerous sporting environments.
- Promotion: Facilitate community events to promote participation in sport and increase understanding of the benefits of physical activity.
- Safety & Inclusion: Develop and present safe coaching practices while meeting the needs of various customer groups.
- Professional Development: Attend weekly workshops and complete on-the-job learning to master the knowledge, skills, and behaviours (KSBs) required of a sports coach.
- Documentation: Build a portfolio of documented evidence, including 5 to 10 reflective accounts of day-to-day work scenarios.
The core responsibilities for an apprentice in this role involve using technical and tactical sports knowledge to design and deliver coaching programs that engage and motivate participants.
Coaching Responsibilities
- Program Design and Delivery: Design and deliver coaching sessions that are fun, inclusive, and engaging.
- Safety Standards: Develop and present safe coaching practices within various sporting environments.
- Participant Development: Use skills to develop the performance and skills of participants.
- Meeting Diverse Needs: Understand a variety of customer groups and how to meet their specific needs.
- Mentoring: Provide formal and informal mentoring for young people and youth workers, promoting personal development.
Community Engagement Responsibilities
- Behaviour Change: Help whole communities change their behaviour to adopt and maintain a physically active lifestyle.
- Role Modelling: Act as a positive role model for customers and build rapport with them.
- Event Facilitation: Facilitate community events specifically designed to promote participation in sport.
- Promotion of Benefits: Increase community activity levels and the general understanding of the benefits of physical activity.
- Administrative Duties: Maintain accurate records of program participation and outcomes.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Collect and analyse feedback from participants to inform program improvements.
Where you'll work
106 HATHERSAGE ROAD
BIRMINGHAM
B42 2RY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IGNITE SPORT UK 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
Off-the-Job Training: You will be provided with a minimum of 6 hours of formal learning time per week, including sessions delivered via MS Teams and face-to-face. Online sessions take place every fortnight.
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
- Team working
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Positive Role Model
- Motivational
- Passionate about sports
Other requirements
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About this employer
Sporting Elite is Not Just About Sports...
We're all about working with Schools, Parents and the Community to help children and young people realise their potential.
We've proven that through the power of sports and activities, children get more focused, become less disruptive, attract more positive friendships, and stay away from the 'wrong' crowd and off these dangerous streets.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion, potential pathways include:
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant (Sport)
- School Coach (PE Delivery)
- Community Sports Coach (Grassroots Coaching)
- Roles within leisure and outdoor education
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IGNITE SPORT UK LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047793.
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Closes in 17 days (Monday 31 August 2026)
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