Level 2 Community Activator Apprentice - Stevenage Football Foundation

STEVENAGE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION LIMITED

Stevenage (SG2 8RH)

Closes on Thursday 16 July 2026

Posted on 15 April 2026

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Summary

If you are passionate about football, then this is the position for you. Working within the Football Community Team at Stevenage Football Foundation. This offers a varied position that gives valuable opportunities to gain experience through working with young people, colleagues, and key community partners in sport.

Wage

£12,480 to £19,827.60, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
Working week Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

30 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 3 September 2026

Duration

1 year 2 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

The role involves:

Working within a football community setting and supporting the delivery of community sport with two particular focuses.

  • School Sport. Delivering a wide range of sports lessons and extra-curricular sport sessions in local primary schools
  • Community Youth Engagement. Engaging with hundreds of 8-18-year-olds through turn-up & play football sessions as well as a wide range of other constructive activities
  • The wider community role involves working within the local networks to deliver and support coaching within and across partner community settings and schools

Where you'll work

Stevenage FC Foundation
The Lamex Stadium
Broadhall Way
Stevenage
SG2 8RH

Training

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

Training provider

SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) 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

Level 2 Community Activator Coach apprenticeship standard, which includes:

  • Safeguarding Level 1
  • Prevent Duty
  • Level 1/2 functional skills in maths and English (if required)
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
  • ENHANCED - NGB Football delivered by Club

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

MATHS AND ENGLISH (grade GCSEs at grades A*-C/9-4 (or)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Stevenage Football Club Foundation (Charity No: 1140006) is the official charity of Stevenage Football Club, working to create a community where all can live an active, healthy and positive life. The Foundation’s work is built around two core principles – People & Potential. We work on a number of projects with a variety of partners in order to deliver work that impacts those two principles.

https://stevenagefcfoundation.com/about/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Level 4 Community Sports Coach
  • Level 3 Teaching Assistant with PE Focus in a school setting
  • PE Teacher - following higher Education routes

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD

Adam Baker

vacancies@esfapprenticeships.co.uk

01784222300

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026453.

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Closes on Thursday 16 July 2026

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