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Apprentice Sports Coach
Thank you for your interest in joining Ignite Sport in the role of Apprentice Sports Coach. In this role you will deliver sports coaching sessions at our partner schools during term time and at our sports camps during the school holidays.
Wage: £15,730 a year
Training course: Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours: 27.5 hours a week - exact shifts to be confirmed. 27 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date: Tuesday 4 August 2026
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality sports coaching sessions at our partner schools during term time and at sports camps during the school holidays.
- Ensure all activities are inclusive, engaging and tailored to varying abilities.
- Maintain a safe environment by following safeguarding and health and safety procedures.
- Promote teamwork, fair play, and positive behaviour.
- Inspire the next generation through passionate, child-centred coaching.
- Always act as a positive role model for children.
We are looking for outstanding individuals who are curious, compassionate, and conscientious. With a passion for sport and working with children, you will be highly motivated by the opportunity to begin your sports coaching career with a small, caring, and ambitious company.
The successful candidate will work alongside and be mentored by an experienced sports coach.
Where you'll work
St John S C of E Primary
Midsomer Norton
BA3 2JN
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)
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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.
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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.
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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
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
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
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The role involves working indoors and outdoors throughout the year.
A driving licence and own transport are required for the role.
Thank you for your interest in joining Ignite Sport in the role of Apprentice Sports Coach. In this role you will deliver sports coaching sessions at our partner schools during term time and at our sports camps during the school holidays.
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We would like the successful candidate to be able to be offered a sports coaching role with Ignite Sport at the end of their apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042553.
Closes in 9 days (Friday 24 July 2026)
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