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Become a Community Activator Coach Apprentice with JAG
Help inspire the next generation to move, play and stay active. Gain hands-on coaching experience while working towards your Level 2 qualification in just 13 months.
Wage
£15,600 a year
Training Course
Community activator coach (level 2)
Hours
30 hours per week, including early mornings (exact shifts to be confirmed).
Start Date
Saturday 1 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.
What you'll do at work
Ready turn your passion for sport and activity into a career?
As a Community Activator Coach Apprentice with Junior Adventures Group (JAG), you’ll help children discover the joy of being active while developing the skills to become a confident coach over a 13-month self-guided, coach-supported apprenticeship.
You’ll learn how to plan, deliver and evaluate inclusive physical activity sessions that encourage people to move more and build healthy habits.
Community Activator Coaches
Inspire children of all ages to adopt and maintain an active lifestyle. Through coaching, community engagement and positive role modelling, you’ll help children build confidence, develop skills and enjoy being active.
You’ll gain hands-on experience delivering sessions in school and community settings, while developing essential skills in coaching, communication, behaviour management, safeguarding and leadership.
Life as a Community Activator Coach…
Here’s a snapshot of what you’ll be getting up to.
Coaching sport and physical activity:
- You’ll support and deliver fun, engaging and inclusive activity sessions for primary school children. This may include multi-sports, team games, skill-based activities and physical activity challenges.
- You’ll learn how to plan sessions, adapt activities for different abilities and evaluate their impact, ensuring everyone can take part and succeed.
Inspiring Active lifestyles:
- You’ll motivate children to get involved, try new activities and build confidence through movement.
- By creating a positive environment and acting as a role model, you’ll help children understand the physical, social and wellbeing benefits of staying active.
Delivering Safe and Inclusive Sessions:
- You’ll help ensure sessions are safe, structured and inclusive, developing knowledge and experience in:
- Safeguarding and duty of care
- Behaviour management
- Health and safety procedures
- Safe use of equipment and spaces
- Adapting activities for different abilities and motivations
- You’ll also support the safe supervision of children, including sign-in and sign-out procedures, preparing activity spaces, equipment checks, and following safeguarding, incident reporting and first aid procedures where required.
Supporting Community Engagement:
- You’ll contribute to activity programmes that connect schools and communities through sport. This may include connecting JAG and local communities with activities designed to encourage participation and active lifestyles.
Growing as a Coach:
Throughout the apprenticeship, you’ll be supported by your JAG Line Manager, a dedicated Learning Coach and an online learning platform to track your development and progress.
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You’ll develop key professional skills including:
- Communication and leadership
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Session planning and organisation
- Reflecting on and improving your coaching practice
You’ll be fully supported with an End Point Assessment (EPA) to showcase everything you’ve learnt. Don’t worry - you’ll be fully prepared and supported every step of the way before reaching this stage.
Where you'll work
Harlands Primary School
Penland Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 1PJ
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)
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.
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Training Schedule
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other Requirements
- Early mornings and split shifts (early mornings for breakfast clubs and travel between school settings. Flexibility with working hours is important).
- Energetic and physically demanding (Sessions are active and energetic. You’ll be on your feet, setting up equipment and leading activities in different weather conditions).
- Apprenticeship requires learning (Alongside coaching, you’ll complete coursework, reflections and assessments as part of your apprenticeship, so good organisation and commitment to learning are essential).
Love sport, energy and working with children? Become a Community Activator Coach Apprentice with JAG and help inspire the next generation to move, play and stay active. Gain hands-on coaching experience while working towards your Level 2 qualification in just 13 months.
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Clear career progression pathways within JAG (from Activity Leader to Club leadership opportunities). Proven track record of apprentices going on to Activity Leader and Club Management positions at JAG.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC2000031154.
Closing in 9 days (Friday 24 July 2026)
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