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Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship
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To support the planning, delivery, and monitoring of high-quality coaching and education programmes in schools, sports venues, and community venues throughout Tyneside and Northumberland, to increase participation among players of all abilities and both genders.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Maintain a high standard of delivery for all programmes, adhering to the Foundation’s quality assurance framework
- Assist in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of all coaching and education sessions for girls, boys, and disabled players
- Assist in ensuring registration and monitoring information is collected and data entry completed as required to meet quality management standards and deadlines
- Assist in ensuring the appropriate supervision and safeguarding of participants, following Foundation policies and procedures
- Adhere to Foundation policy and procedures to ensure that risks associated with programmes are effectively managed
- Adhere to Foundation procedures to ensure the protection and safeguarding of staff, volunteers, contractors, and the general public
- Work with staff to regularly identify and share good news stories with the Marketing & Communications Manager
- Participate in a wide range of community events and activities as required
- Commit to keeping relevant qualifications and certificates up to date and identify opportunities to enhance personal skills & knowledge, and attend agreed informal and formal learning activities
- Present a professional image of Newcastle United Foundation at all times, wearing officially branded kit when appropriate
This apprenticeship is part-funded and supported by Coach Core's charitable programme, creating employment opportunities for 16–24-year-olds who have faced barriers to education, employment, or career progression. We support young people with the potential to succeed who may have experienced financial disadvantage, additional learning needs, caring responsibilities, or other personal or socio-economic challenges. No previous experience is required – we're looking for enthusiasm, potential, and a willingness to learn. Coach Core provides additional support throughout the apprenticeship, while the employer is responsible for the final recruitment decision.
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Where you'll work
Newcastle United Foundation
St James Park
Newcastle
NE1 4ST
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 of 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 the 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 the scope of the own role.
- Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
- Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.
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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.
You will be required to work outdoors at times, in all weathers.
You will be required to get from A to B independently.
You will be working with a mixture of children and adults, all of which are potentially mixed abilities.
Newcastle United Foundation is an independent registered charity (Registered Charity Number: 1124896) using the power of football to connect, motivate, and inspire people in our region. Through community, education, health and wellbeing, and sports programmes delivered across Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, and Gateshead, we strive to improve physical and mental health, boost learning and career prospects, and provide life-changing opportunities for everyone – no matter their goals in life.
https://www.nufoundation.org.uk (opens in new tab)
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Future role within Newcastle United Foundation Sport & Wellbeing team
Possible entry-level roles include Community Coach, Project Officer, or Leisure Attendant.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048718.
Closes in 21 days (Tuesday 8 September 2026)
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