Kickstart your leisure and coaching career at Foulston Hub!

Assist with activities, coaching, facility upkeep, and events. Earn a qualification, build your skills, and support your community. Perfect for enthusiastic team players ready to grow and truly make a difference!

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working.

You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Assisting in the setup, delivery, and evaluation of sports, leisure, and community events at The Hub at Foulston Park
• Providing excellent customer service by greeting visitors, answering enquiries, and ensuring a positive experience for all
• Helping to maintain the facility’s cleanliness, safety, and operational standards
• Supporting the coordination of community programmes, such as health and wellbeing initiatives or youth engagement projects
• Engaging with diverse groups, including under-represented communities, to promote inclusivity and participation
• Supporting administrative tasks, such as bookings and feedback collection, to support service improvement
• Assisting with the coordination and promotion of community projects and youth engagement programs
• Working collaboratively with coaches and staff to ensure smooth operation of all activities
• Working towards your Community Activator Coach apprenticeship qualification through on-the-job training and coursework
• Developing practical coaching skills through hands-on experience and mentoring from coaches
• Supporting the coaching of a range of groups and clubs across an array of sports
• Assisting with the delivery of esports sessions and events

Where you'll work

The Hub at Foulston Park Madden Road Devonport Plymouth PL1 4NE

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

Training provider

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST

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.