Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship

As a Sports Coaching Apprentice with Essex Professional Coaching (EPC), you will support the delivery of engaging sport, physical activity and childcare programmes for children across primary schools, holiday clubs, football sessions and wraparound settings throughout Essex.

Working alongside experienced coaches and leaders, you will gain hands-on experience delivering PE lessons, after-school clubs, football coaching sessions and healthy lifestyle activities to children of all abilities. You will also support wraparound childcare provision before and after school and help create safe, engaging and inclusive environments for children to learn, move and grow.

Your day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Supporting PE lessons within primary schools


• Assisting with breakfast, lunchtime and after-school sports clubs


• Supporting holiday club provision during school holidays


• Assisting with football coaching sessions in the community


• Supporting wraparound childcare activities


• Setting up and organising equipment


• Promoting positive behaviour and engagement


• Supporting administration and operational tasks


• Ensuring sessions are delivered safely and in line with safeguarding procedures

Throughout the apprenticeship you will receive mentoring, practical experience and nationally recognised qualifications including:

• Level 2 Community Activator Coach


• Level 2 Coaching Award in Multi-skills Development in Sport


• FA Football Coaching Qualification


• Safeguarding and First Aid qualifications


• Workshops focused on behaviour management, leadership and relationship building

EPC currently delivers sport and physical activity programmes to over 6,000 children every week across 40+ schools in Essex. This apprenticeship provides a fantastic opportunity to begin a long-term career within sport, education and childcare.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable, professional and passionate about working with children and sport. A willingness to learn and develop is essential.