Sports Coach Apprenticeship with Swim Focus
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Company: ACTIVEE COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN SPORT LTD
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Location: Barnsley, S70 4EB
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Health and science
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Ref: NAS-2000045722
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Application Deadline Date: 01/09/2026
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Start Date: 02/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: TBC.
Brief Description
Passionate about using sport to improve lives? Join our Community Sports Coach apprenticeship! You'll deliver safe, fun and inclusive activities, support local projects and inspire people of all ages to be more active. Perfect for someone energetic, community-minded and eager to make a positive impact.
Future Prospects
We will support you to gain the skills, experience and confidence needed for:
- Careers in community sport, coaching or physical activity programmes
- Roles within local authorities, leisure providers, charities and community organisations
- Opportunities to progress into Level 4+ coaching, community development or management roles
- Potential further employment with the organisation
- Further education or professional development
- Successful completion enables eligibility to apply for CIMSPA
- Practitioner membership
Vacancy Detail
Typical responsibilities for a Community Sports Coach Apprentice may include:
- Planning and delivering high-quality sport and physical activity sessions for a range of community groups.
- Running clubs, groups, outreach sessions and holiday activities across local venues.
- Supporting community projects that promote activity, well-being and social inclusion.
- Helping to design new community sport initiatives that encourage participation among inactive groups.
- Building partnerships with local organisations including schools, youth services, charities, councils and community groups.
- Recruiting, supporting and working alongside volunteers or assistant coaches.
- Promoting activities and engaging with target groups to raise awareness and drive participation.
- Adapting activities to suit different ages, abilities and needs.
- Tracking attendance, gathering feedback and measuring the impact of programmes.
- Helping to plan and evaluate community projects or multi-week programmes.
- Assisting with marketing campaigns to promote sessions, events, or initiatives.
- Maintaining safe, inclusive and welcoming environments for all participants.
- Administrative tasks linked to planning, monitoring and evaluating activities.
- Ensuring safeguarding, equality and health and safety practices are always followed.