Sports Swim Apprentice
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Company: ASPIRE ACTIVE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
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Location: High Wycombe, HP13 7PH
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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-2000021902
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Application Deadline Date: 03/04/2026
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Start Date: 07/04/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday, working hours TBC.
Brief Description
The Community Activator Apprentice with Swimming specialism has an important role to play in improving the health and well-being of children, families and communities by supporting the delivery of fun, inclusive and engaging sessions using our pop-up swimming pools.
Training to be Provided
Level 2 Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship Standard with Swimming Specialism.
Sector specific CPD, such as:
- Level 2 STA Award in Swim Teaching
- Level 3 Award in Pool Lifeguarding (NPLQ)
- Pool maintenance and water testing CPD
- Supporting the PE curriculum (swimming-focused)
- Behaviour management
- Safeguarding/preventing
- Mental health and well-being
- Digital skills
- Functional skills in maths and English (where required)
Future Prospects
We will support you in your personal development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:
- Careers within the Sport Coaching/education sector
- Potential for further employment with the organisation
- Opportunity for further education
- Opportunity to progress to become a swim teacher
- Opportunity to become a pool co-ordinator
- Opportunity to diversify into wider sports coaching roles and potentially progress onto the Level 4 Sports Coach apprenticeship
Vacancy Detail
Are you passionate about sport and physical activity, and specifically have a love for swimming? Do you love working with children to make a difference and have an impact on their learning and wellbeing? Can you be a positive role model to inspire and motivate children? Would you relish the opportunity to work alongside a friendly, supportive and hard-working team? If so, our Community Activator Coach apprenticeship opportunity may be perfect for you!
Key aspects of the role include:
- Working directly with pupils across key stages 1 and 2
- Support the delivery of swimming across National Curriculum PE lessons
- Support extra-curricular activities
- Undertaking routine maintenance of equipment, water testing and maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the pool environment
- Delivery of a range of interventions to support targeted pupil learning
- Run/organise sports competitions/events
- Use of technology to engage pupils with physical activity and sports, especially swimming
- Supporting holiday camp programmes and other extracurricular activities (where necessary)
- Support other projects and activities relating to participation in sport and physical activity
Please note that this role will include travel to and from school locations around High Wycombe as the pools change location. Applicants must be confident and happy to travel to and from the school location each day. Please only apply for this apprenticeship if the location suits your mode of transport and travel times, etc. The Swim Ed programme operates for a six-week period at one site: the site will then change within the geographical area. The ability to travel between school sites is essential.
Other Information
The successful applicant will receive:
- Allocated workplace mentor
- Access to employer training
- Access to apprenticeship training delivered by Aspire Training Solutions
- Allocated learning hours within the working week, 20% off-the-job learning
- All applicants will need to demonstrate they can pass an NPLQ swim test which will include the ability to jump/dive into deep water, swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds, swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and anyone applying to work across our school settings is expected to share this commitment. Therefore, this position is subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS disclosure and relevant references.
Applicants must be confident and happy to travel to and from the school location each day. Please only apply for this apprenticeship if the location suits your mode of transport and travel times, etc. The Swim Ed: programme operates for a six-week period at one site; the site will then change within the geographical area. The ability to travel between school sites is essential.