Community Coach Apprenticeship - North Benfleet

Coach Core’s vision is to drive social mobility through apprenticeships and sport, so that every young person can reach their true potential and inspire those around them. Since our launch in 2012, we have worked with over 150 of the biggest sports providers, youth clubs and charities in the country, supporting over 500 young people.

This role will be a collaboration between Castle Point Leisure and Sporting Memories, a charity and social enterprise that helps older people to reminisce, replay and reconnect through the power of sport and physical activity.

Launched in 2011, Sporting Memories supports a wide range of people aged 50-plus, including those living with dementia, living with depression or facing isolation and loneliness to improve their mental and physical wellbeing through our regular club sessions, situated within local communities across England, Scotland and Wales.

The Community Activator Coach role is the perfect opportunity to understand the role of sport and physical activity in the Community, and as a coach with Sporting Memories you will be helping to run fully accessible and inclusive group sessions that are physically and mentally stimulating as well as games combined with supporting sporting reminiscence sessions.

Your responsibilities will include:
-Supporting activities within a weekly Sporting Memories Club within the leisure centre including preparation.
-Admin support for Sporting Memories Club connecting with Members and volunteers.
-Referral connections – connecting with referral partners in the Community.
-Facilitating inclusive activities (including travel) in other settings (e.g. care homes).
-Facilitating inclusive seated physical activities and games in Leisure Centre

What your apprenticeship includes:
-A mixture of face to face and online catch ups every 4 - 6 weeks to discuss feedback and progress
-A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars
-Reviews every 12 weeks with your Line Manager and apprenticeship Trainer
-The chance to get Functional Skills in English and maths (if you don’t already have GCSE)
- Working towards a level 2 Community Activator Coach apprenticeship over the course of 12-18 months

We particularly welcome applicants from female, black, minority, neurodiverse, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and homosexual, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently underrepresented within our workforce

Desired Skills

This is an apprenticeship programme, designed to help you gain skills and experience ‘on the job.’ We aren’t looking for any previous qualifications or experience but certain personal qualities and characteristics are a must. -Empathy with older people and people living with long-term health conditions -Personability -Patience -Verbal communication skills Successful applicants will be assisting and delivering physical activity sessions in the community. Your sessions may be the highlight of their week- so you will need to be reliable, enthusiastic, energetic and committed!

Personal qualities

You must be enthusiastic about wanting to work within Leisure sector and be committed to inspiring others to be more physically and mentally active.

No prior experience is required, but a willingness to learn, work hard and challenge yourself is essential.

Qualifications required

Missed out on getting your Maths and English GCSE’s? Don’t worry- you can still apply but you will need to complete Functional Skills Level 2 before you finish the apprenticeship. Our Learning Coaches can support you with this so don’t let this put you off!

Future prospects

Ongoing training and development

Training to be delivered

Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English

Employer

Castle Point Borough Council - Runnymede Leisure Centre- Benfleet

Address

Kiln Road

Essex

Benfleet

S7S 1TF

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