Bristol Sport Foundation, a leading provider of school and community sport delivery, aim to help inspire the schools and local communities of Greater Bristol to lead ‘Active. Healthy. Happy’ lives. As a coach in our team, you will be required to support safe, fun, and engaging sessions, to help enthuse, educate, and motivate our audience. We are specifically looking for people who are passionate about sport and the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children.
In addition to the information provided in the brief role description:
As well as being supported by a talented, professional, and caring team of coaches and managers you would be joining a charity that offers employees the following:
- Complimentary match tickets to see the Bristol Bears and Bristol City play.
- Regular team building.
- Employee assist programme.
- Termly social events.
- On the job and external development opportunities.
- Bristol Sport Foundation clothing.
- Exciting future career prospects.
As part of the Coach Core offer, BSF provide a dedicated tutor, to support you through the qualification and help you put your learning into practice at work. This tutor will deliver a weekly group education session for all apprentices, allowing you to learn and share ideas from a range of different coaching environments. Furthermore, Bristol Sport Foundation will also provide you with a mentor for day-to-day training, supporting you to grow in the role.
Desired Skills
The skills, qualifications and experiences listed below would be ESSENTIAL for those applying for the role: - Have the right to work in the UK. - A passion for inspiring children to fall in love with sport and to enjoy being active. - To always uphold professional standards and a can-do attitude. - To communicate regularly and effectively with schools, co-coaches, your line manager, the operations team, and the director of programmes. - Establish positive working relationships with staff in schools, day in, day out. The skills, qualifications and experiences listed below would be DESIRABLE for those applying for the role: - Experience of sports coaching, and in particular, coaching sport to children. - A full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. - A growth mindset to challenge and develop yourself. - Possess a strong work ethic; consistent hard work and impact will be recognised. - To continually monitor and evaluate all sessions and relationships with the aim of improving the quality, impact, and reputation of our programmes.
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
There are several avenues in which you can progress within Bristol Sport Foundation. The direction of progression is always supported by your mentor but is also largely self-led.
We are eager to help individuals who show consistently strong work ethic to excel in their areas of passion by providing training, additional responsibilities, as well potentially more paid hours and/or salary increments to match.
Over the last few years, we have employed several apprentices to become full time coaches with Bristol Sport Foundation.
Employer
Bristol Sport Foundation
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Ashton Gate Stadium
Bristol
Bristol
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