Our team are the most important part of our venues - always putting our customers first. We are looking for people who are passionate about sport, that have an engaging and energetic personality.
As a team member, you will help deliver quality Padel tuition, guided by our Coaching & Management team.
You will activate sessions for beginners, run club sessions and assist in running open days & competitions.
At The Social Sports Society you will be working towards a Community Activator Coach L2 Apprenticeship Qualification over the course of 15 Months.
As a team member, you will help deliver quality Padel tuition, guided by our Coaching & Management team.
You will activate sessions for beginners, run club sessions and assist in running open days & competitions.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Coaching and Activation
● Assist and coach Padel and physical activities
● Ensure efficient and effective operation of sessions, including equipment set-up and take-down.
● shadow (initially) others on activator sessions and building up to leading sessions on daily basis
● Undertake basic club maintenance.
● Undertake sessions according to the programme, ensuring classes run effectively to the timetable.
● Maintain the equipment and facilities to the highest possible standards, reporting faults or repairs to the relevant colleague.
Customer Service
● Build and maintain excellent relationships with our customers and potential customers.
● Ensure excellent customers’ venue experience – from welcome to departure (particularly giving help they require and trying to anticipate needs)
● Manage customer behaviour proactively during the use of facilities to ensure highest possible levels of safety and enjoyment.
● Work alongside the Food & Beverage team to serve members.
Desired Skills
We aren’t looking for previous coaching qualifications or experience. However, certain personal qualities and characteristics are a must: • Excellent time management • Strong interpersonal skills • Fluent in written and spoken English. • Strong Communication skills (i.e. listening actively to and giving information through different communication channels.) Successful applicants will be assisting and delivering sport and physical activity sessions in the community. Therefore: • You will need to be reliable, enthusiastic, energetic, and committed!
Personal qualities
You must:
● Have high personal presentation standards
● Have a willingness to train as an activator coach padel coach
● Be a team player
● Be enthusiastic about working in the physical activity sector and be committed to bringing people together to create positive community impact.
● Be positive, energetic and enjoy working at part of team.
● Have a desire to provide amazing customer service and we’ll will support you in any way need to reach the standard we are looking for.
● Have strong hunger to learn, work hard and challenge yourself essential. (No prior coaching experience is required)
Qualifications required
Missed out on getting your Maths and English GCSEs? 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
We know that you will bring unique personal ambitions and qualities. Therefore, we aim to provide flexibility in career options, but based on four broad paths:
● Venue and social impact projects
● Sports and technical roles
● Business management
● Business development
You may work across one or more of these as your career progresses. You might even have multiple roles across these at one time, if your ambitions and business needs align to this. We actively encourage people to work across different areas and/or locations to broaden their skills, expertise and insight.
Training to be delivered
Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English
We live in an individualistic society that prioritises the needs of the individual over the needs of the many.
We are social sports society, a fast-growing company:
● Enabling fun, group, team sport & activities.
● Activating and co-creating with local communities.
● Improve the well-being of our customers, colleagues and community.
People and planet are at the heart of our decisions and actions – what’s good for society and the planet is good for business, and we commit to making our business a force for good. To find out what Social Sports Society is all about please visit www.socialsportssociety.com
Employer
Social Sports Society
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House of Sport, 190 Great Dover Street
Greater London
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SE1 4YB
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