Sports Coach - Swim Focused Apprenticeship

Introduction

Support the delivery of fun, inclusive swimming sessions in our pop-up pools while working alongside experienced swim teachers. Gain skills in planning and delivering sessions, achieve funded Lifeguard and Swim Teacher qualifications, and develop your coaching experience through our Active Holiday Camps.

About the Employer

Aspire Active Education Group (AAEG) is dedicated to unlocking potential through sport and physical activity. Its mission is to tackle physical inactivity by providing high-quality education, training and activity programmes that improve health, wellbeing and educational outcomes for children and young people. The organisation has a long-term ambition to help over one million young people become more active by 2026.

What You'll Do

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 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 extracurricular 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

Training Outcome

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 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

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer care skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Qualifications

• Desired - GCSE - Sports - Pass

Course Information

Course: Community activator coach (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Health and science

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: To be confirmed.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 3 Months

Training Provider: ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED