PE & Sports Coach Apprentice

Are you passionate about sports and physical activity? 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 apprenticeship opportunity may be perfect for you! This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible, creative and committed individual to join our happy, vibrant and skilful team.

The Sports Coach apprentice has an important role to play in improving the health and wellbeing of children, families and communities by delivering fun, inclusive and engaging activities that help to bring about a change in physical activity habits. They will use extensive technical and tactical sports knowledge and skills to design and deliver coaching programmes that engage, motivate and evolve participants’ skills and performance.

During this programme, Apprentices will engage in training that will develop and enhance their coaching skills and equip them to work in a variety of environments, with a range of stakeholders and work effectively in partnership with other organisations. In addition to this, there will also be a unique opportunity for candidates to engage in training that will develop and enhance their classroom practice / teaching skills so they can deliver whole class teaching for PE.

School Sport Coaches design and deliver coaching programmes that focus on the acceleration of sustainable mastery of children’s psychomotor skills and wider physical education standards. They profile children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development needs. They measure psychomotor, technical and tactical skills in a range of physical activity contexts drawn from the Department for Education’s National Curriculum to enable physical education targets to be agreed upon. These results are used to create a high-level curriculum plan that considers school term schedules and a ‘whole child’ development approach.

The nature of roles and responsibilities for this role may include:

Working directly with pupils of all ages Support / lead extra-curricular activities Assist with school games competitions and events Run / organise and support physical activity and engagement at break and lunch times Supporting the delivery of high quality and inclusive PE lessons to pupils in school in line with the requirements of the national curriculum for PE and the profile of needs across the pupil population Administration tasks related to planning and evaluating coaching activities / projects Safeguard children at all times Contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are shared with children Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice Support the teachers and other staff in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate Attend training sessions as required for CPD purposes

Training:

The blended learning delivery design encompasses a range of methods to engage apprentices and offers a rich and exciting programme. Your training programme will involve:

Level 4 School Sports Coach Apprenticeship Standard & Qualification.

Sector specific CPD, such as:

Multi-skills Coaching qualification Supporting the PE curriculum Behaviour Management Practical PE Curriculum Outdoor adventurous activities Gymnastics Dance Safeguarding / Prevent Mental Health and Wellbeing

Functional Skills in maths and English (where required)

Training Outcome:

We will support you in your personal and professional development by providing you with the underpinning knowledge, skills and experience for the following:

Careers within the Sport Coaching industry Potential further employment with the employer Opportunity for further education

Employer Description:
Here at Chapelford Village Primary School, we are dedicated to raising the profile and standards of PE across the school. We are committed to providing our children with an enriched curriculum which is based on: gymnastics, dance, net and wall games, invasion games, striking and fielding and athletics. The fundamental skills of PE are delivered through the use of the REAL PE scheme and skills are progressive throughout the children’s learning journey. Every pupil has the opportunity to participate in a fun, challenging and rewarding learning environment where pupils are encouraged to express themselves through physical activity. All children have at least 2 hours of PE a week. We are fortunate enough to have the use of outdoor and indoor space to conduct high quality PE lessons utilising a vast range of sporting equipment. Our Curriculum Statement outlines our INTENT, how we will IMPLEMENT our curriculum and what IMPACT this will have on our athletes, gymnasts and dancers at Chapelford Village Primary School.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm (breaks to be confirmed).

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness