Level 2 Community Activator Apprentice - Swimming Specialism

Summary

Dive Into an Exciting Career!

Are you passionate about sport, swimming, and making a difference?
Want a career where you can inspire children, build confidence, and improve lives?

Join Kore Sandwell as a Community Activator Apprentice and kick-start your journey in the sport and leisure industry!

Wage

£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

National Minimum Wage dependant upon age OR increments for completing training milestones.

Training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

Hours

37 hours per week - one day per week training. Exact working days and hours TBC, but may involve working early mornings, evenings and weekends.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

4

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Support the delivery of fun, engaging swimming sessions in schools and communities
• Work alongside experienced Swim Teachers & Pool Coordinators
• Help children develop confidence, skills, and water safety awareness
• Get involved in holiday camps, sports activities & community programmes
• Maintain a safe and clean pool environment

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Ln, Oldbury, B69 1HE
• Sandwell Aquatic Centre, Londonderry Lane, Smethwick, B67 7EP
• Tipton Leisure Centre, Alexandra Rd, Tipton, DY4 8TA
• Tipton Sports Academy, Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton, DY4 0BS
• Wednesbury Leisure Centre, High Bullen, Wednesbury, WS10 7HP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

ASPIRE TRAINING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

Training course

Community activator coach (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
• Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
• Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
• Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
• Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
• Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
• Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
• Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
• Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
• Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
• Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
• Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
• Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
• Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
• Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
• Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in personal and professional development.
• Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
• Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
• Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.
• Promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for individuals and communities.
• Encourage individuals' participation, motivation and to change their behaviour towards sport or physical activity.
• Contribute to inclusive, safe and effective sessions.
• Plan, follow, adapt, and deliver session plans, based on participant needs and feedback.
• Use coaching styles for sport or physical activity sessions meeting the participants needs and motivations.
• Promote the benefits of a lifelong activity habit.
• Use techniques to build rapport with participants.
• Carry out the tasks required before, during and after a community activity.
• Support participants to overcome personal or societal barriers.
• Manage individuals' behaviours within a group setting.
• Work collaboratively with services and other community organisations to run events that make the best use resources.
• Record and store data and information, in line with legislation and organisational policies and procedures.
• Use suitable digital technology to deliver targeted messages to participant groups.
• Adapt communication methods to meet the needs of participants and groups.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within own scope of role and in line with organisational protocols.
• Support equity, diversity and inclusion in line with legislation and organisational policies.
• Support the mental health and wellbeing of self and participants.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, risk assessment procedures, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in personal and professional development.
• Maintain professional boundaries within scope of own role.
• Monitor and review the effectiveness of activity sessions.
• Assist with the resolution of challenges and problems.

Training schedule

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain industry-recognised qualifications, including:

• NPLQ Lifeguard
• Swim Teaching Level 1 & 2
• A chance to develop coaching, leadership & life skills
• Real career progression opportunities within Kore Sandwell

You will be working across these Kore Sandwell Leisure sites, participating in our site rotation programme, so having the ability to travel between locations is necessary. However, you will have a base site:

• Wednesbury Leisure Centre
• Tipton Sports Academy
• Tipton Leisure Centre
• Portway Lifestyle entre
• Sandwell Aquatics Centre

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade A - C or 4 + or)
• Maths (grade A - C or 4 + or)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Punctual and reliable
• Basic report writing
• Able to travel

Other requirements

You’ll be:

• Passionate about working with people
• A confident swimmer with a love for sport
• Reliable, enthusiastic and a great team player
• Able to travel to all Kore sites within Sandwell

Must be available for swim test and assessments 9th and 10th July 2026

Expected start date is September 2026 (dependant on clearances)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work across our school settings is expected to share this commitment. Therefore, this position is subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS disclosure and relevant references.