Sport & Leisure Modern Apprenticeship

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom South Ayrshire Council Full time

Job Description

What is the role?

To train as a Sport and Active Leisure Modern Apprentice and develop the required level of skills, knowledge, experience, and competence during a 12-month apprenticeship programme.

Our Modern Apprenticeship Programme offers the opportunity to gain an SVQ Level 2 in Sports and Active Leisure. There are 3 separate areas you can apply for. Below are details of these and what your duties will be –

POST A - Coaching Assistant – As a coaching assistant you will work towards your UKCC Level 2 Diving and UKCC Gymnastics Level 1 qualification.

POST B - Leisure Assistant – As an aquatics assistant you will work towards your NPLQ Lifeguard qualification and be responsible for assisting and supporting members of staff with supervising the pool side. Pool side maintenance, cleaning the facility for use and providing excellent customer service. You will also have the opportunity to work alongside the swim team, providing assistance to swim coaches and working towards your swim teachers qualification.

POST C - Gym Instructor – As an apprentice gym instructor you will be responsible for assisting and supporting members of staff within the gym. You will gain experience delivering inductions to new gym members and when qualified you will be delivering a variety of fitness classes such as spin, evolve & circuits. Cleaning the facility for use and providing excellent customer service are top priorities when employed within the gym area.

You may also be involved in a range of Modern Apprentice challenges to further develop your skills

Please click on the option to download additional information on this vacancy to access the Job Description.

Extra Information:

The Council provides a wide range of employability opportunities for people in South Ayrshire in order to support them in gaining experience, training, and employment. This programme is part of the council’s youth employability initiative. We are committed to offering career development opportunities for young people and to comply with the conditions of funding from skills development Scotland, 19 years of age or under, however if you are under 29 years of age and are in the following categories - care experienced and/or have additional support needs before the start date of Monday 12th August you can also apply.

Our selection process will entail an assessment centre and competency-based interview. The assessment centre and interviews will take place 3rd and 4th July . Please note these interview dates are set and cannot be changed.

For information for the coaching and leisure positions, you must be a competent swimmer and pass a pool test on the day of interview.

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