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Lifeguards look after swimming areas, help swimmers to stay safe and carry out rescues in emergencies.
You can complete a leisure team member Level 2 apprenticeship to get into this role. To get onto an apprenticeship, you'll find it useful to have some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent.
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As a pool or beach lifeguard you'll supervise swimming areas and help people in trouble. For your main tasks you will:
You could become a leisure centre manager with the National Pool Management Qualification. Some pool lifeguards get swimming teaching or coaching qualifications and give swimming lessons. You could also train and lead a team of lifeguards. You could compete in lifeguarding competitions.
Sports professionals are skilled and talented sportsmen and sportswomen, who are paid to compete in their chosen sport.
Football referees officiate at football matches, from local youth and amateur leagues up to professional level.
Fairground workers operate and maintain rides at theme parks or travelling fairs.
Outdoor activities instructors lead trips and teach skills in activities like hill walking, climbing, canoeing, skiing and snowboarding.
Martial arts instructors teach martial arts like karate, jujitsu and judo.
Sports coaches teach sports skills to individuals and teams of all abilities.
You will be a permanent member of the Leisure Centre Team carrying out job roles such as General Assistant, Recreation Assistant, Concierge, Swimming Teacher & Fitness Instructor. The job roles that you are rotated for will be dependant on which Qualifications you have achieved as well as the needs of the centre.
This sports coaching apprenticeship offer the opportunity to gain coaching qualifications. The work in this apprenticeship is often community-based, including coaching various sports such as football, multi sport to a wide range of age ranges and community groups including schools, care homes and youth clubs.
To plan and deliver safe, enjoyable coaching sessions for groups that are structured and progressive and contribute to the overall Hat-Trick mission of maximising the potential of young people regardless of ability or background.
Supporting and leading groups on our indoor and outdoor activities. Groups are predominantly made up of 8-16 year olds. Activities will include water sports, rock climbing and many more. Work will include managing well organized and presentable equipment stores, kitting up clients with appropriate personal protective equipment, site maintenance, admin duties and activity sessions..
As a Leisure Attendant you will have an important role to play in the smooth operation of the leisure centre.
Apprentice Play & Youth Practitioner, to assist play and youth practitioners in running play and youth sessions for children and young people aged 5-19 years old. We run weekly sessions in various locations across Newcastle and north Tyneside during term time and school holidays.
As an Axis employee you will be:-Getting paid to do something you love!-Assisting and coaching sport and physical activity sessions -Getting the chance to learn new skills, meet new contacts and open up loads of future opportunities-Making a positive difference in your community-Getting a load of training opportunities at the same time!You will be on a Community Activator Coach apprenticeship, which allows you to get a qualification and get paid to do it! Your qualification will be delivered by Lifetime Training, but you will be part of the Coach Core family - giving you access to loads of extra perks, including kit, training from partners such as UK Coaching and the chance to coach at localregional sporting events.This apprenticeship is designed for individuals who wish to have a full-time career in coaching gymnastics.
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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