At JAG you will be working towards your Community Activator Coach L2 Qualification over the course of 15 months.
Day to day Responsibilities:
- Provide inclusive, fun, and engaging care for the children, including collecting them from school to delivering them safely to parents/carers.
- Assist with the planning and delivery of activities with structure and enthusiasm; encouraging maximum participation. This could include, multi-sports, games, arts & crafts, downtime, structured play, etc.
- Ensure all activities are age and ability appropriate while using the equipment and space safely.
- Provide refreshments for the children, making sure that our hygiene and Health and Safety standards are met.
- Set up and take down the play space including moving furniture and play equipment.
- Follow all Health and Safety protocols and policies and ensure that all relevant documentation (Accident Forms, Incident Forms, etc.) is completed as needed.
- Ensure all children have been signed in and out each visit, following the correct processes and procedures.
- Authentically and professionally communicate with all team members, parents, children and schools.
- Conduct kit/equipment maintenance and safety checks.
- Be the champion of Health and Safety and provide first aid where necessary
- Ensure all documents and information that relate to the children in our care are kept confidential and in a safe place and understand the importance of it.
- Inspire our team members and children to have fun and lead an active lifestyle, helping them to understand the benefits and why adopting them is important.
- Be involved in community schemes within your setting and/or JAG company-wide, helping to plan and deliver successful activities programmes; such as HAF, intra/inter-school activities, or an Action for Children initiative.
In a nutshell:
This adventure is all about building brighter futures together. You'll learn to deliver genuine, heartfelt experiences to our people and our little people by ensuring they experience fun, engaging and creative activities, in a safe and inclusive environment.
You will develop skills, knowledge and behaviours to enable you to assist and lead, coordinating fun, engaging and purposeful activities with our little people, whilst embracing and bringing our 'Whole of Child' programming philosophy to life. Whether it be multi-sports, games, arts & crafts, downtime, structured play, etc, you'll be engaging, safe, and inspiring to every child you interact with. You'll be every child's hero!
During the apprenticeship you will develop the competencies to work within the services and community, and be a positive role model who builds a good rapport with our big and little people, assisting, leading, and inspiring them to become more active whilst having fun!
You will have the opportunity during your apprenticeship to gain an understanding of community groups and events that JAG is involved in and help plan and deliver a successful programme of delivery to meet the aims of the group.