Strength & Conditioning Coach (Casual)

Salary: £21 per hour

Hours: Evenings on Mondays and Fridays

Contract: Sessional

Closing date: Rolling applications

Interview date: As applications received

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Strength & Conditioning Coach to work with our Emerging Talent Centre players, as well as the wider Player Development Pathway. You will implement a physical performance programme that supports the delivery of the club's blueprint for youth development.

What we offer

• Regular hours to suit your schedule;

• Training and development opportunities across our teams;

• The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club.

Job description

As Strength & Conditioning Coach you will:

• Implement a physical development programme for players within the Player Development Pathway (ages 8-16);

• Design and deliver high quality sessions throughout a 30-session season, for multiple age groups;

• Run physical testing for all players and share results alongside personalised development plans for each participant;

• Maintain a comprehensive database of work conducted with players and coaches;

• Support team coaches in their delivery, helping to integrate Strength & Conditioning into each session;

• Work as part of the wider Football Development team to ensure high quality sessions are provided to each young player.

Person specification

As successful candidate you will:

• Have a passion for youth sports development;

• Have experience working with players aged 8-16 in a sport setting;

• Have (or working towards) a qualification in BSc Sports Science / BA Physical Education and Primary Years or other related degrees;

• Hold (or be working towards) a UK Strength and Conditioning Accreditation (UKSCA, ASCC or other bodies).

Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults at risk who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks before commencing employment.

Equalities

We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.

We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.