Contract Type: Contracted
Hourly rate: £15 (with potential for increase with experience/following probation)
Work pattern: Predominantly weekday evenings
Location: Various around Glasgow (predominantly Anniesland/Bearsden/Bishopbriggs area)
Job purpose
We are looking for a flexible, hardworking and ambitious coach to work predominantly within a netball and girls football setting, with opportunities to work across different sports in our small group coaching classes and growing client portfolio.
This role is suitable for a strength and conditioning coach who is looking to build their coaching experience, learn and focus on youth athlete development in sport, and/or supplement their current work or study commitments.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and successfully delivering, and designing under guidance, physical preparation programmes focusing on enhancement of strength, power, speed, movement skills, agility, flexibility, and conditioning, as well as injury prevention/rehabilitation for a variety of team and individual sports and athletes.
- Ensuring the safe and correct execution of exercise techniques during sessions.
- Evaluating each athlete’s development (including profiling when completed) by monitoring and recording progress, before reporting this to the athletes and coaches in an engaging manner.
- Collaborating with other coaches and stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality, effective coaching sessions.
- Maintaining an open line of communication with the other members of staff, and working collaboratively within the team.
- Maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating effectively with athletes and coaches.
- Reporting in monthly meetings the progress and impact of your coaching.
- Engaging with CPD and mentoring activities.
Essential Experience/Requirements
- Someone who is driven by our mission and aligns with our values
- Someone who is looking to grow as a coach to continually exceed client expectations.
- Degree in Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning or similar (or working towards finishing this in 6 months) OR Level 3 PT Qualification OR Level 4 S&C qualification
- Experience delivering physical preparation sessions in a sporting setting, with youth athletes from a variety of age groups (although predominantly teenagers)
- Understanding of system and pathway approach to long term athlete development
- Excellent communication skills with coaches, athletes, and other colleagues
- Excellent computer skills including use of Microsoft packages and Canva
- Experience working in a team of people
- Evidence of further learning including but not limited to additional qualifications
- Drivers Licence and own car (or ability to use one)
- First Aid Qualification
Desirable Experience/Requirements
- UKSCA accreditation or S&C Trainer, CSCS or ASCA (or ability to work towards)
- Previous sporting experience
- Experience working in performance sport
- Demonstrable experience of how to apply the principals of long-term athletic development in programming and planning
- Experience of building and managing coach relationships and basing training programmes on their needs as well as the needs of the athletes
About Project YOU Coaching
Project YOU Coaching is a small coaching company whose mission is to build stronger, fitter, and faster athletes to PERFORM in sport - and life! We provide elite level strength and conditioning support to junior and sub-elite athletes and therefore pride ourselves on our knowledge and expertise in athletic development, movement patterns, and athlete support.
Apply
If you have any questions please email: lauren.maxkinetix@gmail.com.
If you would like to apply please send a CV and cover letter to lauren.maxkinetix@gmail.com by 5pm on 23rd September 2025.