Organisation: Strathclyde Sport, University of Strathclyde
Salary: 24,044 - £26,038 pro rata (plus 5% Non-Standard Working Hours Allowance)
Location: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Contract Type: Open-ended
FTE: 0.5 annualised (23.5 hours/week term time, 5 hours/week during summer)
Closing date: 23:59 GWT on Wednesday 6th of November 2024
Provisional interview date: 13th of November 2024
Strathclyde Sport is seeking a passionate, ambitious and motivated practitioner who has the commitment and drive to plan, co-ordinate, coach and quality-assure World-Class Strength and Conditioning (S&C) services at the University of Strathclyde.
Working as part of the multidisciplinary Performance Sports Team, the post-holder will provide strength and conditioning (S&C) coaching services to identified external partners, and University of Strathclyde FOCUSport Clubs and Performance Sports Scholars.
The successful candidate will be a passionate, enthusiastic and committed practitioner who has aspirations of delivering World Class S&C services. Furthermore, you will be degree qualified in a Sports Science discipline with experience of coaching gym- and ‘field’- based S&C services.
This will be an annualised contract, weighted more heavily towards term-time, with less weighting during summer months.
Job Description
Reporting to the Lead Physical Performance Coach, the post holder will work as part of the successful S&C team.
The role will support Strathclyde Sport’s strategic objectives to achieve greater year-on-year success in BUCS competitions whilst supporting the development of individual athletes through practical delivery of S&C services to external partners, and University of Strathclyde FOCUSport Clubs and Performance Sport Scholars. Whilst not exhaustive, this will include the enhancement of athletes’ strength, power, speed, agility and endurance whilst simultaneously reducing the volume of training days lost through injuries.
Due to the dual career nature of our student-athletes, the post holder must be willing to work evenings and weekends (and the occasional early mornings) during selected periods of the year.
Further Information
For informal enquiries, please contact Milan Marinkovic, Lead Physical Performance Coach at milan.marinkovic@strath.ac.uk
How to apply
Please apply directly via the job advert on the University job vacancy portal
Applications will not be accepted through any other method.