Description
DMUsport Assistant Coaches will deliver expert tuition to the university’s student clubs under the guidance of DMUsport Coaches, to support the activity of the club, to support the player pathway and increase capacity within our sporting offer. They will support the working relationship with internal and external partners, to the benefit of the club, student members and the university.
All coaches will commence w/c 25/09/2023 until 14/06/2024 Working Hours/ Fixtures will be as follows (subject to change) Monday 19:00-21:00 & Sunday 18:30-22:00
Average hours per week during term time delivery including coaching & admin = 7.6
Duties and responsibilities:
Responsible for providing expert tuition to the university’s student club.
To support and offer guidance to the club committee to ensure improvement in participation numbers and support the growth and depth in competitive sport.
To provide practical day-to-day coaching, as well as devising and implementing long and short-term strategies and development plans.
Promote sport at DMU, both to current and prospective students, as well as the public.
Attend all training sessions and fixtures/matches.
To analyse and report on the club’s performance.
Ensure health and safety policies and best practice are adhered to.
Be aware of and promote student support services to members as well as engaging in opportunities for CPD relating to student welfare.
Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant colleagues, including DSU staff and sports clubs, and staff responsible for university leisure facilities.
Make efforts to attend meetings and events as required, sometimes outside of core hours.
Support other projects to meet the objectives of the department.
Treat all DMU staff, students, contractors and visitors with dignity and respect.
Provide a service that complies with the Equality Act 2010, eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations with particular attention to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.
Skills and experience:
Essential; Level 1 (or equivalent) qualified, working towards Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification or relevant experience
Experience of coaching relevant sport, at an intermediate level
Experience of developing athletes
Understanding of coaching styles and practical delivery
Ability to manage people and programme and to ensure delivery against objectives
Ability to work independently on own initiative and as part of a team
Ability to write reports or assessments etc and contribute to meetings as required.
Able to work outside of normal core hours
Commitment to observe the University’s Equal Opportunities policy
Location De Montfort University - Leicester
Additional information:
Interview and practical test TBC Unitemps is acting as an Employment Business, supplying temporary workers, in relation to this vacancy. Unitemps DMU operates a monthly payroll - Please refer to the candidate information hub for DMU unitemps in relation to pay dates and further information - https://www.unitemps.com/resources/info-hub/?type=candidate-uk&branch=dmu
We aim to notify all candidates of the outcome of their application however volume of applications sometimes do not allow us to do so; please check your application status via your Unitemps account regularly; we may also communicate via email; please check your junk mail.
