Description
Professional Services Sport & Recreation Department Strength & Conditioning Coach
Employment type: Permanent
Employment basis: Part time
Salary: £13,755.50 to £15,023 (£27,511 to £30,046 x0.5FTE) per annum
Post number: ZZ007058
Date published: 27 July 2021
Closing date: 10 August 2021
Interview date: W/C 31 August 2021
The University of Portsmouth is a dynamic and ambitious institution with a track record of success. One of only four universities in the south east of England to achieve a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework and ranked in the top 150 in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings. We are looking for a qualified (UKSCA or working towards this) and experienced Strength and Conditioning Coach to join our growing Performance Sport team The role will be integral to the expansion of our services in line with a significant investment in our sports facilities The role will be key in enhancing the University’s reputation for sport. Ravelin Sports Centre is an outstanding new public sports centre opening later this year in Portsmouth. The £57M sports centre’s facilities include a 25m 8 lane swimming pool, 175 station fitness suite, climbing wall, ski simulator, café and community orchard set in historic parkland.
The post holder will deliver S&C coaching to our performance athletes and will support the wider team in delivering the highest standards of service, using both their knowledge and experience. You will have specific responsibility for growing and developing the Strength and conditioning offer at the University of Portsmouth. We are looking for an individual with a proven record in creating programmes that are designed to improve both technical and physical performance. The role requires someone who is highly motivated and organised as well as personable. It is important that the role attracts someone with a passion for learning and self development.
Full details of the responsibilities and duties of the role, as well as the skills, experience and personal qualities we are looking for, can be found in the further particulars document attached to this advert.
The post holder will work a 18.5 hours/ week, with your working hours set according to requirements of the role. Our values are simple, we’re customer-centric, we’re developing excellence in all areas, we’re creating opportunities all with the focus of improving physical activity.
If you share our values, share our ambitions and have the abilities to contribute to our success we’re keen to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and all appointments will be made on merit. We are eager to ensure our teams are diverse in terms of all the protected characteristics and representative of all the stakeholders that use our facilities. We would therefore particularly welcome applications from candidates who are Black, Asian, or from other ethnic groups not currently well represented in our teams, as well as from candidates who consider themselves to have a disability. The University of Portsmouth believes this role is not eligible for sponsorship with UKVI under the Skilled Worker Route visa. You will need to confirm details of an alternative visa to work in the UK when applying for this role. Please note that anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role as part of the University’s commitment to equality and diversity and ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Personal details that are included on application forms, including the candidate’s name and address, will not be disclosed to the shortlisting panel. If you have been asked to upload any additional information to evidence how you meet the person specification, this should not contain information that would allow the shortlisting panel to identify who has applied.
We kindly ask that candidates do not send CVs or cover letters as these will not be considered.
To find out more about the University of Portsmouth and this role, please click the apply button. It is the policy of the University to only accept applications submitted using the University’s application form.
All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time.
