Physical Performance Coordinator

Sheffield Hallam University; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Job summary

Sheffield Hallam University’s Sport Hallam Performance Team is seeking a committed Strength & Conditioning Coach to design and deliver a high-quality S&C programme for performance athletes and student members. You will collaborate with colleagues across Sport Hallam to support initiatives like PASP and TASS while ensuring safe, inclusive service delivery.

You will mentor student interns, oversee key systems, and coordinate data, bookings, and insights to continually enhance service quality.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver a high-quality Strength & Conditioning (S&C) programme for performance athletes and student members.
• Support athlete development programmes such as PASP and TASS, and contribute to collaborative projects across Sport Hallam and the University.
• Mentor and lead student interns and placement opportunities, overseeing key systems and processes.
• Coordinate service administration by managing athlete data, streamlining bookings, and using performance insights to improve delivery.
• Support occasional evening and weekend activities and events as required.

Job description

The Role

Working as part of the Sport Hallam Performance Team , you will coordinate and deliver a high-quality Strength & Conditioning (S&C) programme for performance athletes and student members.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Sport Hallam and the wider University to support athlete development programmes such as the Performance Athlete Support Programme (PASP) and Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS), contribute to collaborative projects, while ensuring a seamless service delivery that is safe and inclusive.

Strong coaching and communication skills are essential, as you’ll be working with student athletes, club coaches, academic staff and external partners. You’ll also mentor and lead student interns and placement opportunities, while overseeing key systems and processes.

Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail are a vital part of the role. You will coordinate service administration by managing athlete data, streamlining bookings, and using performance insights to enhance service delivery.

The role is primarily Monday to Friday, but flexibility is required to support occasional evening and weekend activities, including events and open days.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

If you are currently a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route so if you are an international applicant, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.

While this job is unlikely to be suitable for work on a job-share basis, we understand the need for a healthy work-life balance , so where possible we operate flexible working schemes.

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Contact Person : James Blencowe Contact Number :

Date Advertised : 20-Oct-2026 Closing Date : 04-Nov-2026

Location : Sport Hallam, Pearson Sports Centre, Collegiate Campus, Broomgrove Road, S10 2BP Employment Type : Permanent - Full Time