Rugby League Coach for UoM Sport Men's 1st Team

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS); Manchester; On-site; GBP 2,000 - 4,000; Part time

Job summary

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) recherche un entraîneur de rugby pour l'équipe masculine de l'Université de Manchester. Le candidat sera responsable de l'encadrement et de la gestion de l'équipe 1ère, avec un rôle direct dans les compétitions BUCS. Ce poste à temps partiel est idéal pour quelqu'un passionné par le développement des performances sportives chez les étudiants. Les candidats doivent avoir une expertise en coaching et une capacité à travailler au sein d'un cadre égalitaire.

Qualifications

• Expérience dans l'encadrement de l'équipe de rugby.
• Capacité à planifier des programmes d'entraînement efficaces.
• Compétences en gestion de l'équipe et en communication.

Responsibilities

• Livrer un programme de coaching efficace et améliorer l'expérience des membres.
• Gérer les matches et conduire des sessions d'entraînement.
• Mentorer des entraîneurs étudiants dans le club.

Skills

Coaching

Planification

Mentorat

Job description

• Rugby League Coach for UoM Sport Men's 1st Team

Rugby League Coach for UoM Sport Men's 1st Team

UoM Sport

Details

Closing date: 11 July 2025
Location: Armitage Sports Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester
Region: North West
Employment type: Part Time
Salary: Pay range £2,400 - £3,500 per season - dependant on attendance at away and cup/trophy fixtures

Description

The post holder will deliver quality coaching, management, organising, delivering, and monitoring performance to the University of Manchester’s Men’s Rugby League Club and increase their performance in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). This role will primarily be responsible for leading the 1st team from the club who play at the performance level in the UoM Sport Pathway and take part in BUCS league games between October and March and are entered in the BUCS cup competition.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver an effective coaching programme that helps improve the performance and experience of playing members.

• Plan and deliver an effective pre-season in September and after the mid-season break in January.

• Lead sessions and oversee all coaching of the 1st team of the club including delegation tasks to additional coaches where appropriate.

• Attend and manage BUCS fixtures of the 1st team or conduct training in the event of no fixture.

• Lead the club with input from team captain (and other coaches where appropriate) to select playing squad and maintain a transparent selection processes and pathways between squads. This will require attendance at trials.

• Assist in recruiting students to engage with coaching opportunities, providing opportunities where appropriate to coach within the club.

• Mentor student coaches within the club and offer support where appropriate to members who wish to undertake coaching qualifications or opportunities within the Coaching Pathway.

• Provide regular information and status reports, as agreed with the Representative Sport Coordinator, on team and club performance and progress.

• Work closely with the Representative Sport Coordinator and committee members to assist with the development of the Rugby League at The University of Manchester.

• To ensure all sessions comply with Health and Safety.

• To work within an equal opportunities framework.

Please find the full job description and person specification here: https://www.sport.manchester.ac.uk/wpcontent/uploads/sites/259/2025/06/Rugby-League-mens-Job-Description.pdf