Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach

Cardiff Met; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + 5

LGPS pension

Family friendly policies

Learning & development opportunities

Sports & fitness facilities

Health wellbeing support

Job summary

Cardiff Met Sport is seeking a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach to join the Performance Services Team, delivering to our student-athlete programmes and ensuring opportunities for full potential. You’ll work in a collaborative environment to provide top-tier physical preparation and support.

You’ll engage with Coaches, Physiotherapists and support staff, contributing to programme planning and mentoring placement students.

Qualifications

• Experience as a strength and conditioning coach in performance or pathway environments.
• Ability to lead physical preparation planning and delivery.
• Experience using diagnostic equipment and athlete programming/monitoring systems (VALD, Gymaware, TrainMyAthlete).
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with athletes, staff and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and reflect on individualized strength & conditioning programmes.
• Be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, providing physical preparation expertise.
• Maintain regular contact with staff from performance programmes (coaches, directors, physiotherapists).
• Input into the planning process for Performance Programmes.
• Manage and guide placement students and graduates.

Skills

Strength & conditioning coaching

Physical preparation planning

Relationship building

Staff collaboration

Tools

VALD

Gymaware

TrainMyAthlete

Job description

Cardiff Met Sport is at the heart of sport, physical activity, health & wellbeing in Wales’ Capital City. Our mission is clear – ‘to profoundly enhance the lives of our communities, making them healthier and stronger as an outcome of engaging with us’.

We work in partnership with a range of local, regional and national partners to develop and manage high-quality sport facilities including, the National Indoor Athletics Centre, Tennis Centre and Archers Arena on our Cyncoed Campus along with a number of 21st Century Schools across the City.

To continue to achieve all of this, we need ‘game changers’, people with drive, passion, creativity and flair who see hurdles rather than problems, and can think differently and want to make a positive and lasting impact on people’s lives, in Wales and beyond.

We're seeking a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach to join the Performance Services Team, working in a supportive and collaborative environment, delivering to our various performance programmes aiming to provide the very best student-athlete experience. You’ll also engage with programme members to ensure they have every opportunity to achieve their full potential.
You’ll make an impact by:

• Plan, deliver, and reflect on individualised strength & conditioning programmes;
• Be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing technical expertise in physical preparation and supporting the overall progress of the performance programme.
• Maintain regular contact with staff from selected Performance Programmes such as Coaches, Performance Directors, Physiotherapists and other support staff;
• Input into the planning process for Performance Programmes;
• Manage and provide guidance to placement students and graduate roles.

What you’ll bring

To excel in this role, you’ll embrace a team approach, that not only celebrates an inclusive environment but one that promotes high level sporting achievement as well as physical and personal development. You’ll bring:

• Experience of working as a strength and conditioning coach within a performance or pathway environment.
• Experience of leading the elements of physical preparation planning and delivery.
• Experience of using diagnostic equipment and athlete programming and monitoring systems (VALD, Gymaware, TrainMyAthlete etc).
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with athletes, staff and stakeholders.

We are a values-based University. We are proud of our culture, and we are there for our people. Our community spirit is the golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours. We support and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best. By joining our University, you'll find yourself in a unique environment where a wealth of knowledge and resources are readily available, supporting you with your career development.

We offer excellent benefits such as:

• Annual leave of 25 days, rising to 30 days after 1 years’ service, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
• Excellent family friendly policies – take a look on our Policy Hub page.
• Opportunities to learn and develop your skills with access to library and digital services facilities.
• Excellent sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

Contact us

For more information about the role please contact Michael Peacock (Head of Performance Services) on [e-mail] .

Cardiff Metropolitan University is proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

All applicants with disabilities, or those who are part of the Armed Forces community who during the shortlisting process meet the essential criteria for the role will be progressed to the next stage.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

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