Strength And Conditioning Coach (Part-Time)

Derbyshire County Cricket Club; East Midlands; Vor Ort; GBP 25.000 - 44.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free on-site parking

2 free tickets to every home match

Employee Assistance Programme

Nuffield Gym membership

Zusammenfassung

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is seeking a part-time Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Women and Girls Pathway. You will join a multi-disciplinary team delivering high‑quality S&C for senior women and youth players, with sessions predominantly in evenings and weekends during winter and some summer match-day duties.

Applicants should hold a sports science degree with UKSCA accreditation; postgraduate study is desirable.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate qualification in Sports Science and/or UKSCA accreditation.
• Post-graduate degree in sports science discipline desirable.
• Experience in professional cricket or equivalent elite athlete environment.
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary support team.
• UKSCA accreditation is essential.
• CPD portfolio with a sports medicine/ S&C bias.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, electronic medical databases and performance software.
• Current sports first aid certificate and professional indemnity insurance.

Aufgaben

• Provide high quality S&C programmes to Derbyshire CCC Senior Women players and Girls age group teams, including Emerging Player Programme.
• Develop and deliver integrated support programmes with coaching staff to meet performance needs.
• Conduct performance benchmarking and quality management for science and medicine services.
• Align science and medicine with corporate goals with senior management.
• Support nutritional provision alongside club nutritionists.
• Provide S&C information to comply with ECB IPM Audit.

Ausbildung

Sports Science degree

UKSCA accreditation

Post-graduate degree in sports science (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Electronic medical databases

Performance software

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation Derbyshire County Cricket Club Salary Competitive Location Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby Contract type Permanent (Part time) Closing date 13 November 2026 Interview date 26 November 2026 Job Description Derbyshire County Cricket Club are looking for a part-time Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Women and Girls Pathway.

Working as part of an integrated coaching and sports medicine team, you will report to both Head of Women’s Cricket and Head of Sports Science and Medicine and work with our Chief Medical Officer, Physiotherapists, Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach, Sports Psychologist and Pathway Coaches.

This is a part-time role and the successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate exceptional commitment, including working predominately evenings and weekends during the winter off season and occasional overnight stays for Women's match days during the summer season. Currently November to April would be 4 evenings per week, plus Saturday afternoons, and April to September one evening per week, plus the fixture on a week-end or Bank Holiday.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Science and Medicine by providing high quality provision of S&C programmes to Derbyshire CCC Senior Women players and Girls age group teams, including the Emerging Player programme
• Work closely with the Head of Science and Medicine, Head of Women’s Cricket and Coaching staff to develop and deliver integrated support programmes, meeting the performance and development needs of the Women and Girls players
• Performance benchmarking and quality management processes for all aspects of science and medicine services based on 'best practice'
• Work with the Head of Science and Medicine and other senior managers to align science and medicine to corporate goals
• Facilitate the nutritional provision and advice to all Derbyshire CCC players alongside the club nutritionists.
• Provide the necessary S&C information in order for Derbyshire CCC to comply with the necessary standards of the ECB Injury Prevention and Management (IPM) Audit
• Deliver profiling of the Women and Girls squads and hold players accountable for achieving minimum fitness standards in collaboration with the Head of Women’s Cricket
• Input and attend case conference, performance management and other Derbyshire CCC staff meetings
• Input necessary information into the Cricket Squad database for all science and medicine disciplines record keeping and reporting
• Liaise closely with the Head of Women’s Cricket and be prepared to undertake any other duties related to the work of these functions

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications:

• You will have a graduate qualification in Sports Science and/or S&C UKSCA accreditation. A Post-graduate degree in sports science discipline is desirable but not essential
• You will have a good amount of post-graduate experience with plenty of involvement spent in a professional cricket or equivalent full-time professional elite athlete and performance team environment
• Experience in the support and preparation of developing senior and junior athletes
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary support team
• Professional accreditation with UKSCA is essential
• You would need a comprehensive CPD Portfolio with a professional sports medicine / S&C bias
• You will be adept in the use of Microsoft Excel, electronic medical databases and performance software
• A valid sports first aid certificate of basic life support and first aid qualification
• Current professional indemnity insurance

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary depending on experience
• 25 days paid holiday [October to March are core programme hours]
• Free on-site parking
• 2 free tickets to every Derbyshire County Cricket Club home match
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Nuffield Gym membership

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS accreditation.

The role includes regular UK travel during and outside of the County season and may include an overseas touring commitment once a year.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, many posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including ECB DBS clearance which is mandatory before taking up certain roles. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place promoting safeguarding and safer working practice across our services.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club will ensure that all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic and national origin, nationality, sexuality, marital status, religion and age. It is the intention of Derbyshire County Cricket Club that its workforce, at all levels, should reflect the composition of the City's population. To achieve this Derbyshire County Cricket Club will take active and positive steps to eliminate discrimination, reduce the effects of past discrimination and to promote equality in employment.