Job Title: Strength & Conditioning Coach

Department: Senior

Responsible to: Director of Women & Girls Football

Job Type: Voluntary

The Role:

The role will be to provide physical performance coaching to the academy players for matches, delivery of weekly Strength & Conditioning sessions and to work with players to build personal plans and goals. The role requires the candidate to be able to coherently report progress back to the management staff, evaluating performance against established and agreed goals.

In this role you will also design and agree structured, sequential, evidence based athletic development programmes – ensuring everything that is implemented is in line with best practice for the FA WNL

The successful candidate will ensure all aspects of player fitness testing, gym and pitch based activities, and physical and athletic development of players.

Due to the nature of this role it may include working weekends and evenings.

To work in line with the Clubs’ Coaching Program, Philosophy and safeguarding/welfare protocols.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Delivering S&C sessions and formal monitoring and evaluation of Club player performance.
  • Communicating regularly with Management Staff to ensure match day preparations and team selections are in place.
  • Promoting a positive environment for learning and development within the team.
  • Support the planning and delivery of athletic development programmes for all Academy players
  • Support and monitor players’ Individual Development Plans.
  • Assist with the collection of anthropometric data
  • Assist with the physical testing and screening of players

General Responsibilities:

  • Be an ambassador of Hull City Ladies FC giving excellent customer service at all times, portraying a professional image throughout the interaction.
  • Treat all colleagues as customers ensuring respectful positive outcomes across all communications
  • Perform other duties as required, which are considered relevant to the post and to the objectives of HCLFC
  • Adhere to and abide by all HCLFC policies, procedures and guidelines especially remembering responsibilities to others under:

– Equal opportunities and dignity at work policies

– Health & Safety policy and

– Safeguarding

This post is subject to enhanced disclosure.

Knowledge

  • Passion for women’s football and sport

Experience

  • Be an ambassador of Hull City Ladies FC giving excellent customer service at all times, portraying a professional image throughout the interaction.
  • Hold an undergraduate degree in Sports Science / Strength and Conditioning

Technical Skills

  • Effective communication Communicates confidently and effectively orally and in writing
  • Team working Supports others in the achievement of their objectives
  • Have a polite, courteous and helpful manner.
  • Be professional and pro-active
  • Hold an up to date DBS, Safeguarding and basic First Aid qualification.

Competencies:

  • Effective communication Communicates confidently and effectively orally and in writing
  • Team working Supports others in the achievement of their objectives
  • Personal effectiveness Develops effective plans to deliver optimum results within agreed timeframes and by most cost efficient route

Other information

Hull City Ladies FC is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassments and in which all decisions are based on merit. It is pertinent to mention that female coaches are under-represented and we would welcome applications from any interested parties.

It is our policy to treat all workers and job applicants equally and fairly irrespective of their sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, national origin, culture, religion, age or disability.

How to apply :

Please send a covering letter, CV and two references for the attention of Club Secretary Alex Robinson by email to: Secretary@hullcityladies.com

There is no closing date on this role, each CV, covering letter and references will all be looked, therefore if you are interested in this role, please send the above details to Club Secretary Alex Robinson.

If you don’t hear back within five days of sending details, you have not been considered for this role at this time, but thank you for expressing interest in Hull City Ladies.