Performance Lifestyle and Wellbeing Officer

Organisation: Loughborough University, Loughborough Sport
Salary: £29588 to £34610 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
Location: Loughborough
Contract type: (Full time)
Closing date: 31 March 2026
Job Description: Full Time Position, 0.6FTE subject to funding, 0.4FTE Open-Ended

The Performance Lifestyle & Wellbeing Officer will play a key role in supporting elite student‑athletes within the Foundation Degree Programme and Loughborough Sport’s wider performance environment. The postholder will help athletes balance the demands of high‑performance sport with full‑time academic study, delivering tailored lifestyle, wellbeing and pastoral support. Working as part of both the Foundation Programme Team and the Performance Support Services team, the role supports athletes across a diverse range of Olympic, Paralympic and professional sports. A strong commitment to safeguarding, dual‑career development and proactive wellbeing sit at the heart of the position.

The successful candidate will contribute to induction, deliver anti‑doping education, and collaborate across interdisciplinary teams.

They will also help develop and coordinate Performance Lifestyle services, support mentors within the programme, and engage in staff development activities. This full‑time role combines a permanent 0.4 FTE commitment within Foundation Studies with a 0.6 FTE fixed‑term component in Loughborough Sport, funded until July 2027, and requires occasional evening and weekend work to align with sporting schedules.

This post is subject to a satisfactory to the organisation Disclosure and Barring Check.

Informal enquiries should be made to Simon Wombwell – S.L.R.Wombwell@lboro.ac.uk Education and Development Manager within Loughborough Sport.

Closing Date: 31 March 2026
How to apply: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=310420dqEK&WVID=5913100PrZ