Assistant Athletics - Sprint Coach

Organisation: Nottingham Trent University
Salary: Zero Hours- £15 per hour
Location: Nottingham
Contract type
Closing date: 17 August 2025
Interview date: 22 August 2025
Job Description: About the Role
Are you passionate about developing athletes and delivering high-quality coaching sessions? Join NTU Sport as an Assistant Athletics Coach and help drive our sprint squad to success!

In this role, you’ll support the planning and delivery of our Athletics Sprint programme, working closely with our Lead Coach and performance support teams. You’ll coach both group and individual sessions, helping students improve their technical and tactical performance across the BUCS season.

You’ll be key to developing and guiding our student-athletes through all phases of training. You’ll also help shape the selection processes, work alongside club committees, and play a vital role in talent identification and development.

This is more than just coaching. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment that connects students with strength & conditioning, physio and performance analysis. We’ll look to you to help student-athletes balance academic and athletic life, keeping wellbeing at the heart of what you do.

We’re looking for someone who’s enthusiastic, organised, and a great communicator. You should hold a Level 2 coaching qualification and have experience working in performance-focused environments. If you understand the student sport landscape and enjoy being part of a supportive, forward-thinking team—this is the role for you.

You’ll gain valuable experience, develop your coaching skills, and make a real impact on athlete development at NTU.

Sound like you? Apply now and help take NTU Athletics to the next level.

For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly.

Anticipated Working Pattern (this will be discussed at interview stage):

Tuesday- 19.15 - 20.45, location- Harvey Haddon Athletics Track

Thursday- 19.15 - 20.45, location- Harvey Haddon Athletics Track

Interview Date: 22nd August 2025

About Us
At NTU, we believe that sport is for everyone. That's why we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where our students, staff and the people of Nottingham feel inspired, supported and part of a community.

Our core values are Pride, Unity and Respect, and these three pillars are embedded into everything we do at NTU Sport. From the way we deliver coaching and sports science support, to the way we design our world–class facilities, we are committed to developing a culture of inclusivity and respect.

Our determination to provide an outstanding service helped NTU secure 8th place in the British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) championship 2022-23, cementing NTU as a top 10 university for Sport.

Our Facilities
We have a fantastic range of sports facilities at our City campuses, including industry-standard gym equipment, a 10m climbing wall, a sports hall, dance studios and a sports therapy suite offering physiotherapy and sports massage.

Our Clifton campus is home to the Lee Westwood Sports Centre, a fully floodlit all-weather astro-turf pitch, three brand new squash courts, an exercise studio, sports hall, grass pitches and a newly refurbished fitness suite.

Our Equestrian Centre at Brackenhurst features both indoor and outdoor arenas and holds a variety of events throughout the year, including unaffiliated and affiliated dressage competitions, and unaffiliated show jumping.

For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Steven Drake (Club Development Officer) at steven.drake@ntu.ac.uk.

Join Us
Hybrid working - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home. You're empowered to define how you work best for the benefits of your stakeholders.
Flexibility - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.
25 - 30 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata.
Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
Range of health and wellbeing services, including a Health Cash Plan, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
Access to a wealth of formal and informal professional development opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
And a whole lot more…Find out more about the range of benefits we offer.
Come and be part of our success. Apply today.
How to apply: Please use the following link to apply- https://vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=1640