Strength & Conditioning Work Experience Organisation Performance Herts, University of Hertfordshire Salary Voluntary Location University of Hertfordshire Contract type Volunteer (Part time) Closing date 13 August 2026 Interview date 17 August 2026 Job Description Performance Herts is seeking a new cohort of volunteer S&C work experience assistant coaches for the next academic year. To be eligible, you must be able to commit to a minimum of 8 hours per week over 2 shifts, plus regular team CPD training, beginning in September 2026.On occasion there will also be the opportunity to assist on other work including university degree practicals, workshops, courses and fitness testing outside of your regular hours. Please note that this is an unpaid role, however in return for assisting with the daily running of our elite performance centre, we offer the following benefits:• Free places on our CPD courses and workshops, in areas including:o Olympic Weightliftingo Speed Agility and Plyometricso S&C Level 1, 2 and 3 (Needs Analysis, FMS, Programming & Periodisation)• Opportunity to shadow and assist with S&C sessions involving athletes and squads of all ages and abilities, from a range of able-bodied and disability sports.• Mentoring by accredited, experienced and knowledgeable coaches working in high-performance sport and postgraduate education.• Potential enrolment and guidance through the UKSCA S&C Trainer course.• Regular, hands-on guidance towards your UKSCA accreditation.• The opportunity to train, work and learn in a happy and thriving high-performance environment with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.• Potential to move into an hourly paid coaching role.Who we are looking for: • Professional, organised and polite aspiring coaches with an interest in high-performance training, sports science and S&C. • Strong work ethic and passion for learning and developing.• Prior experience with free weight training and general athletic movements desired (running, jumping, throwing).• Enrolled on an FE or HE S&C, sports science or related course. (Priority will go to those enrolled on the UH MSc in S&C and Rehab).• The ability to commit to regular hours beginning September 2025. How to apply To apply, please send a CV (maximum 2 pages) and a ~2-minute video explaining why you’d like to work at Performance Herts and what you’d bring to the team to performanceherts@herts.ac.uk before 5pm on Thursday 13th August 2025. Share X LinkedIn Email