Strength & Conditioning Coach (UK Athletics Paralympic Programme)

Organisation: UK Sports Institute
Salary: £34,431 - £37,692 p.a
Location: Loughborough
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 8 June 2025
Interview date: 19 June 2025
Job Description: The Opportunity

The UK Sports Institute and UK Athletics have an exciting opportunity for a full time Strength & Conditioning Coach to work with their Para Athletics Programme in Loughborough

A snapshot of the role

This role is responsible for delivering the strength and conditioning services for athletes on the Great Britain Para-Athletics World Class Programme (WCP). Working within an inter-disciplinary team, the postholder will contribute to the creation of world-class, high-performance training environments that support athletes in achieving success at the Paralympic Games and other major championships. The successful candidate will deliver evidence-based physical preparation strategies and provide consistent, high-quality coaching support both in person and remotely. This includes the design, implementation, and evaluation of strength and conditioning programmes tailored to the specific demands of para-athletes and their events. The role will collaborate closely with the Head of Performance Support, the Head of Paralympic Performance, and key stakeholders within UK Athletics to advance the understanding of the physical characteristics required for medal-winning performances at LA 2028 and beyond. This includes contributing to the development and validation of event-specific assessment and monitoring protocols.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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Safer Recruitment

We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment here at UKSI. All applications for all roles within our organisation will be subject to safer recruitment principles. Applicants will be required to complete a self-declaration form, will have references checked and dependent upon role may be required to obtain Enhanced DBS vetting.

Application Method:

To be considered for this World Class Opportunity, candidates will be required to submit a CV and answer the application questions via the UKSI careers portal. The answers to the application questions should bring your CV to life by highlighting your relevant skills, experience and attributes that would make you the ideal candidate for this role.

Important:

Once you begin your application on the portal you will have the option to type your answers in a free text box, however if you would prefer, you may upload your answers with your CV. We ask that the answers to the questions are no more than 2 sides of A4. (please note that you can only upload 1 document to the portal so please ensure the questions appear either at the beginning or as a follow on from your CV)

Artificial Intelligence

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Key Dates for Applicants

Closing Date: 8th June 2025
Interview Date:19th June 2025

Additional information for applicants:

Please note that occasionally interview dates may be subject to change and may require additional stages. In these instances, we will do our upmost to ensure that candidates have sufficient notice and preparation time.

If you have any questions regarding the content of the Job Description that you would like to discuss further, please email your enquiry to Recruitment@uksportsinstitute.co.uk.
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