Strength & Conditioning Placement

Organisation Imperial College London Salary Travel costs up to £500 per term +CPD Budget Location South Kensington Contract type Paid Internship Closing date 4 September 2024 Job Description JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title : x2 Strength & Conditioning Coach Placement Roles

Division : Campus Services

Department : Sport Imperial / Imperial Athletes

Remuneration : Up to £500 per term travel costs, part CPD Funding, Kit

Responsible to : Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach

Internal Contacts : Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Head of Sports

Development, Ethos Center Manager, Ethos Duty Managers, Move Imperial staff & students

Imperial Athletes delivers student sport at Imperial College London and is made up of 5000 students across 55 different

sports. Part of that programme is our performance sport offer which includes 50 scholarship athletes and a select number of

performance teams. These high performing students are competing in both the highest BUCS leagues and on the

international stage.

The purpose of this role is to assist with the delivery of the strength an conditioning program to our performance athletes

and teams. As part of the placement you will also be given the opportunity to undertake the UKSCA Strength & Conditioning

trainer award which will give you an industry recognised strength and conditioning qualification you will be able to utilise

straight away.

The placements are made up of :

10+ hours of strength & conditioning shadowing or coaching with the performance teams and individual scholars (hours

can be discussed to fit with your requirements) in terms 1 & 2 only (term 1-Oct-Dec 24- / Term 2-Jan 25-Mar 25)

Opportunity to gain an industry recognised strength and conditioning qualification (UKSCA strength and conditioning

trainer award)

Involvement with regular athlete testing and data evaluation, interpretation and informed decision making

Developing athlete programmes based off regular testing, evaluation and athlete feedback

Opportunities to lead sessions under supervision of one of the full-time coaches once comfortable with the facility and

the programme

In house CPD delivered by the multi-disciplinary practitioners including external guest speakers

Mentoring from lead strength and conditioning coach with weekly meetings and regular observations / feedback

Guidance and mentoring for UKSCA accreditation if required

Opportunity to observe disciplines such as physio, sports rehab and club development

Opportunity to attend national competitions to support our performance athletes as part of an Imperial Athletes team

Our programme is flexible so we may be able to offer exposure to other opportunities once in place such as equipment

management, gym health and safety and other areas within student sport. To support you during this placement we offer up

to £500 travel reimbursement per term which can be claimed back through a simple form, part funding for CPD courses, and

on going 1-1 mentoring as well as branded kit to wear while coaching. The choosen candidates will need to be ready for the

start of the academic year which commence at the start of October 2024.