Womens Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach

Job Title: Womens Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach

Reports to: Strength and Conditioning Lead/Clinical Director

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Hours: Min 40 hours per week to include evenings weekends and bank holidays

Salary:per annum

Location: The Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton & Other Venues

Closing date: 16th October 2024

The Role

Do you have demonstrable experience delivering high performance strength and conditioning programmes in the professional sporting environment

Are you a highly motivated forwardthinking individual with the ability to build strong relationships collaborate and positively influence stakeholders

Does the opportunity to be part of a new exciting journey with Somerset Womens Tier One team inspire you

If the answer is yes to these questions we would love to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Somerset County Cricket Club to join our Sport Science and Medicine team. We are looking to recruit a Womens Lead Strength and Conditioning coach.

You will work as part of the wider Sport Science and Medicine team to deliver a highperformance strength and conditioning programme to our senior womens playing squad. Youll be confident in planning programming and delivering a firstclass strength and conditioning service that maximises the physical performance of the professional senior squad. The role also focuses on the wider womens strategy and delivery through the pathway working closely with the Girls Pathway Strength and Conditioning Coach to maximise the physical capabilities of our pathway athletes as they develop towards becoming professional cricketers.

Amongst other essential criteria youll need to have a postgraduate qualification in Strength and Conditioning or equivalent and be UKSCA accredited or working towards. Youll also have demonstrable experience delivering high performance strength and conditioning programmes in the professional sporting environment.

To thrive in this role youll be approachable reflective and empathetic with the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively. You are organised diligent and motivated with a forwardthinking mindset. You can work under pressure and have strong decisionmaking capabilities.

Given the nature of the role any appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. If no ECB DBS is already in place this check will be carried out by the Club.

Please note that working hours will include evenings weekends and bank holidays along with domestic and international travel.

You will need to be eligible to work in the UK.

In return youll be joining a team who values everyones contribution. Youll receive a competitive salary access to health benefits and employee assistance programme continued professional development support free parking and more.

For the full list of responsibilities and criteria for the role please download the job description here: Womens Lead S&C Coach Job Description

Youll need to refer to the job description within your application to show how you meet the essential criteria. You will also notice our Club competencies are detailed on the job description along with the proficiency levels for the role. To understand these more please download our competencies framework here:SCCC Competency Framework

To learn more about us as a Club our purpose vision and values please click this link: SCCC

How to apply

If you are interested in this position simply complete our application form below we use fair and safe recruitment methods therefore we dont review CVs as part of our selection process. Please provide as much detail as possible in your application responses as this is how we select candidates for the next stage of the process. For more information and support please read our Application Guidance.

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Selected candidates will be invited to a first stage interview via Microsoft Teams on the w/c 21st October 2024.

Further shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second stage interview to be held face to face at the Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton on the w/c 4th November 2024.