Strength and Conditioning Work Placement

Strength and Conditioning Work Placement

University of Hertfordshire Performance Herts

Details

Closing date: 31 January 2025
Location: Hatfield
Region: South East
Employment type: Full Time
Salary: see job description for more details

Description

This university sandwich year work placement, designed for outgoing second year undergraduate students, combines a voluntary Strength & Conditioning (S&C) & paid Health & Fitness (H&F) role to broaden knowledge, coaching styles & increase employability. Performance Herts are UKSCA accredited Strength & Conditioning professionals working with a wide range of athletes in a multitude of sports, from grass root development to World Class & Olympic performers.

Post Title: University Sandwich Year Work Placement – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Performance Herts / Health & Fitness Coach at Hertfordshire Sports Village.

Duration: 1-year work placement from Monday 01 September 2025 – 31 August 2026

Salary: S&C role = Voluntary / H&F role = salary grade HSV3.8 to 3.9 (£7,375.50 - £7,492.20 PA)

Benefits: Extensive CPD opportunities with in-house workshops, REPS Level 2 Gym Instructor, UKSCA Level 3 S&C Trainer Diploma. Our vision is to be the region’s leading S&C provider. To help us achieve our vision we are looking to recruit a hardworking, knowledgeable, and highly passionate aspiring S&C coach to join our team on a work placement year.

The S&C part of this role is supplemented by a paid role as a health & fitness coach within the HSV gym team. This addition will also increase your earning potential, the number of qualifications you can gain over the year, and ultimately, your employability. We are looking for an individual to help support our S&C & H&F teams from September 2025 for a year’s work placement.

If you are interested in working within sport, S&C & H&F & looking to supplement your CV with experience working with a wide range of athletes (both level & sports) under the supervision of a team of UKSCA accredited & highly experienced S&C coaches who will help you work towards accreditation & qualifications then please feel free to apply.

This includes the opportunity to do the REPS Levels 2 Gym Instructor qualification and UKSCA Level 3 S&C Trainer Diploma run here at Performance Herts. You must be able to use your own initiative, be pro-active, have a thirst to learn, work well as part of a busy & multidisciplinary team & have good people & computer skills.

To Apply: Please send a copy of your CV (maximum of 2 pages) & application video (maximum 5 minutes sent via WeTransfer) explaining your interest in Strength and Conditioning and why you feel your qualifications, experience and personality would make you a great asset to the Performance Herts & HSV health and fitness teams.

Please send these to Maximillian Honigsbaum, Head of Strength and Conditioning at performanceherts@herts.ac.uk. Contact Details: For an informal discussion about this post please contact the Performance Herts team on 01707 281002 or performanceherts@herts.ac.uk.

Closing Date: Friday 31 January 2025. Interview Date(s): Wednesday 12 February 2025 12-4pm and Thursday 13 February 2025 9-11am and 12-3pm.

Please state your availability upon applying. We look forward to receiving your application.