Surrey Sports Park is one of Europe’s premier sites for elite sport. A Surrey University owned multi-million pound venue, Surrey Sports Park houses some of the best facilities in the country, attracting its own national and international sporting events bringing world class athletes to Surrey. Due to an increase in strength & conditioning service provision Surrey Sports Park is looking to recruit a number of Strength & Conditioning Interns to support this delivery in a number of areas including, although not restricted to:
- University of Surrey Performance Sports
- Individual athletes including those on the University of Surrey’s High Performance Athlete Support Scheme (HPASS) and/or TASS
- Netball - Surrey Storm (Fiat Netball Superleague and Netball Talent League)
- Basketball - Guildford Heat (British Basketball League)
- Football - Sutton Utd. (currently Conference South)
- Youth S&C - including Reed School and a number of Gifted and Talented athletes from local schools/colleges
In your application, please identify which user group(s) you are interested in working with.
FURTHER DETAILS
Salary: N/A although contribution towards CPD will be made in addition to in-house training and other incentives
Start date: July/August 2012
Duration: 9-12 months
Hours: Variable (note that a minimum of 10 hours per week will be required for some positions whereas full-time positions will be available for others). Hours per week to be discussed upon interview but may include working at some weekends, evenings and public holidays
Location: Surrey Sports Park
Reports to: Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach
Main Purpose of the Job: To assist with the delivery of strength & conditioning services to athletes and teams at Surrey Sports Park
Qualifications:
- Final year degree or Master student/graduate in Sports Science/S&C or related area
Or
- Relevant certification and experience with evidence of CPD
Knowledge and Experience:
- Some experience of S&C delivery to athletes
- An understanding of sports science and sports medicine and their performance impact
- Up to date and relevant S&C knowledge
- An understanding of recording and monitoring training loads
- Knowledge of Olympic weightlifting techniques is desirable
- Basic IT skills with good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
Application and selection process:
Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter that describes yourself, the user group(s) you wish to work with and your reasons why you would like the role to (email is preferable):
James Wild – Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach j.wild@surrey.ac.uk
Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7AD
Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 1st June. Shortlisting will take place as soon as possible following the closing date. You should assume you have been unsuccessful if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date. Selection for the roles will be decided during the interview process. For an informal discussion or if you have any questions, please contact James Wild on the contact details given above.