Regional Player Development Centre (RPDC) Head Coach (Tennis)
Job title: Regional Player Development Centre (RPDC) Head Coach (Tennis)
Department: Sports Development & Recreation
Salary: Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163
Grade: Grade 7
Contract Type: Full Time, Open Ended
Placed on: Monday 14 October 2024
Reference: CC12133
Special Conditions: A DBS check is required for this position.
We are looking to appoint an individual who reflects our values of inspiration, integrity, excellence, flexibility, self-improvement, and teamwork.
Based in our inspiring Sports Training Village, TeamBath Tennis provides activities, services, and facility provision to students, university staff, the local community, and high-performance athletes.
About the role
As RPDC Head Tennis Coach you will:
* Be fully immersed in the driving and delivery of the RPDC, and this should be the priority focus for this individual.
* Be focused on the RPDC (unless otherwise agreed by the LTA). Provide world-class coaching, leadership, and management to the RPDC coaching team, players, and parents at base and on the road; develop a clear vision and set standards for how the RPDC will deliver against the purpose and outputs of the Performance Programme.
* Develop, plan, and implement a clear player development philosophy; in addition to individual player development plans (IDPs) and tournament schedules which are fully integrated within the RPDC team.
* Provide inspirational and world-class coaching to all players within the Performance Programme and take individual responsibility and accountability for the coaching and development of a number of identified players within the RPDC.
* Lead, manage, and be accountable for all RPDC player development; including weekly programming and day-to-day development/delivery of the RPDC programme.
* Work closely with the LTA case manager and be fully engaged in, and provide, reports and feedback for the mid and end of year review meetings held with the LTA.
About You
You will:
* Be a highly credible coach who has significant experience and expertise at this age and stage.
* Understand the demands of the Tennis Europe and ITF competition stage, with an excellent knowledge of how to progressively develop these skills between 10-14 years of age.
* Drive the player and person development philosophy and standards as well as day-to-day training of all RPDC activity.
* Have an ability to inspire players and upskill coaches.
* Be able to form excellent working relationships with parents, coaches, and the wider performance network.
* Hold a minimum of an LTA Senior Performance Coach qualification.
* Be LTA Accredited +.
Ideally you will have a LTA level 5 Master Performance Coach (MPC) qualification; however, if you are a level 4 Senior Performance Coach (SPC) with a solid understanding of the performance pathway and network along with good interpersonal skills and an ability to learn, we would still love to hear from you.
Further information
Working in performance sport will require you to work flexible hours in line with athletes' training schedules; this may include early morning, evening, and weekend work. You will also need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
What we can offer you:
* A very generous employer contributory pension scheme.
* Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected, and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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