About the Role
The UK Sports Institute is seeking a part-time Strength & Conditioning Coach to work within the Paralympic Specialist Service provision in Sheffield, with applications accepted across 0.5 and 0.6 FTE. The role sits within the UKSI Paralympic Performance Support Service (PPSS), a team of specialist multi-disciplinary practitioners working collaboratively to support Paralympic World Class Programmes (WCP). The post holder will act as the Named Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Para Badminton WCP, while also supporting other Paralympic WCPs in the North region and occasionally nationally. The successful candidate will lead physical preparation strategies, provide direct coaching support, and contribute to athletes’ holistic performance journeys alongside coaches and physiotherapists.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the Named Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Para Badminton World Class Programme.
- Lead physical preparation strategies for athletes.
- Design and implement strength and conditioning programmes informed by scientific principles, including adaptation, periodisation, peaking, tapering and rehabilitation.
- Provide consistent and direct coaching support to athletes.
- Contribute to athletes’ holistic performance journey.
- Work in an integrated way with coaches and physiotherapists to support athlete readiness and availability alongside physical progress towards sport-specific performance goals.
- Provide strength and conditioning support to other Paralympic World Class Programmes in the North region.
- Provide occasional national support at UKSI sites, sport training camps and venues, and athlete home-based training centres as required to meet the service needs of the PPSS.
- Work collaboratively as part of a team of specialist multi-disciplinary practitioners supporting Paralympic World Class Programmes.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Expertise and empathy, with the ability to build strong, trusting relationships with athletes.
- Ability to adapt quickly to challenges and work seamlessly with the wider team.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure and take a thoughtful, long-term approach to development.
- A detail-driven approach and a collaborative working style.
- A real passion for learning and pushing boundaries.
Workplace
- Sheffield Performance Centre
- Occasional national support at UKSI sites, sport training camps and venues, and athlete home-based training centres
About the Company
Since 2002, and over the last four Olympic and Paralympic cycles, the UKSI has evolved quietly and effectively into an organisation consistently performing at a world-leading level, contributing to over 1,000 British Olympic and Paralympic medals.
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