Vacancy: Assistant Coach and Seam Bowling Lead Coach
Job Title: Assistant Coach and Seam Bowling Lead Coach
Reports to: Western Storm Head Coach
Salary: £34k – £37k dependent on experience
Location: Bristol, with regional and national travel
Contract: Fixed – 31st Jan 2025
Hours: Full time, minimum 40 hours per week
Closing Date: Monday 13th February (5pm)
Who We Are
Western Storm are the elite women’s cricket team that represents the South West & Wales region. Serving a vast geographical area, Western Storm identifies and develops the most exciting female cricketing prospects from a rich talent pool comprising of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Wales.
Western Storm compete in the Charlotte Edwards Cup (T20) and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (50 overs). Operating below the senior programme is the Western Storm Academy and the newly launched Western Storm Emerging Players Programme – two essential programmes that develop the next generation of female cricketing talent. Western Storm is an ambitious organisation and this key appointment represents an exciting and substantial opportunity to shape the women’s professional cricket landscape at a time of rapid evolution and investment.
The Role
Are you a specialist seam bowling coach, qualified to a minimum of UKCC Level 3 or international equivalent? Have you got demonstrable experience working with professional and academy players, with extensive cricket knowledge? Do you have a genuine desire to improve player performance and want the best for each player as individuals? Are you innovative, forward-thinking and passionate about the game?
If the answer to these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you.
We have an exciting opportunity for you join Western Storm as a Specialist Seam Bowling and Assistant Coach. Within this role you’ll be primarily based with the Western Storm professional squad to support the needs of professional bowlers, however there is also a requirement to work with the Academy and Pathway to ensure an aligned approach to developing bowlers into the professional game.
You will be providing in and out of season specialist seam bowling and generalised coaching support to a range of professional players and will work in conjunction with the Senior Regional Talent Manager to provide direction and guidance to Academy & EPP bowlers. You’ll be implementing, monitoring and reviewing individual performance plans for the Western Storm squad, as well as having awareness of Academy bowler development plans – keeping a close eye on future talent. There may also be a need for you to facilitate and deliver specialist coaching workshops to county age group coaches across the region and you will also positively influence Talent Identification programmes.
You’ll bring extensive coaching experience and proven expertise of working with and developing elite cricketers, alongside a track record of developing talented young players into elite senior cricketers. You have strong awareness of how to effectively create a safe and effective environment in which to coach adolescent learners, with thorough understanding and support of the principles of safeguarding. You’ll have a minimum of UKCC Level 3 coaching or international equivalent and be an ECB Coaches Association member.
Our ideal person is knowledgeable, motivated and committed to making a difference, is approachable with fantastic communication skills, has a strong work ethic, will be professionally diligent and demonstrably enthused at the prospect of shaping the landscape in women’s professional sport. Travel both regionally and nationally will be a feature of this role at times and working out of different locations when required, shouldn’t phase you.
Why You Should Work for Us
Western Storm is ambitious. We have big plans for where we want to take both the organization and the people within it. We commit to learning, we evolve together and most importantly, we care about our people.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusivity Statement
Western Storm endorses the principles of equality and equity and strives to ensure everyone involved with the Club has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, to give of their best and be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected. Everyone is responsible for creating an inclusive working environment and we expect all colleagues, partners customers and suppliers to abide by our equality, diversity and inclusion policies and procedures.
The Club ensures all existing and potential employees receive equal consideration during the recruitment process and beyond, and is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination of any kind and in particular on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, and age.
Safeguarding Statement
Western Storm is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of our safer recruitment process all relevant roles are subject to an enhanced or standard DBS check as appropriate, and two satisfactory references. We also require every staff member to undergo safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
We encourage an open, welcoming environment where everyone should feel safe to express any concerns. We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across all that we do.
To apply
We use anonymous and safer recruitment methods at Western Storm therefore, to apply for this role we ask you to download the application pack below. Please complete this pack with as much detail as possible. We select candidates for the next stage based on their meeting the essential criteria to carry out the role. We recommend you refer to the job description within the pack to demonstrate how you meet these criteria. It is important you complete this application pack fully, with accurate details. If details are missing without explanation, we reserve the right to reject the application.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply for this or any other roles, please let us know by emailing us on the below address or telephoning 01823 425301.
Please send completed application packs to recruitment@westernstorm.co.uk or post to Jaie Goddard, SCCC, The Cooper Associates County Ground, St James Street, Taunton, TA1 1JT by MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY at 5PM.
APPLICATION PACK
Equality Diversity Monitoring Form
Applicant Reference Consent Form
Please note having a right to work in the UK is a requirement of the job.
Next Steps
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an in-person interview (this may also include a practical element) the week commencing 13th February. The location is TBC.
