Vacancy: Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach
Job Title: Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach
Accountable to: Regional Director of Women’s Cricket
Responsible for: S&C Coach
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until January 31st 2025
Hours: Full time, minimum 40 hours per week
Salary: £35,000 – £43,000
Location: The Seat Unique Ground, Bristol (Regional travel will be required at times)
Closing date: Monday 28th November (3pm)
Who We Are
Western Storm are the elite cricket team that represents the South West & Wales region. Serving a vast geographical region, 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’s mission is ‘to create successful teams, positive role models and inspiring moments that excite, unite and grow the game’
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 an experienced UKSCA accredited (or equivalent) Strength and Conditioning coach with demonstrable experience in elite sport? Do you thrive working in a multidisciplinary team? Are you passionate about the physical development and preparation of elite female athletes? Do you prioritise the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk in all you do? Would you like to be part of an inclusive, committed and ambitious team?
If the answer to these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to fulfil the role of Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach. This exciting role will work closely with Medical Services Lead and the Western Storm Strength and Conditioning Coach to lead the physical development of the Western Storm squad to maximise performance on the field.
In this role you will need to lead the performance programming for the Senior Squad, complete regular player profiling to inform programme design, monitor player workloads and work collaboratively with the medical team to provide high quality injury prevention and rehabilitation programmes. You will also line manage the strength and conditioning coach and maintain strategic oversight of the Academy strength and conditioning provision, ensuring the entire Western Storm pathway is aligned. At times, delivery may also be required on the Western Storm Academy programme. Safeguarding responsibilities are fundamental in this role and you will be required to demonstrate your ongoing commitment through acting within our code of conduct and participating in regular training.
Our ideal person is motivated to drive Western Storm athletic standards to new levels, approachable with fantastic communication skills, able to problem solve logistical complexities, empathetic to the different professional landscapes our players have and will be professionally diligent and enthused at the prospect of shaping the landscape in women’s professional sport.
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 an application pack. 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 the closing date.
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 to include practical assessments (location to be confirmed) the week commencing 21st November 2022.
