Men's Football 2nd Team Coach 2024/2025

Reference
1086483

Branch
De Montfort University (Leicester)

Start date
22/11/2024

Duration
Other - See Job

Hours and days
See advert

Dress code
Not Applicable

Rate of pay
£19.69

Holiday rate
£3.07

Role

Unitemps is a University-owned temporary staffing agency that operates in various universities, including De Montfort University (DMU). There are several benefits to working with Unitemps at DMU:

Networking Opportunities: Through Unitemps, you may have the chance to work with various departments and individuals at the university. This can help you expand your network and establish connections that may be valuable for your future career.

Professional Development: Many positions available through Unitemps may offer opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement. You can learn new skills and gain valuable knowledge while on the job.

Career Progression: Some temporary positions may lead to permanent employment within the university, giving you a potential pathway for long-term career advancement.

Contribution to the University Community: By working with Unitemps at DMU, you become a part of the university community and can contribute to its success and growth.

More information on the DMU Branch can be found HERE.

DMUsport Coaches will deliver expert tuition to the university’s student clubs, and support the activity of the club supporting the delivery of the DMUsport player pathway,  

They will develop working relationship with internal and external partners, to the benefit of the club, student members and the university.  

Hours: Monday 20:30-22:00 & Thursday 19:00-20:30 

Fixtures occur on Wednesdays during term time, with 2 hours for home and 4 hours for away fixtures. Time is TBD due to opposition and facility availability. 

Average hours per week during term time delivery including coaching, admin & competitions = 5.4  

Duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for providing expert tuition to the university’s student club,  

• To support and offer guidance to the club committee to ensure improvement in participation numbers and support the growth and depth in competitive sport. 

• To provide practical day-to-day coaching, as well as devising and implementing long and short-term development plans. 

• Attend all training sessions and fixtures/matches 

• To analyse and report on the club’s performance. 

• Ensure health and safety policies and best practice are adhered to. 

• Be aware of and promote student support services to members as well as engaging in opportunities for CPD relating to student welfare.  

• Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant colleagues, including DSU staff and sports clubs, and staff responsible for university leisure facilities. 

• Promote sport at DMU, both to current and prospective students, as well as the public. 

• Make efforts to attend meetings and events as required, sometimes outside of core hours. 

• Support other projects to meet the objectives of the department. 

Skills and experience

• Level 2 (or equivalent) qualified, working towards Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification or relevant experience 
• Experience of coaching relevant sport, at an intermediate level
• Experience of developing athletes and long-term athlete development plans 
• In-depth understanding of coaching styles and practical delivery  
• An understanding of Long-Term Athlete Development and structure of student sport (specifically in higher education) 
• Ability to manage people and programme and to ensure delivery against objectives 
• Ability to work independently on own initiative and as part of a team 
• Ability to write reports or assessments etc and contribute to meetings as required. 
• Able to work outside of normal core hours 
• Commitment to observe the University’s Equal Opportunities policy 

Location
De Montfort University

Additional information

Unitemps is acting as an Employment Business, supplying temporary workers, in relation to this vacancy.

This vacancy will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Unitemps DMU operates a monthly payroll - Please refer to the candidate information hub for DMU Unitemps in relation to pay dates and further information - https://www.unitemps.com/resources/info-hub/?type=candidate-uk&branch=dmu">HERE

We aim to notify all candidates of the outcome of their application however volume of applications sometimes do not allow us to do so; please check your application status via your Unitemps account regularly; we may also communicate via email; please check your junk mail.

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