* Volleyball Coach for UoM Sport Men's 2nd Team
Volleyball Coach for UoM Sport Men's 2nd Team
UoM Sport
Details
Closing date: 18 July 2025
Location: Sugden Sports Centre and Armitage Centre
Region: North West
Employment type: Contract
Salary: Pay range £2,400 - £3,500 per season - dependant on attendance at away and cup/trophy fixtures
Description
The post holder will deliver quality coaching, management, organising, delivering and monitoring performance to the University of Manchester’s Men’s Volleyball 2nd team and increase their performance in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). This role will be responsible for the coaching and management of the 2nd team. The team trains two times a week and play 10-14 league/Cup/Varsity fixtures between September and March.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
• Deliver an effective coaching programme that helps improve the performance and experience of playing members.
• Plan and deliver an effective pre-season in September and after the mid-season break in January.
• Lead sessions and oversee all coaching of the men’s 2 nd team, including delegation tasks to additional coaches where appropriate.
• Attend and manage BUCS fixtures of the 2nd team or conduct training in the event of no fixture.
• Lead the club with input from team captain (and other coaches where appropriate) to select playing squad and maintain a transparent selection processes and pathways between squads. This will require attendance at trials.
• Assist in recruiting students to engage with coaching opportunities, providing opportunities where appropriate to coach within the club.
• Mentor student coaches within the club and offer support where appropriate to members who wish to undertake coaching qualifications or opportunities within the Coaching Pathway.
• Provide regular information and status reports, as agreed with the Representative Sport Coordinator, on team and club performance and progress.
• Work closely with the Representative Sport Coordinator and committee members to assist with the development of the Volleyball at The University of Manchester.
• To ensure all sessions comply with Health and Safety.
• To work within an equal opportunities’ framework.
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