Job title
Performance Nutritionist (Casual)
Job reference
REQ240152
Date posted
19/02/2024
Application closing date
11/03/2024
Location
Loughborough
Package
From £16.30 per hour.
Job description
Open Ended 0 hour contract
Loughborough University are delighted to invite applications for the role of
Performance Nutritionist.
The role will involve the delivery of performance nutrition support to the
Performance Programmes allocated by Loughborough Sport and Loughborough
University alongside working with partners and our commercial service to
provide Performance Nutrition support to athletes, coaches and support
personnel.
Main Roles and Responsibilities
Deliver, organise and review nutrition support for allocated Performance
Sports for Loughborough University. This will include the delivery of
workshops, one-on-one consultations and group sessions to athletes.
Help foster relationships with Loughborough University Performance
Programme coaches to organise and plan appropriate and novel support
mechanisms for sports nutrition to athletes.
Help foster relationships with other support staff (strength &
conditioning, performance analysis, biomechanics, physiology, psychology
and sports medicine) to contribute to the delivery of the agreed support
programme whilst maintaining relationships within the interdisciplinary
team (IDT).
Help foster a food first approach to nutrition among athletes, coaches and
performance support teams.
Create and deliver plans and strategies that influence or change behaviour
to improve nutritional habits of athletes, coaches and performance support
staff.
Develop yearly plans for nutrition support to Performance Programmes and
maintain a database of support provision and workload log
Keep up-to-date with current research and development in sports nutrition
and science, and where appropriate apply this to the work carried out
Produce resource materials for athletes, coaches and performance support.
Provide additional nutrition support to the external Commercial Service as
and when required
Support the Performance Nutrition Lead in the delivery of nutrition
discipline's philosophy, key aims and objectives
A willingness to engage with and support continuous professional
development through internal and external opportunities e.g. journal
articles, case review, conferences and courses.
Help mentor a set of nutrition interns and placement students in the
provision of Performance Nutrition support to designated sport programmes.
Assist in the development of key relationships between Loughborough Sport,
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) and other
partners.
Applications close on Monday 11 March 2024.
Please note, interviews will be held on Monday 18 March in Loughborough.
For informal enquires, please contact the Loughborough Sport Administration
Team on [email protected]