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Regional Player Development Centre (RPDC) Head Coach (Tennis) (CC12133)

University of Bath
United Kingdom
October 28, 2024
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Job title Regional Player Development Centre (RPDC) Head Coach (Tennis)

Department Sports Development & Recreation

Salary Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Open Ended

Placed on Monday 14 October 2024

Closing date Monday 28 October 2024

Interview date Wednesday 06 November 2024

Reference CC12133

Special Conditions A DBS check is required for this position

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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Become part of our team at TeamBath Tennis!

We are looking to appoint an individual who reflects our values of inspiration, integrity, excellence, flexibility, self-improvement and teamwork.

Based in our inspiring Sports Training Village, TeamBath Tennis provide activities, services and facility provision to students, university staff, the local community and to high performance athletes.

About the role

As RPDC Head Tennis Coach you will:

  • Be fully immersed in the driving and delivery of the RPDC, and this should be the priority focus for this individual;
  • Be focused on the RPDC (unless otherwise agreed by the LTA). Provide world class coaching, leadership, and management to the RPDC coaching team, players, and parents at base and on the road; develop a clear vision and set standards for how the RPDC will deliver against the purpose and outputs of the Performance Programme.
  • Develop, plan, and implement a clear player development philosophy; in addition to individual player development plans (IDPs) and tournament schedules which are fully integrated within the RPDC team;
  • Provide inspirational and world class coaching to all players within the Performance Programme and take individual responsibility and accountability for the coaching and development of a number of identified players within the RPDC;
  • Lead, manage, and be accountable for all RPDC player development; including weekly programming and day-to-day development/ delivery of the RPDC programme;
  • Work closely with the LTA case manager and be fully engaged in, and provide, reports and feedback for the mid and end of year review meetings held with the LTA.
    • About You

    You will:

  • Be a highly credible coach who has significant experience and expertise at this age and stage
  • understand the demands of the Tennis Europe and ITF competition stage, with an excellent knowledge of how to progressively develop these skills between 10-14 years of age
  • drive the player and person development philosophy and standards as well as day-to-day training of all RPDC activity
  • have an ability to inspire players and upskill coaches
  • be able to form excellent working relationships with parents, coaches, and the wider performance network
  • hold a minimum of an LTA Senior Performance Coach qualification
  • be LTA Accredited +

    • Ideally you will have a LTA level 5 Master Performance Coach (MPC) qualification, however if you are a level 4 Senior Performance Coach (SPC) with a solid understanding of the performance pathway and network along with good interpersonal skills and an ability to learn, we would still love to hear from you.

    Further information

    Working in performance sport will require you to work flexible hours in line with athletes training schedules, this may include early morning, evening and weekend work. You will also need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

    For further information or an informal chat, please contact Ian MacDonald ([email protected])

    An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

    What we can offer you:
  • a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
  • generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
  • we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
  • an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
  • a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
  • a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

    • Find out more about our benefits.

    We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

    We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

    Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

    Further details:

  • Job Description & Person Specification

  • Terms and Conditions of Employment

    • We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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