Strength and Conditioning Coach (DBS)

This role supports the development and delivery of strength and conditioning services for talented athletes and performance sport clubs at the University of Warwick. The post holder will plan and deliver physical development programmes, support bespoke training provision, work collaboratively with coaches, sport science and sports medicine practitioners, maintain records and reporting systems, and contribute to the monitoring, evaluation, and coordination of S&C provision within the Team Warwick Performance Programme.

This role appears to align most closely with IQF Level 6, as it involves planning and delivering physical development programmes for several university sport clubs, providing bespoke training programmes, analysing sport-specific S&C needs, interpreting training and performance data, contributing to monitoring and evaluation, and working within a multidisciplinary support network. Although the role works alongside the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach and Performance Sport Manager, the responsibilities and essential criteria suggest autonomous practitioner capability rather than a purely supervised delivery role.

Associated IUSCA IQF Certification

IUSCA IQF Level 6 Accredited International Strength and Conditioning Practitioner (aISCP)

Salary and Role Alignment

Red. The advertised hourly rate appears low for the stated role scope and essential criteria. The role requires a degree or equivalent experience, professional accreditation or the ability to achieve it within 12 months, at least two years of S&C coaching experience, experience enhancing the performance of higher education, regional, or national level athletes, the ability to develop programmes, analyse sport demands, interpret performance data, and work within a multidisciplinary support network. These expectations are closer to Level 6 professional accountability, while the pay rate and variable-hours structure appear more consistent with casual or assistant-level delivery.

This role has been classified by IUSCA based on publicly available information. The classification is intended to support professional transparency and help practitioners and employers understand the relationship between role scope, responsibility, autonomy, qualification expectations, and salary alignment. Applicants should review the original advert before applying.