Basketball Performance Coach - UECS

Job description

Department

Sport is an important and integral part of what the University of Essex offers. Essex Sport delivers a wide range of opportunities for both our University community of staff and students, and the wider community from the local and regional area to access facilities and sport and fitness activities in the pursuit of making people happier and healthier and positively changing lives.

Basketball is one of our focus sports, where we have actively developed a national reputation for excellence. Competing in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions we have won national championships, whilst our Essex Rebels teams play in elite national leagues and competitions. Alongside this we have developed innovative fan engagement programmes and won national awards for gameday entertainment and grown a large junior basketball club and schools and community engagement programme.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a basketball performance coach to join our programme, leading the coaching for our BUCS and national league men's teams.

Duties of the Role

• Lead the preparation and coaching of the men's basketball first team including in BUCS competitions, and the Essex Rebels team in national or professional league competitions.
• Deliver an athlete-centred, high-performance culture that results in competitive excellence and success.
• Work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners to maximise athletic development in our dual-career student-athletes
• Supported by specialist staff, lead on achieving targets for recruitment of students to the University of Essex men's basketball teams
• Support staff delivering activities associated with the University's fan experience plan and Essex Rebels marketing plan, placing basketball game days at the centre of the student campus experience, and engaging the wider local community.

Skills and qualifications required

• Proven extensive experience coaching/playing at a high-performance level of basketball
• Experience working in a top university sport or professional club environment
• Basketball England Level 2 Coaching Qualification (or international equivalent)
• Up-to-date knowledge of U.K. basketball talent pathways and development systems
• Excellent leadership, motivational, planning, time management and organisational skills
• Ability to build positive relationships with athletes, staff and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

This role requires the ability to fulfil the requirements of a DBS check

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our Global Forum , a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre , which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email [email protected]

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