Community Tennis Coach

Special Conditions: A DBS check is required for this position, a variable shift pattern, working 5 days out of 7, the position involves driving across the region to deliver group tennis coaching sessions and therefore requires a valid UK driving licence, lone working, please see job description for all special conditions.

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

The Department of Sports Development & Recreation wish to appoint Community Tennis Coaches to create excitement and sell Tennis to potential players across the county and region.

You will get the opportunity to bring forward the next generation of Team Bath tennis players and support an already thriving Club and Academy Programme within a unique University setting. 

A large part of the role will be the delivery of group tennis coaching sessions to players on our community tennis programme. The programme runs for 42 weeks of the year with an additional 10 weeks of holiday camps. 

You will have 

• a tennis coaching qualification
• extensive knowledge and experience of mini and junior tennis and/or club coaching
• excellent communication skills 
• enthusiasm with a passion for developing young people within the sport of tennis.

Our mandate is to introduce Tennis to all abilities and develop them to a county, regional & national level. We’re looking for someone to actively participate with us in this mission.

About us

The Department of Sports Development and Recreation at the University of Bath seeks to create impact through sport, by maximising its unique environment every day for every customer.

The Department manages and organises a range of activities under the University’s sports brand - Team Bath - and aspires to create a world leading multi-sport environment delivering to elite athletes, staff and students of the University and the local and regional community.  Based in the inspiring £35m Sports Training Village, the Department offers a wide range of high quality sports activities, programmes, events, services and facilities catering for all ages and abilities.

In addition, we are recognised by UK Sport as one of only eight Elite Training Centres, providing the training base for around 250 international level athletes. This is an opportunity to become part of a professional and progressive organisation at the leading edge of sport, health and fitness.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 22.50 hours per week. The majority of this work will be between the hours of 4-9pm (Monday-Friday) and Saturday mornings, but may also include some early morning sessions.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Tom Osborne, Head of Club Coaching, at tao28@bath.ac.uk.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for this position.

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