Girls Head Coach (Loughborough University National Tennis Academy)

Loughborough University National Tennis Academy

Full time and open ended (subject to external funding)

Loughborough University National Tennis Academy (LUNTA) is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Girls Head Coach to support the performance of developing elite junior tennis players as part of the LTA’s Player Pathway. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and implementation of a world-class and transformative player development programme, to produce female players who upon departing the LUNTA meet the Pro Scholarship Programme (PSP) selection criteria and have potential to be inside the women’s top 100-ranked players, by nurturing the player, performer and person.

This role will form part of the LUNTA Senior Management Team (SMT). The Girls Head Coach will work with the Academy Manager, Head of Performance Support, Girls Head Coach and Head of Education and Player Wellbeing to drive the vision, philosophies, and desired behaviours of the Academy whilst leading and mentoring players, staff and parents.

The Girls Head Coach will provide leadership to the Girls Coaching Team consisting of Academy Coaches and training partners, ensuring impactful coaching quality and appropriate training and competition provision for optimal player development.

The Girls Head Coach will be expected to act as Coaching Lead on a small number of players, which will require significant on-court presence, travel to tournaments with relevant players, and leading assigned player development.

There is an expectation with this role to travel to both domestic and international junior and senior tennis tournaments with other members of the LUNTA staff team and our junior tennis players. It will be necessary to work outside normal 9-5 working hours, including work in the evening and at weekends, at times.

Loughborough University is committed to developing staff. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn within the Academy, but also utilise skills and experiences of other Loughborough Sport performance and development practitioners to grow and develop. 

More detail is provided in the job description and on request. Informal enquiries should be made to Nathan Miller – Academy Manager at n.miller@lboro.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 26th August 2024, with interviews taking place on either week commencing 2nd or 9th September 2024.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Loughborough University is committed to achieving equity and valuing diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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