Swim Coach at Edinburgh University Group
Edinburgh University Group · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Onsite
- Professional
- Office in Edinburgh
UE05: £29,588.00 - £33,951.00 Per Annum.
CSG / University Sport & Exercise.
Open Ended Contract - Permanent.
Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.
The Opportunity:
The University of Edinburgh is seeking a motivated and skilled Assistant Swim Coach to join our High-Performance Swimming Programme within the Performance Sport department. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s leading university swimming environments, supporting student-athletes in achieving excellence at national and international levels.
Working closely with the Head Swim Coach, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality training sessions, providing technical feedback, and fostering a culture of discipline, professionalism and continuous improvement. You will also support the planning and delivery of competitions, including BUCS, Scottish and British Championships, and international events.
This role offers the opportunity to coach within a world-class sporting environment that is strategically aligned with Aquatics GB and Scottish Swimming, contributing to athlete development, welfare, and performance outcomes.
This post is full-time.
The salary for this post is £29,588 to £33,951 per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- UKCC Level 2 Coaching qualification (or equivalent) in Swimming
- Demonstrable experience coaching in a competitive swimming environment
- Strong technical knowledge and the ability to deliver engaging, high-quality sessions
- Excellent communication and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail
- Ability to motivate and support athletes to achieve their performance goals
- Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings and weekends typical of a high-performance environment
- Proficient IT and digital literacy, including experience with video and performance analysis tools
Desirable:
- UKCC Level 3 (or working towards)
- Experience in a university or high-performance swimming setting
- Knowledge of performance analysis technologies (e.g. Dartfish, Hudl, Omega systems)
- First Aid and Safeguarding & Protecting Children certificates
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Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Thursday 6th November.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held Friday 7th November.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
