Men's Scholarship Strength and Conditioning Coach
Leeds Rhinos
Job Type
Part-time, six hours per week; November 2026 to August 2027
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Salary
Not disclosed
Closing Date
8 October 2026 (urgent: closes today)
Classification
IQF Level 4
Job Summary
Support strength and conditioning delivery for Leeds Rhinos' U15 and U16 boys' scholarship rugby league squads. Assist with gym sessions and lead field-based warm-ups, speed, agility and energy-system development sessions. Work within the youth performance multidisciplinary team and under the direction of full-time S&C staff. The role offers progression towards responsibility for strength and power programming during a six-hour weekly commitment across one evening and Saturday morning.
IUSCA IQF Classification
Level 4. The coach assists established senior S&C staff with U15 and U16 gym sessions and leads defined field-based warm-ups, speed, agility and conditioning delivery under the Lead Men's Youth S&C and Head S&C Coach. Progression to leading strength and power programming is developmental rather than an immediate autonomous responsibility. The employer requires a BSc or equivalent in Sport Science and/or S&C, which exceeds the normal IUSCA academic requirement for a Level 4 role. No named professional certification body is specified.
Associated IUSCA IQF Certification
IUSCA IQF Level 4 Practitioner
Salary and Role Alignment
Grey. Salary is undisclosed, so salary alignment cannot be fully assessed under the IUSCA IQF Role Classification & Salary Alignment methodology. IUSCA Indicative Minimum Salary Benchmark: £25 per hour for the six scheduled hours per week, with paid preparation and travel terms to be clarified. This reflects Level 4 supervised youth-performance delivery and the employer's unusually high essential degree requirement for a developmental role.
IUSCA Alignment Statement
This role has been classified by IUSCA using publicly available information at the time of review and the published IQF Role Classification & Salary Alignment methodology. The IQF classification, salary alignment assessment and associated IUSCA IQF certification represent IUSCA's assessment of the advertised role. They do not alter or replace the employer's stated qualification, certification or eligibility requirements and do not imply employer endorsement, approval of, or affiliation with IUSCA. Vacancy information may change, and applicants should review and verify the original employer advert before applying.