Strength and Conditioning Coach
University of Southampton
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Southampton, UK
Salary
Not disclosed
Closing Date
September 2026
Classification
IQF Level 4
Job Summary
This role supports the University of Southampton performance sport programme through strength and conditioning coaching, programming, athlete profiling, progress tracking, and support for scholarship and performance team athletes. The post holder also assists with TASS athlete sessions, contributes to athlete communication and guidance, maintains records of support delivered, reviews relevant performance sport information, supports safety within delivery environments, and contributes to the wider Active-for-All sport vision.
IUSCA IQF Classification
This role appears to align most closely with IQF Level 4, as it involves delivery, programming, coaching, athlete profiling, progress tracking, and support for scholarship and performance team athletes within a defined university performance sport structure. The role reports to the Performance Sport Lead and has no line management responsibility, which suggests defined-scope practice rather than full autonomous Level 6 professional accountability.
There are some Level 6-facing elements, including working without supervision, planning and delivering training plans over several months, supporting TASS athletes, and reviewing best practice across performance sport contexts. However, the person specification frames problem-solving mainly as adapting within established practices and procedures, and the essential education requirement does not require a degree.
Associated IUSCA IQF Certification
IUSCA IQF Level 4 Certified Strength and Conditioning Practitioner
Salary and Role Alignment
Grey. Salary is not disclosed, so full salary and role alignment cannot be assessed. The role is graded internally as Level 2b, but the actual salary is not provided in the document. The responsibilities appear broadly consistent with a Level 4 defined-scope practitioner role, although the requirement for UKSCA qualification, work without supervision, multi-month training planning, athlete profiling, and support for TASS and performance sport provision suggests the role should not be treated as a low-level delivery-only position.IUSCA recommended minimum salary: £30,000 per year
This minimum recommendation reflects the Level 4 classification, the requirement for S&C-specific competence, the university performance sport setting, the need to programme and coach S&C sessions, support athlete profiling and progress tracking, work with scholarship and team athletes, and operate with a degree of independent practice. A higher salary may be appropriate if the post holder is expected to lead programme design across multiple teams, hold substantial responsibility for athlete outcomes, or operate without meaningful senior S&C supervision.
IUSCA Alignment Statement
This role has been classified by IUSCA based on publicly available information. The classification is intended to support professional transparency and help practitioners and employers understand the relationship between role scope, responsibility, autonomy, qualification expectations, and salary alignment. Applicants should review the original advert before applying.