Job purpose: Bromley Football Club are offering Sport Science/Strength & Conditioning internships for the entire 2023/24 Vanarama National League Season. The internship will offer an exciting and valuable experience working within elite professional football.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Assist with player load monitoring and management
- Assist with the delivery of both pitch-based and gym-based S&C sessions
- Assist with data analysis and reporting
- Assist with anthropometric and performance testing procedures
- Delivery of nutrition and hydration strategies
- Training and match day support
- Maintain an appropriate framework for effective management of sport science and S&C facilities
- Participate in internal/external CPD activities
- Be actively involved in an interdisciplinary approach of working within the club
- Compliance with Bromley Football Club policies
- Compliance with the Club’s health and safety procedures
- To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected (Club and Community endorsement)
- To maintain professional conduct at all times
Person Specification:The ideal candidates will be passionate about football, and should have a strong desire to build a career within professional football. The roles would be most suited to current students who are currently enrolled on a undergraduate Sport and Exercise Science degree or equivalent which includes a mandatory placement year.
Essential
- An ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team
- An ability to be adaptable in the face of a dynamic and ever changing environment
- An excellent and confident communicator
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- High level of attention to detail
- Desire to learn
- Proficiency in IT software
- An ability to work calmly under pressure
- Passion for football
- An up to date knowledge regarding research and methods within sport science and S&C
Desirable
- Experience of having coached athletes/players in a practical setting
- Prior experience of working within sport, preferably football
- Experience in supervising and showing leadership skills
Education:Essential
- Undertaking a BSc Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning or a related field of study
- Evidence of engagement in CPD Desirable
- Wish to gain experience in a professional football club environment
How to apply: Please email a copy of your CV and a cover letter.