You will coach across our red, orange, green and yellow ball performance programme, delivering before-school and after-school sessions. Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting players’ development through purposeful, game-based coaching.

Collaborating with the coaching team on practice design, player development and programme planning.

Building positive relationships with parents and helping them understand their child’s development and competition journey.

Mentoring younger and aspiring coaches.

Working constructively with relevant stakeholders, including local and national LTA representatives, to support players within the wider pathway.

Depending on your interests and availability, the role could also include:

Paid administration hours supporting parent education, parent consultations and tournament planning.

Organising and delivering internal competitions on selected weekends.

Additional private and two-to-one coaching.

Additional coaching hours within the wider club programme.

Our programme uses a game-based approach informed by contemporary skill-acquisition research. We design practices that help players explore solutions, make decisions and develop skills that transfer into competition.

We are looking for a coach who is comfortable working in this way, willing to reflect on their practice and keen to contribute ideas within a collaborative coaching environment.

You will bring:

Experience coaching performance players, with the ability to work across the under-8 to under-16 age range.

Current LTA Coach Accreditation.

A game-based coaching style and a clear understanding of how practice supports match play.

Experience working collaboratively within a larger coaching team.

Confidence communicating with and educating tennis parents about player development and the performance pathway.

Experience working with key stakeholders, including local and national LTA representatives.

An interest in supporting and mentoring developing coaches.

Availability and working arrangements

You must be available to work Monday to Thursday, including before-school and after-school sessions, and be open to supporting competitions on selected weekends.

Coaching will be delivered on a self-employed basis, with the possibility of separate employed hours for agreed administration responsibilities.

The role starts part-time, with opportunities to build towards a full-time workload through performance coaching, individual sessions and additional club programme hours.