Beach Volleyball Head Coach

Volleyball England

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About The Position

Volleyball England is seeking a Beach Volleyball Head Coach & Pathway Lead to lead coaching and day-to-day performance delivery for the England beach volleyball programme. The role focuses primarily on supporting identified senior men’s and women’s performance pairs, leading the junior programme, and strengthening the talent pathway. The postholder will work within Volleyball England’s wider talent and performance structure to foster a positive, athlete-centred, high-performance environment that supports international progression and develops a sustainable pipeline of beach volleyball talent. Coach and club development is a secondary objective, pursued where opportunities arise and where it directly supports the pathway.

The position uses a flexible delivery model with an agreed annual allocation of working days and an indicative monthly schedule. Delivery is expected to be weighted towards the main beach season, April to September. The role involves national programme delivery across England and travel to competitions in the UK and internationally, including evenings and weekends when required. It is a part-time, initial 12-month fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension.

Volleyball England will provide appropriate coaching support and development opportunities, including an intended structured mentoring approach and support for relevant formal coach education, such as progression towards an FIVB Beach Volleyball Coach Award where appropriate. The postholder must hold the legal right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available. The appointment is subject to appropriate DBS requirements and relevant safeguarding and anti-doping training.

Requirements

• Significant experience coaching beach volleyball within a performance or talent environment.
• Strong technical and tactical knowledge of beach volleyball and ability to apply it through high-quality on-sand coaching.
• Experience planning and delivering athlete development programmes, camps and competition preparation.
• Ability to build trusted, effective relationships with senior and junior athletes, coaches and multidisciplinary support staff.
• Understanding of athlete-centred coaching, safeguarding and welfare responsibilities when working with young people and performance athletes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to give clear, constructive feedback and build positive performance relationships.
• Strong organisation and planning skills, including managing training and competition commitments across multiple athletes and age groups.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and Volleyball England’s standards, values and behaviours.
• Willingness to travel and work outside normal core hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to identify, declare and manage actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest arising from external coaching or commercial activity.
• Legal right to work in the UK; applicants must already hold appropriate permission or be able to obtain it independently before starting, as visa sponsorship is not available.
• Successful appointment is subject to appropriate DBS requirements and relevant safeguarding and anti-doping training.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coaching within a national team beach volleyball programme.
• Experience coaching athletes or pairs at international senior and/or age-group competitions.
• Knowledge and understanding of the beach volleyball landscape and player pathway in England.
• Experience supporting coach development within clubs or talent environments.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary performance support team.
• A recognised advanced beach volleyball coaching qualification, including FIVB coaching awards or equivalent.
• Experience mentoring or developing other coaches.
• Experience balancing national programme responsibilities with external coaching or commercial interests.

Responsibilities

• Lead coaching for identified England senior men’s and women’s performance pairs in daily training and at agreed domestic and international competitions.
• Plan and deliver high-quality on-sand training across technical, tactical, physical and psychological performance domains.
• Work with athletes and support staff to establish individual and pair performance plans (TASS), objectives and competition programmes.
• Create a performance environment that promotes excellence while prioritising athlete safety, welfare and long-term development.
• Collaborate with the SEM Team and other practitioners to integrate coaching and athlete plans.
• Review athlete and pair performance using observation, analysis and performance data, and provide timely feedback.
• Lead the England junior beach volleyball programme, including planning and delivery of national camps and training activity.
• Lead preparation, coaching and delivery of junior teams at agreed international competitions, including NEVZA and European age-group events, subject to programme priorities and budgets.
• Build a progressive connection between junior and senior beach programmes so athletes can understand and navigate the pathway.
• Support talent identification and athlete development with clubs, coaches and Volleyball England colleagues.
• Contribute to shaping junior beach volleyball competitions to support athlete development and progression.
• Embed Volleyball England and England Team standards, behaviours and expectations in the junior programme.
• Where appropriate, support targeted coach and club development that strengthens the talent pathway.
• Share technical expertise, learning and good practice with coaches working with identified pathway athletes.
• Contribute to relevant coach learning opportunities where practical alongside the role’s core priorities.
• Maintain personal coaching development, including mentoring and formal opportunities such as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Coach Award.
• Contribute to annual and competition-specific performance planning, agreeing priorities, objectives, delivery requirements and seasonal working-day allocation with Volleyball England colleagues.
• Support fair, transparent and well-communicated athlete selection processes in line with Volleyball England policies, providing coaching insight and feedback.
• Provide concise updates on athlete development, programme activity and competition outcomes through talent and performance management structures.
• Work collaboratively with the Strategic Manager Volleyball for Life, programme staff, team managers, coaches and practitioners.
• Work within agreed programme budgets and administrative processes.
• Identify, declare and manage actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest, including those related to external coaching, camps, commercial activity or beach volleyball businesses.
• Prioritise safeguarding, athlete welfare, integrity and anti-doping requirements across programme activity.
• Undertake national and international travel and work evenings and weekends as required by training camps and competition schedules.

Benefits

• Stakeholder pension scheme with an employer pension contribution of 3%.
• 22 days’ annual leave pro rata, increasing to 25 days pro rata in the second and subsequent years of service, plus Bank/Public Holidays and 2.5 privilege days in line with Volleyball England policy.
• Flexible working arrangements appropriate to the demands of a national coaching role.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounted on-site gym membership at SportPark, Loughborough.
• Appropriate coaching support and development opportunities, including a structured mentoring approach and relevant formal coach education where appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed