UWCSEA Dover Campus seeks an experienced Tennis Coach to join our team from February 2026.
As a key member of the Phoenix Coaching team, the Tennis Coach will play an integral role in designing and delivering a comprehensive tennis programme. This includes Competitive Team Tennis, the Phoenix Squad, development pathways, Junior School programmes, and adult tennis initiatives. The role involves working collaboratively with the coaching team to support players of all ages and abilities in achieving their full potential.
Main Responsibilities
COMPETITION COACHING
- Assisting with the coaching of school teams (U11, U14, U19) and Phoenix squads. Contribute towards the yearly plan, subsequent seasonal, weekly and daily lesson plans.
- Involvement in planning and running competitions for our school team players and phoenix squads.
- Involved in assessment and feedback of all competitive players - including physical, mental, technical and tactical, providing a learning pathway and consistent feedback to players and parents throughout the year.
DEVELOPMENT COACHING
- Working closely with the Head of active for life - Tennis to assist with developing the yearly plan, subsequent seasonal, weekly and daily lesson plans for all development coaching to ensure a smooth transition of tennis players from the mini and junior development programme into the competitive tennis team.
- Involved in developing an assessment tool and regular feedback for development players.
- Able to lead red ball and development lessons( orange to yellow) with support from the coaching team.
- Able to coach adult lessons with support from the coaching team.
- Leading assistant coaches, to ensure they are maintaining a high level of coaching.
- Conduct coaching during term holiday courses.
- Adult coaching including ladies teams, cardio tennis, development coaching and tournaments.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with maintaining the tennis court facilities and equipment
- Assist with any other duties, tasks or jobs with similar levels of responsibility and complexity to the assigned job grade as may be reasonably requested by the line manager and/or the College
Person Specifications
- Tennis qualifications- USPTA, ITF, RPT or equivalent with experience in development and competitive coaching
- Minimum of 3 years experience. Experience in a school environment would be advantageous
- An appropriate approach to age-group training (LTAD) focusing on the College Skill & Qualities, technical competence, motivation, enjoyment, team-building and long-term success
- Strong organisational skills, including a working knowledge of sports tournament and programme organisation at a high performance level
- A commitment to a holistic education and to the mission of the school
- An ability to develop relationships based on mutual respect and able to inspire our players
Application
The UWC Mission is to make education a force to unite people, nations and culture for peace and a sustainable future. We are committed to creating a community in which all members feel safe and secure, and know that their authentic selves and individual differences are accepted with respect and care. At UWCSEA, we acknowledge that diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) is an ongoing and evolving process and strive to create and sustain a sense of belonging for all members of our community, past, present and future. All qualified applicants, including those who identify as a part of marginalised group(s) and individuals with (dis)abilities are all encouraged to apply. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to interview, satisfactory references, identity and criminal record checks.
