Psychologist (Aquatics GB) Fixed Term 6-12 Months

The Opportunity

The UK Sports Institute and Aquatics GB have an exciting opportunity for a Part time Psychologist to work with their World Class Programme on a fixed term basis.

Aquatics GB seeks to enable its athletes to achieve gold medal success at the Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships.

A snapshot of the role

Working within British Diving’s World Class Programme (WCP), as a part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of coaches and sport science staff, this maternity cover role will predominantly entail leading on assessment, planning, delivery, and monitoring of sport psychology support.

Delivery will be in association with British Diving athletes, coaches, and the performance support team. Work will take place in both the training and competition environment. The role will also hold responsibilities in contribution to both the sport’s Mental Health strategy and the positive evolution of culture.

Diving’s centres are based in Edinburgh, Leeds, Sheffield and London.  You will be supporting divers and coaches at the London site (London Aquatics Centre) to achieve Individual Athlete Plan (IAP) targets as part of a multi-disciplinary support team.

Diving is a discipline of Aquatics GB (as are Olympic swimming and Paralympic swimming).  A recent change has seen the formation of a single overarching leadership team for the aquatic sports, which aims to align best practice across the disciplines. As such, this post will have the opportunity to collaborate on cross aquatic projects as part of their role and may also provide sports psychology support to the other Aquatic sports.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At the UKSI we aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society, not only by characteristic but by thought and perspective.  We believe a diverse workforce enables growth and creates a sustainably inclusive workspace for all employees.

If there is something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job more accessible, let us know!

Application Method:

We would like to ask candidates to submit a video (via WeTransfer) to naila.zia@uksportsinstitute.co.uk, that is no more than 3 mins long per question.

If you don’t feel comfortable to show your face please feel free to turn your camera off so we can just hear your voice. You will not be assessed on whether you do or do not use a camera. You will also be required to submit a CV via our careers portal. You will be prompted for this during the application form.

Questions:

1) What is your experience supporting athletes to perform under pressure?

2) What experience do you have working with and through coaches, and how would you describe your approach ?

3) How would you describe your style of practice and approach to sport psychology?

Key Dates for Applicants

Closing Date

 6th January 2025

Interview Date

16th January 2025 – London Aquatics Centre

Our Company

The UKSI delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel.

Since 2002, and over the last four Olympic and Paralympic cycles, the UKSI has evolved quietly and effectively into an organisation consistently performing at a world-leading level, contributing to over 1,000 British Olympic and Paralympic medals.