Badminton Trainer

Your job

Do you have a passion for sports and especially Badminton? Do you like to teach others and are you able to enthuse a group of fanatic students? Then we at Sports Centre de Bongerd are looking for you!

For our student badminton club De Lobbers we are looking for a:
Badminton Trainer (as of September 1th)

Your Job
As a badminton coach, you will be responsible for training and supervising the competition players of student sports association De Lobbers. The association has over 110 (student) members. Training takes place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 19.00 to 20.30 and is provided from Sports Centre de Bongerd, in cooperation with De Lobbers.

De Lobbers participate in the competition of Badminton Nederland (NBB), with teams active in the 4th through 9th divisions.

Your main task is to develop the league players, both individually and as a team, with the aim of improving the level of play and achieving competitive results.

In addition to regular training sessions, several times a year you will participate in team and faculty meetings, in-service training activities, WeDay, the AID and/or staff outings. These take place outside of your usual working hours.

You will work here
The Sports Centre de Bongerd (SCB) of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is responsible for the sports program for students and employees of WUR. A total of 6,500 students and 900 employees actively use the sports center which consists of 45 specialized sports instructors, 9 management and administration staff. The CPC has an initiating and active role in the implementation of the Vital@work health program.

The sports center is located on the edge of campus and is the base of operations for the various student sports associations. Due to the large number of international students and staff, the language of communication on campus is largely English.

Your qualities

You are an active, initiative-taking person, in which the competencies customer orientation, cooperation, sociability, coaching, flexibility and enthusiasm play an important role.
You also possess/are:

• WCF level 1 diploma
• A driven, ambitious trainer who shows clear leadership and has an eye for the interests of the club;
• A trainer who stands above the group' but if possible/necessary dares to stand ‘in between’ and is part of the social hour after a game or training;
• The ability to deal casually with the target group ‘student’;
• A trainer who pays attention to the flow of existing members and the integration of new students;
• Someone who fits within the current club culture and has knowledge of and can deal with different cultural backgrounds;
• You can function independently and proactively;
• You have a good command of the Dutch and English language;
• You have experience in training adults (preferred).

You can see that there are plenty of challenges ahead of you. These challenges can also be seen as development opportunities. So if you do not yet have the track-record required in the vacancy, but do have solid work experience, we would also like to invite you to apply.

We offer you

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between €3.218,- and €4.298,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 8). This is a position for 3 hours per week. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended on good performance.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

Do you want more information?

For more information about the position, please contact Tijmen van Oostenbrugge, Coördinator SCB Fitness & (Top) Sport, via 06-28397509 or e-mail: tijmen.vanoostenbrugge@wur.nl

Questions about the procedure? Get in touch with Yvette van Veldhuizen, HR Businesspartner, via yvette.vanveldhuizen@wur.nl

Ready to apply?
Click on the application button next to the vacancy on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

You can apply until Monday 26th of May 2025.

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We pursue this mission through a synergistic approach between Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation (applied research). Our research focuses on questions within the domains of food, living environment, and society. With approximately 30 locations, 7,700 staff members, 2,500 PhD candidates, and over 13,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is among the world’s leading knowledge institutions in its domain. The integral approach to challenges and the collaboration across various disciplines form the core of the unique Wageningen approach.

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