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Do you have a passion for sports and, in particular, for gymnastics? Would you like to teach others and are you able to enthuse a group of fanatical students? Then we at Sports Centre de Bongerd are looking for you!
For our university sports centre, we are looking for a gymnastics coach from 1 February 2025.
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Your job
As gymnastics trainer, you will be partly responsible for providing gymnastics training for the Wageningen Student Gymnastics Association (WSTV) Split (60 members). You will teach together with the head coach on Mondays between 20:00 and 22:00.
A few times a year, you will attend teacher meetings, in-service training, We-Day, AID and/or staff outings outside your regular working hours.

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

• Degree MO in Physical Education or CIOS, with Turntrainer B, or Turntrainer C;
• Work experience as a gymnastics trainer (preferred);
• A good command of the Dutch and English languages is mandatory;
• Experience in training students (pré).

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.

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

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

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 December 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). As for your contract, this is a temporary appointment for 12 months initially (1 February 2025 to 1 February 2026). An extension to permanent employment of 3 teaching hours per week is a possibility.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the “Best University” in the Netherlands for the 20th consecutive time.

Wageningen University & Research
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,700 employees (7,000 fte), 2,500 PhD and EngD candidates, 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR.

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

For more information about this position, please contact Filip Hendricks, coördinator Sport at Sports Centre de Bongerd, 0317-488511 or via e-mail filip.hendricks@wur.nl
For more information about the procedure, please contact Yvette van Veldhuizen via yvette.vanveldhuizen@wur.nl

Do you want to apply?
You can apply directly using the apply button on the vacancy page on our website which will allow us to process your personal information with your approval.
This vacancy is open until Tuesday 14 January 2025.
We would like to schedule the first job interviews (by mutual agreement) in January.

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Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.