Placement Opportunity: Sports Massage Therapist / Fitness Instructor (Good Condition, Lincoln)

A placement for a sports massage therapist/fitness instructor is available at Good Condition in Lincoln. The role description and expectations are as follows:

12 weeks placement, 8 hours per week, totalling 96 hours. Usually 2 x 4 hour shifts.

The placement student will report to Tristan Lowe (the Director) for weekly reviews on his / her training. They will be guided through Good Condition’s process of both physical assessments and subsequent remedial therapy, shadowing their sports massage therapists and personal trainers in actual paid bookings. You will learn the company systems and procedures for bookings, reception duties, client file updates and marketing.

The position would suit a pro-active, approachable and well-mannered individual. The candidate must be well-presented, smart and hygiene-conscious at all times. Time keeping, punctuality and a willingness to learn from this paid placement are the minimum requirement of all candidates. Non smokers only, with availability to work between Monday and Saturday.

Good Condition will provide a free uniform for the duration of the placement.

The successful candidate may be offered a part-time self-employed position at Good Condition, having completed the 12 week period of training to a high level of competence.

The application process is as follows:

Stage 1: Interview at Good Condition (to be held in December 2018)
Stage 2: Start Date week commencing Monday 7th January

For details and interview requests, please email Tristan Lowe at info@goodcondition.co.uk

Level 3 Sports Massage Course (May & August 2015)

A reminder for those interested in gaining a sports massage qualification that is recognised nationally by a Government-approved awarding body (Vocational Training Charitable Trust, VTCT) – a 7-day course will be running at the University between May 26th-29th (4 days) and then August 24th-26th (3 days).

The content of this Level 3 qualification is comprised of all the required elements needed to work effectively and efficiently as a sports massage therapist. This includes the practical application of anatomical and physiologal knowledge, key elements of professional practice, an understanding of the principles of health and fitness and how to provide sports massage treatments. Following successful completion of the course, the Level 3 sports massage therapist will be able to work safely and effectively on dysfunctional tissue in a range of context, to include, pre-event, post event, intra-event and for maintenance purposes. Indeed, those students who completed the course last year have since gained valuable experience working in a range of sporting environments, including mass participation ultra-endurance events and professional football clubs.

The cost of the course will be £600, with a deposit of £300 to paid by the end of April (one month before start date). As such, the course providers (Sporting Therapy) can facilitate instalments for those who can’t pay the full cost on immediately, so as to spread the cost across a further 3 x £100 payments for May, June and July.

If you are interested in attending this course then please get in touch with Danny Taylor (dtaylor@lincoln.ac.uk) to ask any further questions, register your details and to be updated with further information. Be aware that we already have students booked on the course and the number of places available may be limited, so the sooner you can get in touch the better.

Level 3 Sports Massage Course – Call For Interest

A course is currently being arranged for School of Sport & Exercise Science students interested in gaining a sports massage qualification that is recognised nationally by a Government-approved awarding body (Vocational Training Charitable Trust, VTCT).

The content of this Level 3 qualification is comprised of all the required elements needed to work effectively and efficiently as a sports massage therapist (including the practical application of anatomical and physiologal knowledge, key elements of professional practice, an understanding of the principles of health and fitness and how to provide sports massage treatments). Following successful completion of the course, the Level 3 sports massage therapist will be able to work safely and effectively on dysfunctional tissue in a range of context, to include, pre-event, post event, intra-event and for maintenance purposes. Indeed, those students who completed the course last year have since gained valuable experience working in a range of sporting environments, including mass participation ultra-endurance events and professional football clubs.

The cost of the course will be £600, with all formal material expected to be delivered over 7 days (which may be split into two separate 3/4 day periods) and all assignments and case study hours needing to be submitted before the final assessment can be completed (including an online anatomy and physiology exam). Dates are to be finalised, but due to the intensive nature of the course it is likely that it will be scheduled in the week immediately following the exam period so as not to clash with your existing studies (i.e. week beginning 25/5/2015).

If you are interested in attending this course then please get in touch with Danny Taylor (dtaylor@lincoln.ac.uk) to ask any further questions, register your details and to be updated with further information. Be aware that the number of places available may be limited, so the sooner you can get in touch the better.