Job Summary
This role supports the rehabilitation and return-to-performance of academy players at Manchester City. The post holder will help deliver individualised physical performance and rehabilitation programmes, use monitoring, testing, profiling, and day-to-day observation to guide loading and progression, maintain accurate player records, and work closely with medical, physiotherapy, coaching, and physical performance colleagues. The role requires understanding of youth athlete development, growth and maturation, injury risk, physical development, and interdisciplinary player management within an elite academy environment.
IUSCA IQF Classification
This role appears to align with IQF Level 6, as it involves applied rehabilitation and return-to-performance support, individualised programme planning, monitoring, testing, profiling, player management, and interdisciplinary decision-making within an academy football environment. The role requires degree-level knowledge, professional judgement, data-informed progression decisions, and responsibility for supporting injured academy players to return safely to training and performance. It does not appear to require Level 7 classification, as the advert does not clearly describe primary responsibility for staff leadership, departmental strategy, or responsibility for the decision quality of other practitioners.
Associated IUSCA IQF Certification
IUSCA IQF Level 6 Accredited International Strength and Conditioning Practitioner (aISCP)
Salary and Role Alignment
Grey. Salary is not disclosed, so full salary and role alignment cannot be assessed. However, the role appears to require Level 6 professional capability, including a relevant degree, applied academy or youth sport experience, rehabilitation and return-to-performance planning, monitoring and testing, interdisciplinary communication, and responsibility for safe progression decisions with injured young players.
IUSCA recommended minimum salary: £40,000 per year
This minimum recommendation reflects the Level 6 classification, the full-time permanent structure, the elite academy environment, the requirement for degree-level knowledge, the specialist rehabilitation and return-to-performance focus, and the need to work effectively across medical, physiotherapy, coaching, and performance teams. A higher salary may be appropriate if the role includes substantial programme ownership, regular matchday travel, responsibility across multiple age groups, or leadership of rehabilitation systems.
IUSCA Alignment Statement
This role has been classified by IUSCA based on publicly available information. The classification is intended to support professional transparency and help practitioners and employers understand the relationship between role scope, responsibility, autonomy, qualification expectations, and salary alignment. Applicants should review the original advert before applying.
Physical Performance Coach - Academy Rehab in Manchester employer: IUSCA
As a Strength and Conditioning Coach at our academy, you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to nurturing the potential of young athletes. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that encourages professional development through mentorship and access to senior supervision, ensuring you grow in your role while making a meaningful impact on our athletes' performance. Located in a vibrant community, we offer competitive salaries aligned with early-career practitioners, alongside opportunities for further training and certification.
