Padel Coach Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Plan and deliver padel coaching sessions.
• Assess players and support progression.
• Manage safe court and equipment use.
• Coordinate bookings clinics and approved events.
• Record attendance incidents and safeguarding concerns.

A realistic working scenario

Start by checking the session, class or fixture booking system for today's bookings and any venue notes. Complete a facility and equipment check and note defects in the facility, equipment and incident logs. Set session plans and participant groupings consistent with the booking entries and deliver coaching sessions. Record attendance and coaching outcomes in participant attendance and coaching records, complete handover notes for duty staff, and raise any safeguarding disclosures, unsafe activity, equipment withdrawal or booking conflicts to the sports or facility manager or safeguarding lead immediately using the Employer's escalation route.

Outputs to agree

• Session plans and participant groupings for each booked class or fixture
• Completed participant attendance and coaching progression records after each session
• Facility, equipment and incident log entries for pre-session checks and any defects or withdrawals
• Handover checklists and duty updates for subsequent coaches or duty staff
• Escalation notices sent to sports or facility manager or safeguarding lead for safeguarding disclosures, unsafe activity, equipment failures or booking conflicts

Records and evidence

• Session, class or fixture booking system entries (booking counts, capacity notes, cancellations).
• Participant attendance and coaching records (attendance, progress, grouping rationale).
• Facility, equipment and incident logs (pre-session checks, equipment withdrawals, defect descriptions).
• Handover checklist and duty staff update records (actions completed, outstanding risks).
• Training and CPD records relevant to padel coach (lta) duties.
• Work records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Line Manager or Department Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• Authorised to set session plans, determine participant groupings, deliver coaching progression activities, record attendance and withdraw unsafe equipment from use while on duty. Not authorised to override booking system capacity limits, change pricing or venue availability, or sign off facility repairs; such actions and booking conflicts must be escalated to the sports or facility manager. All safeguarding disclosures and any emergency incident must be escalated immediately to the safeguarding lead or sports or facility manager via the Employer's escalation route.
• Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Workplace context

• Office, client premises, remote systems or assigned work locations.

Training and certification

• Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
• Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

• Protect participant safety through pre-session facility and equipment checks and immediate equipment withdrawal where unsafe
• Keep accurate session, booking and participant attendance records in the session, class or fixture booking system and participant attendance and coaching records
• Escalate safeguarding disclosures, unsafe activity, facility defects and booking conflicts promptly to the sports or facility manager or safeguarding lead
• Complete handovers and duty checklists to record outstanding risks or actions for subsequent duty staff
• Use workflow systems and company devices only for authorised padel coach (lta) work purposes

Information the employer should prepare

• the courts players and programme level
• the recognised qualification and checks
• the lesson booking and cancellation rules
• the equipment event and competition duties
• the safeguarding emergency and referral routes