U.S. Marine Corps
Strength and Conditioning Coach NF4
Department of the Navy · Quantico, Virginia
- Salary
- $85,500 - $95,500 per year
- Pay grade
- NF-04
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Opened
- Nov 4, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 25, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- No
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Promotion potential
- NA
- Announcement
- 79455
Who may apply: Open to the public
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Summary
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.
Duties
- This Strength and Conditioning Coach supports Semper Fit¿s Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience Program (WARR), improving Marine readiness and resilience through physical performance services for Marines, families, and authorized users. SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The coach designs evidence-based, periodized programs in strength, power, speed, agility, conditioning, and recovery. Programs support units, individual Marines, athletes, and authorized patrons; improve performance; reduce musculoskeletal injuries; and align with Marine Corps Total Fitness policies. Provides coaching, assessments, demonstrations, and reconditioning in mobility, speed, agility, conditioning, strength, power, and nervous-system regulation. Collaborates with commands, athletic trainers, performance specialists, and other subject-matter experts. Delivers Headquarters Semper Fit courses and performance sessions at unit spaces, fields, performance centers, classrooms, schoolhouses, and field sites. Uses athlete-management software to program and track performance and safeguards records under Marine Corps Order 5210.11 and HIPAA. Supports family, youth, school, community, and open-training programs; provides safety guidance and customer service; reports hazards and incidents; follows EEO and harassment-prevention standards; and performs other assigned duties. A valid driver¿s license¿and a SOFA license for OCONUS positions¿is required.
Key requirements
- See Duties and Qualifications
Qualifications
Bachelor¿s degree in exercise science, physiology, human performance, kinesiology, biomechanics, physical education, or a related field, plus one year of relevant experience. Current NSCA-CSCS or CSCCa certification is required; USA Weightlifting Level 1 or 2 certification and collegiate or high-school athletic experience are preferred. Must understand tactical strength and conditioning, unit-readiness planning, biomechanics, anatomy, metabolism, sport psychology, and periodization. Requires experience coaching groups of 15¿50, conducting performance testing, adapting programs to competition or deployment cycles, and working on interdisciplinary performance teams. Must be able to teach and evaluate warm-ups, speed, agility, strength, power, conditioning, injury prevention, corrective exercise, and recovery; design general and sport-specific programs; counsel participants; and refer contraindications to medical or support services. Requires familiarity with athletic training, mental skills, nutrition, and sleep support, plus the ability to apply strength-and-conditioning standards, emergency procedures, and installation policies in military, first-responder, high-school, or collegiate settings.
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