We are building a small, highly specialist delivery team for our September 2026 pilot. We acknowledge that seasonal and part time work is a barrier: however we have big plans if we can show that what we do works.
These are not standard coaching roles. Every member of the Urban Ronin team participates in all three programme blocks: strength and conditioning, therapeutic group work, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Shared physical endeavour is the primary trust-building mechanism.
If you are looking for a conventional sport or education role, this is not it. We are looking for mentors, role models and potentially the first person a young person has ever trusted. Our staff must embody this to the core.
The Psychology Lead holds clinical authority over all programme decisions and serves as the Designated Safeguarding Lead. This role is the architect of the therapeutic environment: responsible for the clinical sequence of every session, the safeguarding infrastructure, and the integrity of the five-construct framework across 16 weeks. This role is currently filled for the pilot but is listed for transparency.
The Psychosocial Youth Coach supports the delivery of structured therapeutic group work alongside the Psychology Lead, bringing psychological theory into the session in accessible, practical terms. The postholder participates across all three programme blocks and contributes to the relational culture of the programme throughout. A background in psychology, youth work or a related field is essential. BJJ experience is desirable.
This role involves working with a demanding cohort of young people who have undiagnosed or unmet needs. You will be expected to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision, and to respond confidently and calmly to presenting crisis and dysregulation within sessions.
The BJJ Head Coach plans and delivers the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu block across the 16-week arc. This is not a technical coaching role that happens to involve vulnerable young people: it is a relational role that happens to involve BJJ. The technical coaching matters. The relationship matters more. You drill alongside participants. You model the virtues. You are in the session for the whole session, every session.
The S&C Lead delivers the strength and conditioning block that opens every session. This is not a gym class. It is a neurobiological regulation protocol: structured calisthenics and progressive loading that creates BDNF release and cortisol reduction, priming the nervous system for the group work and BJJ that follow. You need to understand not just exercise programming but why the sequence matters clinically.
Urban Ronin CIC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List check. References will be sought and verified before any appointment is confirmed. This organisation follows safer recruitment procedures aligned with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026. The Designated Safeguarding Lead is an HCPC-registered Senior Forensic Psychologist. Online-only first aid training is not accepted in lieu of in-person qualifications where in-person is specified. Appointment to any role is subject to satisfactory completion of all safer recruitment requirements.