Assignment offer Water polo trainer at DSZ WAVE at X TU Delft

Assignment description
As a trainer you are responsible for providing practice for our Gents 2 and Ladies 1 teams. These teams train on Monday from 22:00 till 23:30 and on Friday from 22:30 till 23:30 in Delft. You are responsible for coming well prepared to the practice and helping the players from both teams further develop their skills within water polo. Your practices are diverse and useful. You can switch well between helping the entire team and giving personal feedback to players. Besides this, it is also the perfect chance for you to develop your coaching skills with teams who can play a decent level of water polo.

Qualities and skills 
X TU Delft and DSW WAVE are looking for a freelancer/agency worker who meets the following profile:

• You are well known within the sport water polo, and you can pass this knowledge on to others.
• You have an affinity with our student target group.
• You have showable experience in giving water polo training. Ideally you can show a KNZB level 1 or 2 training diploma. However, this is something that can be obtained later.
• You embrace X’s core values: personal, respectful, engaged, freedom, curiosity, collaboration, diversity and inclusivity.
• You have a good command English language, both spoken and written.
• You are enthusiastic, flexible and committed.
• You are available during the practice times as mentioned above.

Terms and rates

• You are available starting from next academic year. The duration of the assignment is 1 year and has an end date of 30-06-2026
• The assignment is carried out through the Unique recruitment agency or you will be hired as a freelancer. In accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, agency workers will be classified and the salary will be determined based on experience and qualities. For freelancers, the terms and rates will be established through negotiation.

TU Delft
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world-class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be enterprising problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context. 

At TU Delft, we embrace diversity as one of our core values and are actively committed to being a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities because it makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant, and the world more just. Together, we devise, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

X TU Delft
X is part of TU Delft and welcomes more than 19,000 students and staff annually. At X TU Delft, students have the opportunity to develop themselves personally outside the lecture halls. X offers a range of activities from sports and games to arts and crafts, reflection and lifestyle. Various group lessons offer an accessible way to explore new interests and establish a healthy routine within student life. Inspiring courses create space for deeper exploration and surprising personal growth through newly developed skills. Students eager to share their passions can join one of the many affiliated sports and cultural associations. Those who prefer to play or practise independently can reserve specific spaces to do so. For a more casual experience, various events are organised every month, and Cafe X provides a relaxed and welcoming meeting place with a diverse menu in a cosy atmosphere.

You will be part of a dynamic, international work environment with motivated and enthusiastic students and colleagues. The three pillars – Products, Systems and Communication – jointly enable X’s activities. X employees are known for their strong ambition to contribute to and be part of the personal development of others, particularly students. At the same time, they value their own personal growth and have a strong capacity to learn.

Sports & Games
The Sports & Games cluster falls under the Products pillar and is responsible for programme offerings in ball sports, e-sports, games, strength training, outdoor activities, racket sports, martial arts and water sports. In practice, this translates to the development, realisation and facilitation of group lessons, courses, competitions, events and other initiatives. The team consists of 3 staff members and 1 student employee and works closely with multiple teachers, student instructors and association boards.

DSZ WAVE
DSZ WAVE is the Delft Student Zwem and Water polo Association. Besides these two branches, our triathlon branch is also growing steadily. Every week we have 5 swimming, 1 running, 1 cycling, and 3 water polo practice hours. Our association consists of more than 300 members who often participate in one of these sports. Besides our regular practices our members often try out different sports, and we see each other during our many social activities.

Our water polo branch consists of roughly 40 players in three competitions teams. Besides this there are around 20 beginning water polo players who join the NSWKs (quarterly student competitions) and other summer tournaments. The Gents 1 and beginner teams already have a trainer and coach. 

The TU Delft is the main sponsor of DSZ WAVE and the employer of the teachers/trainers of the associations. The accommodation is, just as the trainers and additional material costs, being facilitated by the TU Delft.

For more information about DSZ WAVE, visit https://dsz-wave.nl/en/.

Contact
For more information about the assignment and DSW WAVE, please contact Paris Treffers, Water Polo Commissioner of DSZ WAVE, via polocommissaris@dsz-wave.nl. Information about X TU Delft can be found at www.tudelft.nl/x.

Procedure
Interested in this assignment? Express your interest by sending your motivation letter and CV before 1 July 2025 to the above email address, mentioning ‘Assignment offer Water polo trainer DSZ WAVE’ in the subject.