STRENGTH & CONDITIONING CAREERS
Strength & Conditioning Coach Positions
Turn Your Passion for Movement Into a Sustainable Career
Join a team that's redefining what it means to work in strength, conditioning, and rehabilitation - where quality care, professional growth, and work-life balance aren't just promises, they're our foundation.
Strength & Conditioning Coaches: You Deserve More Than Just a Job
You got into this field because you love movement. You love seeing athletes transform. You love the science, the programming, the coaching relationships.
But somewhere along the way, it became:
💸Underpaid and undervalued
Working 60+ hour weeks for a salary that doesn't reflect your expertise or education.
🚫A career dead-end
Watching your peers in other industries advance while you're stuck in the same role year after year with no clear path forward.
😵Overworked and stretched thin
Managing too many athletes, wearing too many hats (programmer, administrator, marketer, janitor), with zero time for your own development.
🏝️Professionally isolated
No mentorship, no continuing education support, no community of colleagues pushing you to grow.
🔥Burnout disguised as 'paying your dues'
Being told that exhaustion and financial struggle are just part of the strength coaching journey.
The Reality Check
→You didn't get your CSCS, SCCC, or Master's degree to be burnt out by 30.
→You didn't invest thousands of hours studying biomechanics, program design, and athlete development to be treated as disposable.
→You deserve a career, not just a job. You deserve to be compensated fairly. You deserve mentorship, growth, and a future in this field you love.
What if...
→Your expertise was valued with competitive compensation that reflects your education and skills?
→You had clear career progression - from coach to lead coach to director, with salary increases at each level?
→You worked reasonable hours with protected time for continuing education and professional development?
→You were part of a team that actually invests in your growth through mentorship, certifications, and conference attendance?
→You could focus on coaching excellence instead of administrative chaos?
That's Kinetic Impact.
We're not another college strength program expecting you to work for peanuts. We're not a commercial gym treating coaches as interchangeable parts.
We're building careers for strength coaches who refuse to settle.
What You'll Find Here:
💰Competitive Compensation
Salaries that reflect your education, certifications, and experience, with clear advancement structures.
📈Career Pathway
Defined progression from Associate Coach to Lead Coach to Director roles, with corresponding pay increases and expanded responsibilities.
📚Protected Professional Development Time
Paid time for continuing education, conference attendance, and certification maintenance (because your growth = our growth).
🤝Mentorship & Collaboration
Work alongside experienced coaches and clinicians who want to see you succeed, not compete with you.
⚖️Reasonable Caseloads
Enough athletes to stay engaged, few enough to provide quality coaching without burning out.
🎯Autonomy & Trust
Program design freedom, evidence-informed practice, and trust in your professional judgment.
🔗Integrated Model
Collaborate directly with PT/Chiro rehab team - learn from clinicians, understand injury mechanics, become a more complete coach.
Our Mission: Raising the Standards of Healthcare & Performance
The current state of strength and conditioning and rehabilitation is broken.
Coaches are underpaid and overworked.
Clinicians are burnt out and trapped.
Clients and athletes are bouncing between disconnected providers who don't communicate.
Quality is sacrificed for volume.
Passion is crushed by unsustainable systems.
We're done accepting 'that's just how it is.'
Kinetic Impact exists to:
Provide a positive experience with movement for every client - Whether they're recovering from injury, training for performance, or anywhere in between.
Challenge and raise the current standards of healthcare and performance - Prove that quality care, fair compensation, and sustainable careers CAN coexist.
Build careers, not just jobs - Invest in professionals who are committed to excellence and continuous growth.
Create an integrated model - Where rehabilitation and performance aren't separate silos, but a unified continuum of care.
Our Values
Excellence Over Volume
We measure success by client outcomes and professional growth, not how many bodies we push through the door.
Collaboration Over Competition
Our team shares knowledge, supports each other's development, and celebrates collective wins.
Sustainability Over Burnout
We build systems that allow our team to have long, fulfilling careers - not flame out in 5 years.
Evidence-Informed Practice
We stay current with research, challenge our assumptions, and adapt our methods based on outcomes.
People Over Profit
Our clients and team members are humans, not revenue generators. When we take care of people, success follows.
Not Everyone Is a Fit - And That's Okay
Kinetic Impact isn't for everyone. We're building something different, and that requires a specific type of professional.
You might be a great fit if:
- ✓You're committed to continuous learning and professional development.
- ✓You value quality of care over quantity of clients.
- ✓You want to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
- ✓You're willing to challenge conventional practices when evidence supports it.
- ✓You see strength and conditioning as a long-term career, not a stepping stone.
- ✓You believe athletes deserve better than the current standard.
- ✓You're coachable and open to feedback.
- ✓You want to contribute to building something bigger than yourself.
You're probably NOT a fit if:
- ×You're looking for a 9-5 job where you just clock in and out.
- ×You're resistant to collaboration or think you have nothing left to learn.
- ×You prioritize convenience over quality of care.
- ×You're not willing to invest in your own professional development.
- ×You see clients as cases or numbers instead of humans.
We're selective because our mission matters. We'd rather have a small team of exceptional professionals than a large team of mediocre ones.
Minimum Requirements
- •Nationally recognized certification (CSCS, SCCC, NASM-PES, or equivalent)
- •Bachelor's degree in related field (Master's preferred)
- •Commitment to continuing education
The Application Process
We don't hire based on resumes alone. We want to understand your coaching philosophy, your goals, and whether there's genuine alignment.
Submit Your Application
Answer our pre-interview questions honestly. This helps both of us determine if there's potential fit before investing time in interviews.
Initial Interview
If your application resonates, we'll schedule a casual conversation to discuss your background, goals, and our model.
Working Interview
Come spend a day at Kinetic Impact. Shadow our team, meet our clients, experience our environment. We'll also want to see you coach or treat.
Final Interview & Offer
If everyone feels good about the fit, we'll discuss specifics: role, compensation, start date, and next steps.
Timeline: We review applications on a rolling basis. Expect to hear back within 5-7 business days of submission.
Ready to Build a Real Career?
If you're tired of being undervalued, overworked, and burnt out...
If you want to practice with integrity, autonomy, and support...
If you're ready to be part of raising the standards of healthcare and performance...
We want to talk to you.
Address
12220 World Trade Drive, Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92127
Phone
(619) 695-0688Website
kirehab.com
