Junior Head Swimming Coach

7 months ago

Loughborough, United Kingdom Loughborough Town Swim Club Full time

**Job Description and Person SpecificationJunior Head Coach**

**Organisation**

Loughborough Town Swimming Club

**Contract type**

Permanent, Contract

**Location**

Loughborough and swimming pools within the local area

**Salary**

£16-£18 per hour dependent upon experience & qualifications

**Working Hours**

Coaching Hours typically 416 hours annually (approx 8 weekly primarily evenings and weekends)

Gala and Competitions Coach Hours typically 160 hours annually

Planning and Preparation Hours maximum of 5 hours weekly

Administrative Hours maximum of 3 hours weekly

**Position Overview**

**Purpose**

The Junior Head Coach will play a critical role in the leadership of Loughborough Town Swim Club, working alongside the Senior Head Coach and the Committee, to achieve our collective aspiration to make the club one of the best in the county and region for the diverse range of swimmers we serve.

Leading our junior section, you will be responsible for all aspects of coach development planning and delivery, supported by a team of paid and volunteer coaches as well as Young Volunteers. You will be responsible for team selection and attendance at junior galas as well as perform a range of administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of the junior section of the club. A key function of the role will be to ensure close collaborative and supportive working with the Senior Head Coach, ensuring a ‘one club’ philosophy and approach.

**Key Tasks**
- Jointly oversee, alongside the Senior Head Coach, the development and delivery of the swimming development pathway at the club.
- Provide a clear and fair entry pathway into the club from Learn to Swim programs that are delivered locally and ensure a proactive approach to all trial swimmers wishing to join the club.
- Lead the overall delivery of the Junior Section of the club, including all junior swimmers and squads, coach scheduling, coach CPD, session planning, swimmer performance monitoring and development planning, team selection for galas, etc
- Perform the Junior Head Coaching Role, working with a range of sessional paid and volunteer coaches of all levels and experience to support the overall junior section of the club.
- Select a programme of competitions and galas for our junior swimmers, including attending each of them; open galas, league galas, internal galas, county/regional/national championships and others as necessary.
- Jointly lead, alongside the Senior Head Coach, and support a regular coaching meeting of all paid and volunteer coaches.
- Mentor the coaching team, both paid and volunteers as well as Young Volunteers, that support the junior section of the club.
- Work closely alongside the Senior Head Coach to oversee squad structures and management, swimmer movement and specifically, the transition arrangements when junior swimmers progress to the senior section of the club.
- Work closely alongside the Senior Head Coach and Executive Committee to continue to ensure the club ethos is adhered to and to continue to embed the team spirit and family friendly culture at Loughborough Town Swimming Club.
- Work closely alongside the Senior Head Coach and Executive Committee, further developing and maintaining the balance between supporting the development and potential of our many talented young swimmers and supporting our recreational swimmers to enjoy and foster a lifelong love of our sport within a competitive swimming environment.
- Work closely alongside the Senior Head Coach and Executive Committee to further grow and develop Loughborough Town Swimming Club in all aspects of its contribution to the local and regional swimming and broader sporting community.
- Active and supportive engagement with the club committee in all aspects of the role.
- Manage administration duties, with support from volunteer committee members, for the junior section of the club through Swim Club Manager; including communicating to swimmers and parents, selecting swimmers for competitions and all other necessary administration duties. Along with complying with all GDPR regulations and the clubs privacy policy
- Ensure compliance with all club policies and procedures as well as Swim England policies and procedures (i.e. Wavepower) and Code of Conducts at all times.
- Represent the club as required, contributing to the wider county and regional swimming family alongside other clubs and associations.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities, whenever reasonably requested.

**Relationships**

**About You**

**Essential**

**Desirable**

**Knowledge & Skills**

Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a range of purposes and to a range to people and groups

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Able to build trusting and purposeful relationships with others; swimmers, parents, coaches, committee members and volunte

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