Assistant Head Coach

Organisation: Amersham Swimming Club Contract Type: Permanent Qualifications: Coaching: Swim England Land Training Certificate or Swim England Land Based Coaching Certificate Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award Working Hours: Full time Location: Amersham Salary: £27,000 - £31,000 dependent upon experience Closing Date: 31st March :59 Job Reference: AMSAHSC26

Amersham Swimming Club is a successful, competitive swimming club located in south Buckinghamshire. We are looking for an Assistant Head Coach to work alongside our Head Coach and our ever-expanding team of swim coaches and teachers

Key Responsibilities:

• Coaching of competitive-level squads for up to 22 hours per week.
• Working alongside the Head Coach in supporting the whole coaching team and assisting in the development of junior coaches.
• Attend specified competitions, including open meets, home competitions, and County/Regional/National championships.
• Planning and managing the development of individual athletes under your supervision, including meetings with swimmers and their parents to discuss their development and theirgoals throughout the season.
• Assisting the Head Coach in planning the annual competition calendar, highlighting target meets and making sure our calendar meets the needs of the whole club.
• Assist in Team selections for the National Arena League and Thames Valley Junior League.
• Foster and promote an inclusive environment and create opportunities for all to train and compete to their level and fulfil their full potential.

Person Specification:
TheAssistant Head Coach will have:

• Practical coaching experience within the club environment with a range of ages and swimming abilities.
• Minimum coaching qualifications: UKCC Level 2 Coaching/Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate.
• Successful experience of coaching swimmers to a minimum of Regional competitive standard.
• Knowledge of long-term development practices in line with the Optimal AthleteDevelopment Framework and Swim England's progression pathways.
• Ability to plan training sessions for competitive standard swimmers across sessions, cycles and the season.
• Good communication skills in a variety of environments and media.
• Well-developed administrative and organisational skills.
• Experience of managing other coaches
• Ideally, strength & conditioning coaching experience qualifications.

TheAssistant Head Coach will be:

• Committed to developing young athletes in line with the Head Coach's vision for the club.
• Able to display and instil strong and inspiring leadership qualities.
• A strong team player, capable of integrating their own ideas with those of the Head Coachand coaching team.
• Capable of planning and delivering against identified goals.
• A self-starter capable of creating new ideas and implementing them.
• Available to coach morning, evening and weekend training sessions as well as attendingregular competitions.
• Committed to equity and diversity.
  

Amersham Swimming Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance.

Further details about Amersham Swimming Club can be found on our website.

Please forward your CV in confidence to the Club Chair via the apply button. Selection will be by interview and subsequent poolside observation/assessment.

This vacancy may require the following qualifications:

• Coaching: Swim England Land Training Certificate or Swim England Land Based Coaching Certificate
• Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award