Competitive Squad Lead Coach

Organisation: Epsom District Swimming Club
Contract Type: Self-Employed
Qualifications: Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award
Working Hours: Part time
Location: Epsom
Closing Date: 22nd July :59

Epsom District Swimming Club (EDSC), based in Surrey, is looking for a Competitive Squad Lead Coach who is enthusiastic, passionate and well organised. The coach will lead their squad and link the development between senior performance swimmers and the development of our junior performance swimmers, leading competitive swimmers and flexibility to work with swimmers aged between 9 and 16 years old. The successful candidate will provide exceptional coaching and have the commitment, management, and communication skills to deliver the aims of EDSC.

• Be enthusiastic and dynamic and love teaching our younger swimmers.
• Have strong technical coaching skills.
• Provide excellence in coaching through the recognised best practice (in line with the Aquatics GB OADF) that will improve performance outcomes for swimmers at all levels.
• Attend regular competitions in line with the annual competition calendar.
• Be well organised via the planning and writing of training sessions for their squad, and working with the Head Coach towards Club goals.
• Be able to work well with both our full coaching teams as well as the development hive and performance hive lead.
• Have good communication skills with swimmers, parents, coaching team and committee members alike.
• Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Set high standards for themselves as well as demanding high standards of others at all times.
• Have the ability to inspire, motivate, develop, and mentor young swimmers across squads, as well as the ability to build strong relationships with the team.

Part time - approx. 11 - 15 hours. There are also opportunities for additional ad hoc coaching requirements, working with our other squads. EDSC is a Swim Mark-accredited club.

We train at pools in and around Epsom.

Only applications with right to work in UK will be considered.