Senior Development Coach

Organisation: Hackney Anaconda Contract Type: Permanent Qualifications: Water Safety: RLSS National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC) Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award Coaching Swimming: Senior Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 3 Award Working Hours: Part time Location: London Salary: Based on experience, expected to be £24/hour equivalent Closing Date: 24th November :59 Job Reference: Senior Development Coach

Hackney Anaconda is one of London's premier swimming clubs and has an exciting opportunity for a passionate Senior Development Coachto join us and lead our growing Academy and County swimming community.

Hackney Anaconda has recently formed from the combination of two neighbouring swimming clubs in east/north-east/north London who have successfully partnered in the delivery of comprehensive swimming programmes under the leadership of Director of Swimming, David Broadbent. Our vision is to offer outstanding opportunities, from learning to swim through to Masters swimmers, for all types of swimmer, regardless of their level, goals or ambition. This is done through leading excellent teaching and coaching provision that develops highly skilled, technical and motivated swimmers to become the best versions of themselves in the pool and beyond.

Our development programme includes swimmers in Academy and County squads, typically aged 8-12. These swimmers form the foundations of our club regardless of which pathway they follow. The development squads need to be a welcoming, supportive community - embodying our club for life philosophy - but also inspiring future stars.

We are seeking a Senior Development Coach to work alongside our Director of Swimming to lead the County squads and manage the club's development programme. This programme is at the heart of the club that enables swimmers to take their swimming to the next level and achieve their goals of county, regional and national performances. The right candidate would also support the Director of Swimming and the Trustees in the planning, structure and development of the club to ensure we adhere to our values of being an inclusive club that supports everyone in swimming.

The part-time role will comprise approximately 20 hours of poolside coaching per week, plus land training, some (3-5 hours/week) work off-deck (planning, preparation, communications etc) and attendance at a weekly coaches meeting. We anticipate that the right candidate would be willing to get involved in competitions, squad socials, club awards nights and other activities.

Person Specification: for further details, please download the attached document (see below)

Reporting To: Director of Swimming, Co-Chairs of Trustees

Working Hours: 20 hours poolside plus 3-5 hours off deck, dependent on role

Salary: Based on experience, qualifications and scale of off-deck work. Expected to be around £24/hour equivalent.

Outline: To plan, deliver and provide engaging and progressive training to our County squads as well as Academy in line with the Director of Swimming's vision. To also lead and be responsible for the overall success of our development programme, which is critical for future success.

Main Responsibilities:

Plan and Deliver Coaching to our Performance/Competition Age Squad:

• Plan and deliver sessions for Age Group (aged 7-12) swimmers
• Deliver all sessions in line with our codes of conduct and with consideration of child protection policies during squad sessions.
• Deliver suitable training plans that engage and develop our age group swimmers
• Send regular communication to swimmers and parents/carers and organise squad meetings or one-to-ones as necessary
• Attend all competitions when needed or specified by the Director of Swimming
• Encourage swimmers to enter competitions as per the competition calendar set by the Director of Swimming, and advise swimmers what events to enter
• Record swimmers' attendance on the OnDeck register app and provide monthly feedback to the Director of Swimming/Trustees
• Support swimmers to set personal goals/targets relevant to them when needed
• Regularly review training and swimmer enjoyment/performance to ensure that the training programme is meeting needs

Lead and Manage the Development programme:

• Work with the Director of Swimming to lead and manage the coaches and swimmers in the development programme.
• Work with Junior Development Coaches to ensure cover and session plans are in place
• Hold performance/appraisal meetings when needed
• Ensuring that swimmers progress through the pathway and feel part of a community
• Work with other Senior Coaches to move swimmers into other pathways if they want
• Work with our Swim School, GLL/Better Swim School, to identify swimmers in local learn to swim
• Work with partners to support the involvement of a diverse swimming community

Communication:

• Deal with issues and ensure that these are escalated where necessary
• Deal with enquiries and communication from swimmers or parents/carers in a professional manner.
• Respond to emails on a daily basis in a professional manner
• Liaise, report and communicate with the Director of Swimming on a daily basis
• Attend weekly coaches meetings and regular club coaches meetings

Quality Assurance and Health & Safety:

• Raise any concerns regarding child protection to the club's Welfare team
• Ensure all swimmers and spectators are following pool rules and that health and safety regulations are observed at all times
• Deal appropriately with emergency situations, in the event of an incident, filling out an accident/incident report form with as much detail as possible and reporting to the Director of Swimming or Trustees as appropriate
• Attend staff training and continuing professional development (CPD) sessions and keep knowledge up to date
• Consider own personal development needs when choosing optional CPD attendance

Other Responsibilities:

• Assist the club with the running of events or competitions where needed
• Represent the club at any events deemed necessary by the Director of Swimming Trustees
• Complete any duty that is deemed necessary by the Director of Swimming or Trustees to ensure the smooth running and continued development of the club, such as coaching other age group or Masters sessions.
• Perform all other duties related to the role

Hackney Anaconda is an inclusive environment that supports our swimmers, staff and communities from a range of backgrounds. We would particularly welcome applications from coaches who are from backgrounds currently underrepresented in coaching, especially global ethnic majorities, females and/or people with disabilities

Please click the apply button to be redirected to the Club's online application portal.

You will be asked to submit an outline of what appeals to you about the role and your suitability to thrive with Hackney Anaconda. This should be no more than2 pages.

Please also submit an up-to-date CV that describes your relevant work experience and qualifications.

We expect to contact all candidates after the closing date and hold interviews for shortlisted candidates

This vacancy may require the following qualifications:

• Water Safety: RLSS National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC)
• Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award
• Coaching Swimming: Senior Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 3 Award