Job summary

As a member of Boardworks Diving Academy, working with the Program Director, the Board and a team of part time diving coaches, the post-holder is responsible for but not exclusively in the following fields –

• Primary delivery of coaching for divers working towards National Development and Elite Junior competitions. Identifying divers in the club feeder classes for inclusion in the competitive program.

• Working with the program director and club part time coaches to deliver a high-class development program,

• Working with funding partners to realise a world class talent identification program which identifies local

  support of the club diving program, with specific focus on talent recruitment and development of 7-11 years.

• Advise and support coaches delivering a pre-diving gymnastics program for 5–8-year-olds.

• From time to time, the coach will be required to cover groups of divers at various levels from recreational to

  international when coaches are absent.

• Attend Training camps and competitions with Provincial and Nationally selected divers and disseminate best

  practice and technical insights into the club to further develop quality coaching practices within Boardworks Diving academy.

Your responsibilities are:

To develop a team of coaches focussed on identifying talented young children from school talent program, the club pre-dive gymnastic program, and the club recreational program.

To prepare divers with detailed methodical physical and technical periodisation for open, provincial, national and international competitions as selected and those divers selected for assessment camps to perform at their maximum potential.

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, all employees must be flexible in their approach to undertake such other duties, which are commensurate with the post holder’s salary grade, to achieve the objectives of the post. It is the responsibility of each employee to carry out their duties in line with the company’s policies on equality, harassment, and racial equality and to be sensitive and caring to the needs of the disadvantaged, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment. Each employee should act as an exemplar on these issues and should also identify and monitor training for themselves and any employees they are responsible for in line with these policies and the equality standard. All employees must carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Sport Canada Safe Sport guidelines.