Squad Swimming Coach

ACT, Lakeside Leisure Centre - Greenway 2900

• Free club access
• Enjoy a great work / life balance with mornings, evenings and weekend classes
• Development of our Squad program

This is a great opportunity for a competitive, dedicated and passionate swimming squad coach looking to take their career to the next level!

The Role An exciting opportunity is available for an organised, motivated and driven Swim Squad Coach. As the Squad Coach, you will be responsible for developing junior and senior athletes within the current squads, whilst building squad numbers throughout the year. The Squad Coach is required to maintain thorough knowledge and understanding of all aspects of Belgravia Leisure aquatic programs, educational trends and industry development. The position requires an energetic, motivated person who is professional and dedicated to aquatic education delivery.

The preferred applicant will have be bright, cheerful and encouraging when instructing and dealing with class participants, complimented by experience in coaching and developing people, good interpersonal skills, and have the capacity to think and act for themselves.
You must be available and flexible enough to do early starts and late finishes. Some weekend work will be necessary as well as travel to carnivals.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a capacity to deliver the following essential skills:

• Effectively lead a team to develop the program and pathway to achieve the outcomes
• Ensure safe, efficient and cost-effective operations of the squad program within company and legislative guidelines.
• Actively promote the squad program and participation in the affiliated Swimming Club.
• Ensure that you are adequately qualified for the program you are delivering and all squad activities are conducted in a safe manner in a safe environment, as per the company guidelines.
• Monitor Progression of swimmers through the squad program and work with the Swimming and Water Safety program to identify talented swimmers and encourage participation in the squad program.
• In conjunction with the squad program, encourage participation in and conduct all swimming competitions in a safe manner in a safe environment.

Essential

• Teacher of Competitive Swimming / Competitive Strokes
• Bronze level Qualification - Preferred
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Current CPR Certificate
• Valid Working with Children Check
• National Police Check
• Previous experience and success in a comparable role
• Excellent verbal communication skills

The Company

Belgravia Leisure is part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG) and is the fastest growing leisure organisation in Australia. Our core areas of business and facilities stewardship include health clubs, wellness and spa, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 250 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We are in an exciting period of growth and look to continue to diversify and deliver results while being a strong community citizen. With an annual turnover in excess of $180m, the group are looking for the best and brightest to assist with taking the organisation into the future.

If you are a passionate person who realises the tremendous opportunity that this role offers and want to utilise your skills and passion in an aquatic and leisure environment, we want to hear from you!

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We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to our child safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.