Would you like to join our SWSSP team?
The SWSSP require a Sports Coach
Their role as Sports Coach is below.
Please contact Deb Slack at [email protected] or 07879 119155
Overall role
- Develop and ensure implementation of after school sport programmes in secondary and primary schools.
- Develop and implement intra-school competition in the secondary schools.
- Develop the participant’s physical and psychological fitness and providing the best possible practical conditions in order to maximise their chances of performing to the best of their ability.
- Develop links to local clubs and support young people to transition into them.
- Assessing strengths and weaknesses in a participant’s performance and identifying areas for further development.
- Coaches will be expected to undertake extra jobs under the guidance of the PDM.
- A requirement of flexible working hours will be occasionally necessary.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks
- Be a role model for the students within the session and act through verbal and non-verbal communication in a positive manner.
- Communicate instructions and commands using clear simple language.
- Encourage participants to gain and develop skills, knowledge and techniques.
- Encourage that participants train and perform to a high standard of health and safety at all times.
- Working to a high legal and ethical standard at all times, particular in relation to issues such as child safeguarding and health and safety requirements.
- Deliver a High Quality School Sport experience for the students within the sessions provided.
- Complete an SSP register on each occasion a session is delivered, recording each student as present or absent, commenting on any progress and completing any additional information relating to the coaching session which is required for external funding.
- Contact the school and SSP with a minimum of 24 hours notice if in the exceptional circumstances an agreed session cannot be delivered.
- Follow the school guidelines relating to health and safety and first aid and be aware of the support mechanisms within the school around behaviour management systems.
- To actively seek out new coaching courses and attend review courses on current qualifications.
High Quality Physical Education for all Young People
- Identify which schools have systems in place to assess if they have high quality physical education.
- Work with the School Sports Partnership to signpost support for those schools that do not.
Access to High Quality Activities on a School Site
- Determine the sporting landscape- who are the engaged, the non-engaged and what are their barriers to participation?
- Support PE Departments and Primary Link Teachers to implement appropriately targeted, sustainable high quality OSHL programmes.
- Develop intra-school competitive opportunities and support competitive development.
Signpost to High Quality Activities in a Community Environment
- Work with the Partnership Development Manager and partners to develop links to local clubs, signpost and support young people’s transition into them.
Provision for young people to develop their potential
- Identify which young people are engaged in competition and determine the barriers for those that aren’t engaged.
- Work with the Competition Manager to increase the quality and develop the delivery of competition opportunities for all young people.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- At least two Level 2 Coaching qualifications and a broad selection of Level 1’s.
- First Aid qualification.
- The ability to quickly develop successful working relationships with people from different backgrounds and with varying levels of sporting ability.
- A desire to help other people succeed.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Team-building ability.
- Enthusiasm, flexibility and patience
- Awareness of equality and diversity issues, including those related to sport and disability.
- Motivational skills and an understanding of the psychology that underpins successful competition.
- Organisational skills.
- A strong interest in maintaining professional skills and knowledge.
Desirable:
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