Title
Head Coach (Part time min 20 hours per week)
Classification
Location
$39,000 per annum including superannuation + $1000
reimbursement of expenses per year.
Includes race day coaching
Min 20 hours per week as combination of pool time and
planning
Sale - Lex Glover Aqua Energy complex
Reports to
Sale Swimming Club Committee
Sale Swimming Club
The Sale Swimming Club est in 1932 has a rich and strong history.
Our Mission: Sale Swimming Club promotes the sport of swimming and provides a
safe competitive environment for swimmers of all ages to achieve their full potential
as swimmers and members of the community.
Currently the club has some 70 swimmers and has fluctuated around this number for the
past several years, with 55 competitors competing at the Gippsland Championships in 2015.
The 2015 Country LC Championships results can be summarised as 21 Swimmers, 78
Individual Events, 15 Relay Teams, 20 Finals, 7 Emergencies for finals, 5 Medals, 11th Girls
team, 19th Boys team, 15th Team overall from 35 competing teams.
The 2015 State championships results can be summaries as 14 Swimmers, 27 Individual
Events, 2 Relays, 3 Finals, 2 Emergencies Finals.
We have 2 National qualified swimmers competing at aged Nationals in April this year.
We also had representatives at Victorian age SC & LC Championships, Open
Championships and State Sprints, All Juniors, 7-10 and Country Inter-district Competitions.
The club is financially stable, with a supportive and capable committee. The club has
access to excellent facilities at Lex Glover Aqua Energy complex, including 6 lane 25m pool,
8 lane 50m outdoor pool (opens 1 Nov-15 March approx.) Access is negotiated directly with
the Shire who operates the facilities and we generally have access to 2 lanes from 6am
(opening time) and then 2-3 lanes from 6pm til 9pm.
SSC is affiliated with Gippsland Swimming Inc (District 21), Swimming Victoria and
Swimming Australia. District 21 is a very strong district winning inter district and 7-10
encouragement events continuously over the past several years. The district incorporates,
Traralgon, Warragul, South Gippsland Bass, East Gippsland Water Dragons, Morwell & Moe
swimming clubs. The district hosts up to 12 spring/summer events culminating in the
Gippsland Championships in March each year. Being in such a strong district, Sale
swimmers are often already competing against some of the fastest swimmers in the State
locally.
Head Coach
Overview
The Head Coach will take on lead role for the existing SSC coaches, providing mentoring
support and guidance to other coaches, and oversee the quality of existing programs. The
Head Coach will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of coaching requirements at Sale
Swimming Club including playing a key role in assisting and developing a sustainable
strategic plan.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Be the lead coach for Sale swimming Club providing over-arching programs which
develops a high performance culture and fully develops the potential of all swimmers.
2. Complete a min 20hrs on pool deck every week, as a combination of morning, afternoon
and weekend sessions.
3. Oversee the scheduling of lane space and squad allocation and the individual progress
of all swimmers.
4. Be the lead coach for all Championships events, this will require attendance at these
events for heats and finals.
5. Provide mentoring and guidance to existing coaches, via pool desk assistance and
program development, and assist in the professional development of the coaching team
6. Co-ordinate coaches activities and report back to SSC committee on a monthly basis. It
is anticipated that attendance at these meeting will be required but only to provide report
and allow feedback.
Key Selection criteria
1. Hold a current ASCTA silver licence (or working towards such a licence) and a current
working with children check.
2. Have proven past experience in coaching at National Squad level.
3. Demonstrated knowledge of high performance programming.
4. Have excellent interpersonal skills with a strong focus on communication and leadership
qualities.
5. Strong computer and technology skills