Head Of Development Swimming

Stockport Metro is seeking a highly motivated Head of Development to help lead and coach this integral part of our performance pathway. The successful candidate will manage the development pathway for our young swimmers and continue to strengthen the link between our successful lessons and performance coaching programme. The role will also include leading the coaching of our performance 1 squad. The role will also include opportunities for personal development and mentorship from our highly experienced coaching team. About Stockport Metro Stockport Metro has enjoyed a long history of podium success across all age groups at County, Regional, National and International levels, breaking countless British and Commonwealth records. Since moving to Grand Central Pools fourteen athletes have qualified for the Olympic Games, and the club has produced four Olympic medallists, making it the most successful in British history. The club is now in an exciting new era and is looking to build on the success it had previously.,

• To coach development squads (swimmers aged 8-11) with a primary focus on improving technique, skill and training ability
• To coach the Performance 1 Squad (aged 11-14) depending on experience
• To assist with the Head Coach on other Performance Squad sessions when needed
• To work with our Strength and Conditioning coach to organise and lead land training and pre-pool for the above squads
• To work with the Head Coach and Assistant Head Coach to ensure a progressive pathway from lessons to our age group squads
• Attend all competitions and camps as required
• Organise holiday training/skill camps
Management
• To manage coaches and squads within the Development pathway ensuring they are working towards the long term vision of the programme
• Link with our Academy Squads and Lessons programme to ensure pathway progression
• Link with other lessons/schools/partner clubs each week to help build our pathway
• Attend a regular senior coach meeting and other programme development meetings
Administration
• Organise and communicate competition entries for the programme
• Help organise our internal swim meets
• Manage all communication within your squads, parents and the development pathway
• Organise the Junior league teams and help with Arena league
• Help with CPD and coach development within your pathway
• Assist with Swim Mark Accreditation, Free gym and pool membership at any of our centres
• Opportunity for private one-to-one sessions (additional to salary)
• Funded CPD opportunities (formal and informal) on the recommendation of the Head Coach
• Expenses package for meets and camps (accommodation, subsistence, and travel)
  
  Our coaching team consistently promote the values of the programme. The ideal candidate would ideally share the 5 key characteristics that we promote within our coaching team:
• Professional
• Passionate
• Technical
• Caring
• Proactive, A minimum of Coaching Swimming: Level 2 Award or Swimming Coach Certificate or, an interest in working towards this (if not already) Level 2 teaching qualification will be considered (essential)
• A sound knowledge of all areas of the Stockport Metro swimming programme, including the teaching programme (essential)
• Strength and Conditioning Qualification (desirable)
• NPLQ - National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (desirable)
• A minimum of two years' swimming coaching experience (desirable)
• The ability to relate and communicate with people of all ages and deal with associative issues and situations (essential)
• The ability to be well planned (essential)
• The ability to work to deadlines and exceed targets (essential)
• The ability to monitor, evaluate and be prepared to change plans where necessary (essential)
• The ability to keep accurate records (essential)
• The ability to work on own initiative and to work as part of a wider team (essential)