Junior Group Coach

Organisation: City of Oxford Swimming Club

Contract Type: Fixed-term contract

Qualifications: Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award

Working Hours: Part time

Location: Oxford

Salary: £18.50 to £21.00 per hour depending on experience.

Closing Date: 10th April 2025 23:59

The City of Oxford Swimming Club (COSC) based in Oxford is looking to appoint a suitably-qualified coach. As a Junior Group Coach, you will be responsible for coaching a group and working alongside the Head of Age, as well as the Head of Rising Stars and Head Coach.

Applicants should hold a Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate or ASA Level 2 Coaching Award.

COSC is a not-for-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers, together with a small paid coaching team. We offer lessons, coaching and competitive swimming for swimmers aged seven to over 70 across three pools in Oxford. We are proud of our team spirit and inclusiveness, providing an aquatic family for swimmers ranging from youngsters in lessons to performance athletes competing at county, regional, and national levels.

About You

You will have a passion for swim coaching, be enthusiastic, a motivator, a good listener and understand the varied needs of swimmers and build a relationship based on mutual respect and trust. You will be able to work in a dynamic coaching team to develop our Junior and Age Group programme and place the swimmer at the heart of this role.

Hours: Approximately 17 hours per week.

Main Duties

• Working to support the Head of Age, to develop COSC’s Junior and Age Group swimmers (generally aged 10 to 14);
• Ensuring the delivery is focused on developing skills, technique and progressive physiological training in line with the Head Coach’s philosophy and Optimal Athlete Development Framework (OADF) for Junior and Age group swimmers;
• Delivering a high standard of swim coaching to the Club;
• Assisting in picking, managing and monitoring the selection and management of swimmers for team competitions;
• Observing Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination across relevant squads, in line with Club and Swim England codes of conduct and with consideration of safeguarding policies during squad sessions;
• Creating session plans, which fall in line with the Head of Age’s annual plan;
• Attending coaches’ meetings when organised by the Head Coach;
• Being a team player by supporting the Club’s structure, which includes working with a mixture of squads on a regular basis;
• Attending competitions.

Detailed Tasks:

• Developing Junior and Age Group swimmers in line with the vision of the Head of Age.
• Supporting the Head of Age with writing a competition plan appropriate for Junior/Age Group swimmers in line with OADF and attending competitions as a lead for specific swimmers.
• Liaise with the Head Coach and Head of Age regarding the progression of Junior and Age Group swimmers through the squad system in line with OADF.
• Motivate swimmers, and deliver appropriate skill-based and technical development sessions and capacities relevant to future success.
• Coordinating the activities of the Junior and Age Group swimmers alongside the annual planning, individual feedback and target setting, continual monitoring of development, and attendance at competitions.
• Ensure that session registers are completed on Swim Manager.
• Any reasonable further duties as might, from time to time, be requested by the Club.

Competition Responsibilities:

• National Arena League;
• COSC Development and Level 3 meets;
• Oxfordshire and North Bucks (ONB) County Championships;
• South East Regionals;

Health and Safety, Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination Legislation:

• Ensure all applicable SwimMark requirements are fully incorporated in the running of all poolside activities, land training and competitions.
• Ensure the Welfare Officer is made aware of any accidents, incidents or concerns that might occur during a training session.
• Observing Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Anti-Discrimination and Data Protection across all squads, in line with Club and Swim England codes of conduct and with consideration of safeguarding policies during squad sessions.
• Be aware of the club policies, procedures, and those of Swim England.

Other Relevant Matters:

• All coaches are expected to represent and promote the interests of the COSC and play a role in the wider swimming community.
• Have a good knowledge and understanding of the OADF.
• Attend staff training and CPD sessions and keep knowledge up to date.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be carried out on the successful candidate.

How to apply

Please click the apply button to be redirected to the Club’s website to send a message via the Contact Form.

During the application process, you will be asked to submit your CV and the names and email addresses for two referees.

This vacancy may require the following qualifications:

• Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award