Job Description
Are you passionate about Water Polo in England and want to contribute to the future development of it?
Do you have knowledge and experience of talent identification and development?
Do you have broad experience developing water polo players?
We are seeking an experienced Talent Centre Head Coach within the East Region to join our team on a temporary basis. You will be required to work 15 weeks throughout the year, on average 3 hours per week at a rate of £20 per hour.
This is an exciting opportunity working within the Water Polo Programme. In addition, Swim England’s new 10-year strategy is about to be launched, which will focus on ensuring our aquatics environments promote an open and welcoming culture, with participant welfare at their heart.
Reporting to the Swim England Water Polo Talent and Inclusion Officers, you will be responsible for leading a team of coaches in the delivery of the National Talent Centre programme, mentoring and developing future national team coaches, contributing to the evolution of the National Talent Centre Syllabus and nurturing players on the talent pathway. To find out more about the role, download the full Job Description and Person Specification document and view the video below.

The successful candidate must:
Have a UKCC level 2 coach certificate or the older level 2 coaching qualification
Have a strong understanding of talent identification and talent development, from a technical perspective.
Have experience and demonstrable success developing water polo players.
Have experience in relationship building in a multi stakeholder environment.
Have experience in successfully designing, delivering and evaluating athlete and coach performance programmes.
Have experience managing and getting the best from other coaches and other team support staff.
Passionate about an open and fair approach to talent identification.
Be willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check
So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.
This role is a offered on a temporary casual basis with an hourly rate of £20 per hour please contact careers@swimming.org for an informal conversation regarding the role.

How to apply
To register with us and apply for this role please visit our candidate portal – link below: https://careers.swimming.org/vacancies/208/water-polo–talent-centre-head-coach.html