Water Polo Age Group Lead Coach

Our Purpose and Vision

As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving and water polo in England, Swim England helps people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.

Our Vision is to champion a healthy and successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. The ability to swim is a life-skill that is essential to keep us safe in, on and around water. It is one of the nation’s most popular recreational activities enjoyed by millions of people in England.

Swim England, through aquatics, is uniquely placed to tackle inequalities and support health and wellbeing given the activities’ accessibility to people of all ages and abilities. On top of this, aquatics is made up of four amazing Olympic and Paralympic sports with our network of clubs and talent pathways supporting people to realise their full potential in the water.

In March of this year, we published in full the findings of an independent listening research report commissioned as part of our pledge to create a better future for everyone involved in aquatic sports. We are committed to only recruiting individuals who are as passionate as we are about being on this journey.

To find out more about what we do to work towards achieving our vision, download the full candidate pack from the job description button.

To find out more about what it’s like to work with us and the Swim England family visit our website and download a summary of our employee benefits here.

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 multiple experienced Talent Centre Age Group Lead Coaches in locations across the UK (Roles available at each location: 1x North, 1x North East, 1x East, 1x South East to join our team on a casual worker basis. You will be required to work 15 weeks throughout the year, on average 3 hours per week at a rate of £15 per hour.

This is an exciting opportunity working within the Water Polo Programme, with Swim England’s new 10-year strategy recently launched, which focuses on ensuring our aquatics environments promote an open and welcoming culture, with participant welfare at their heart.

The Talent Centre Program is the beginning of the international player pathway focused on ages 12-16. There are Swim England Water Polo Talent Centres geographically placed across the UK, who train weekly or fortnightly in order to ensure that participating players who attend are given the fundamental skills to succeed as a future national team player

Reporting to the Talent Centre Head Coach, you will be responsible for delivering the National Talent Centre programme, under the guidance and mentorship of the Talent Centre Head Coach, while developing assistant coaches, 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV52HZVAm1o

In order to be shortlisted for the next stage in the process you must demonstrate within your application how you meet the following criteria:

Essential

• Have a strong understanding of talent identification and talent development, from a technical perspective.
• Either UKCC Coach course, level 2 certification in coaching Water Polo or working towards one of these qualifications.
• Have experience developing water polo players
• Have knowledge of athlete performance programmes
• Have knowledge of safeguarding and an understanding and commitment to safeguarding (Wave Power), inclusion, and equal opportunities
• Committed to engage with coach development opportunities and CPD training

   

  The candidate must also be willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check alongside relevant safeguarding training. For a full list of criteria please download the attached Job Description.

• Desirable

• Experience within a national or international water polo programme(s)
• Experience developing assistant coaches
• Have a willingness and enthusiasm for CPD training including development reviews

So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you. Please contact [email protected] for an informal conversation regarding the role. 

Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.

Swim England is committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. We recognise that the diversity of our workforce is not reflective of today’s society and we are currently operating a pilot scheme whereby applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds can opt into our guaranteed interview scheme. Candidates that have opted into the scheme will be guaranteed an interview provided that they have demonstrated, within their application, that they meet the essential criteria for the role. When completing the application, applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ‘Opt In’ to the scheme, by ticking the box.

Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch via [email protected]. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.

Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

This vacancy is being managed via a Safer Recruitment Process and as part of this recruitment process relevant checks such as self-declarations, references and criminal record checks will be carried out, in accordance with Wavepower.

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