Organisation: Redhill and Reigate Swimming Club
Contract Type: Self-Employed
Qualifications: Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award
Working Hours: Part time
Location: Redhill
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Closing Date: 20th April 2025 23:59
Job Reference: RRSCSQUADCOACH2025
Redhill and Reigate Swimming Club (RRSC), based in Surrey, is seeking a passionate Squad Coach to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to help swimmers achieve their goals in a community-focused club.
Established as long ago as 1887, RRSC is a friendly and community-focused club. We aim to provide training opportunities within the right environment that enables each swimmer in the Club the chance to reach their full potential, at an aspirational level which is suitable to them. We serve our local community and provide all levels of swimming from age 7 through to Masters. The Club has approximately 150 members and has recently seen a dramatic increase in requests for trials to join us.
We consistently have swimmers entering both the Surrey County Championships and South East Regional Summer Championships. In 2025 we had our best results for some time at Surrey County Championships, finishing 11th in the overall rankings, and have many swimmers with Regional auto times, and national potential.
Training sessions take place in the early evenings during the week at pools in Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Caterham, and also on a Sunday morning in Tadworth and monthly long course training at K2, Crawley or Surrey Sports Park.
This position is a genuine opportunity for the right individual to make their mark and join a friendly and welcoming team.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will be an experienced squad coach, with a strong passion for developing all swimmers and supporting their progression.
As a Squad Coach, you must be a team player and clearly show your love of coaching and swimming. Most importantly, the Squad Coach must be driven and knowledgeable, whilst possessing the ability to communicate effectively with swimmers, coaches, parents and the committee. Additionally, they should actively demonstrate the willingness to learn and further develop themselves and other coaches in the club and through opportunities external to the Club.
The Squad Coach should be knowledgeable in competitive swimming and be driven to achieve results for swimmers of all abilities with a particular focus on increasing the skills and techniques of the Club’s swimmers, enabling more swimmers to reach their full potential. Inclusion is an integral part of our community and ethos; coaches must have the ability to inspire swimmers at all levels. Additionally, the successful candidate will have a passion for competitions and must be prepared to attend various galas and meets to support our swimmers in their racing and team objectives.
Key Requirements
* Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate/ASA Level 2 Coaching Award
* UK Driving licence
* Experience working with a coaching team to support swimmers to County and Regional levels.
* Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
* Enthusiasm and passion for swimming.
* Comfortable working collaboratively with swimmers, parents, coaches and the committee to promote a positive and inclusive environment which reflects the Club’s culture and ethos.
* Have a passion for competitions and must be prepared to attend various galas and meets to support our swimmers.
Main Responsibilities
* Lead on coaching a designated squad, with flexibility to cover other squad sessions as required.
* Assist in the organisation and development of the training programme where required, including the implementation of new strategies that align with the goals of the Club.
* Deliver effective session plans appropriate for different age groups and skill levels.
* Have the ability to inspire, motivate, develop, and mentor young swimmers across squads.
* Provide clear instructions and constructive feedback to swimmers.
* Monitor the development and progression of swimmers.
* Motivate and encourage swimmers to reach their full potential.
* Maintain a safe and positive learning environment, adhering to all pool safety and safeguarding regulations and the Club’s code of conduct.
* Contribute to the coaching support of swimmers at competitions.
* To be able to communicate with parents, swimmers, coaches and committee in a professional manner and ensure all communication is carried out in a timely fashion.
* Able to adapt their approach to successfully engage with swimmers of varying abilities and aspirations.
* To be approachable and able to communicate with parents, swimmers, coaches and committee in a professional manner.
Full job description available on request.
This role is offered on a self-employed basis.
How to apply
Please send your CV with a covering letter outlining your interest in the role with the names and contact details of two professional references.
This vacancy may require the following qualifications:
* Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award
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