Highgate Harriers is an established successful athletics club based at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead, offering coaching and competition in track and field, running and cross country. We are an inclusive, community-based charitable incorporated organisation with membership spanning both elite and non-elite athletes of all ages. We have a very successful senior men’s endurance squad and individually successful athletes across all cohorts. In recent years we have seen growth in our membership, particularly among non-elite senior endurance runners and university students, and there is continued high demand for places in our junior training groups. Our coaches work on a voluntary basis and the club is largely managed by volunteers.
Highgate Harriers Coaching Coordinator
The Coaching Coordinator position will build on an existing, informal volunteer role focused on junior members. The Coaching Coordinator will play a key role that ensures coaches feel valued, supported and can progress and develop their skills and knowledge. In addition, the recruitment and development of new coaches will ease capacity constraints.
Skills Required
* Works well in a team
* Highly organised
* Excellent communication skills
* Positive attitude
* Ability to build relationships (parents, athletes, coaches, volunteers, comp providers)
Knowledge
* England Athletics coach education pathway
* Athlete pathway
* Club coaching structures
Experience
* Qualified athletics or running coach
* Club coaching experience
Responsibilities
* Maintain an in-person presence at the club and act as the main point of contact for current and potential club coaches.
* Hold regular coaches meetings to discuss and address coaching issues and facilitate collaboration.
* Liaise with Youth Coordinator on bringing new junior members into coaching groups, and review and oversee how athletes are transitioned between groups and coaches.
* Represent the coaching team on the club committee.
* Liaise with the club welfare officer to ensure all coaches are DBS checked and have valid and up to date coach licences.
* Continuously review the coaching structure considering the current and future size of the club and identify any gaps.
* Facilitate the development of coaches to enable them to progress to the level they aspire to, for example, through mentoring and coach education development activities, such as EA programmes.
* Encourage older athletes, parents and other volunteers to take up coaching across junior and senior sections.
* Deploy good practice based on insight from external network.
Time and Remuneration
This role is expected to require 4 hours per week, of which at least one hour per week should be in person at the track.
Position in Organisation
Reports to President and Chair Highgate Harriers.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Part-time
Industries
Sports Teams and Clubs
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