World Class Start Coach - Peterborough - British Rowing

World Class Start Coach – Peterborough – British Rowing

Posted under Management / Administration on February 19th, 2020

Job Description
Job Purpose
• To identify and recruit rowers into World Class Start who have the potential to be selected for the Olympic Team.
• To increase the ‘pool’ of rowers in the GB Rowing Team from athletes who would not otherwise find that level from traditional ‘mainstream’ rowing.
• To provide high-quality coaching to rowers on World Class Start so that they progress through the levels of the programme, acquiring the technical skills and physical robustness necessary to be successful in international rowing.

Responsibilities
• Identifying new rowers with clear potential to perform on the Olympic pathway via local and/or national World Class Start testing. Establishing and maintaining contact with relevant local partner organisations that can assist in finding talent.
• With the agreement of the Head of World Class Start, recruiting onto World Class Start those rowers identified through testing, ensuring parents/guardians/other family members are involved in the process as appropriate.
• Coaching and developing rowers by planning, organising, coaching and monitoring their technical, physical and mental development on an individual basis.
• Reviewing the progress of the rowers, both within the group and within the programme with the Head of World Class Start.
• Liaising with the host club, other clubs within the region and other relevant organisations over the use of facilities and equipment. Liaising with club officers and coaches to ensure the maximum opportunities for and progress of the rowers.
• Being responsible for the good care and maintenance of GB Rowing Team boats and other equipment assigned to the programme.
• Being available to attend national trials, assessments and training camps and to work within the GB Rowing Team High Performance Programme if required.
• Being part of a network of World Class Start coaches covering the UK. Working with these coaches to deliver the World Class Start Programme, including assisting with and the running of testing days and World Class Start Testing Camps.
• Representing British Rowing publicly as necessary, including at Coaching Conferences.
• Presenting a positive image of British Rowing to stakeholders in any media context and supporting publicly the National Lottery and British Rowing partners. The post-holder should wear GB/BR clothing as appropriate.
• The post-holder may not be publicly associated with or work for another organisation or sponsor in the course of their work with British Rowing without the Performance Director’s written agreement.
• Following British Rowing’s Policies and Procedures and ensuring that these are understood and followed by any staff and/or athletes for whom the post-holder is responsible. Special attention should be given as appropriate to policies on safeguarding, anti-doping (including use of supplements) and water safety.
• Participating in personal in-service training courses relevant to the role.
• Contributing, where appropriate, to coach education within British Rowing.