Job Description: Group Coach
To take responsibility for various sport activities for a group of age-specific children, planning, preparing and delivering structured coaching sessions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- To focus on the children at all times. To welcome and get to know the children in your group, ensuring that their enjoyment is your prime concern. To care for and encourage children, integrating unhappy children.
- To ensure the Health and Safety of children. To be fully aware of Health and Safety policies and inform the Site Manager of any contravention of policy. Ensure the children in your group are aware of all risks and relevant safety policies.
- To plan, prepare and deliver quality, fun, coaching sessions for each sport activity that you are timetabled for. Familiarise yourself with the timetable and sporting sessions and ensure that each child is able to participate.
- To supervise lunch, breaks and related activities. To provide adequate supervision to ensure children are safe and happy. Carry out lunchtime activities to keep the supervision tight and keep the children interested.
- To ensure the safe and effective use of venue facilities and equipment. To respect the venue facilities and ensure they are treated with care and left clean and tidy at the end of each day. Check the equipment daily to prevent loss of equipment and identify damaged items.
- To take the role of a ‘Responsible Adult’ in the pool sessions. To participate in the swimming sessions, actively watching and encouraging children. Observe the children at all times, watching for any children in difficulty, and alerting the lifeguards immediately.