Lead Coach - Waverley, Canada - Cheema Aquatic Club

Cheema Aquatic Club

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Waverley, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ABOUT US

Cheema Aquatic Club is a globally recognized canoe and kayak club providing opportunities for youth to achieve success in life and at all levels as an athlete.

Cheema was founded in 1969 in Waverley to provide aquatic sports opportunities to the youth in our community. Cheema has a long history of Community, National, International and Olympic success.

SUMMARY

RESPONSIBILITIES (including, but not limited to):

With guidance from the Senior Coaching Staff, create and execute an overall summer paddling program for a respective age group that meets both recreational or competitive athlete development goals.
Provide a safe, respectful and fun atmosphere for all athletes.
Track attendance and write Incident Reports when necessary.
Organize entries and crews for regattas.
Attend local regattas throughout the summer.
Promote and recruit for the fullyear training programs.
Regularly communicate to participant families and respond to inquiries promptly.
Be a leader to young athletes and positively represent Cheema Aquatic Club.
Ensure compliance with the Summer Program Coaching Expectations and all policies designed to provide a safe and positive summer experience (to be provided during preprogram training).
Cooperate with other coaches and staff; work in a team environment.
Identify, report, and help with general facility and equipment maintenance.
Perform other duties as needed.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified ELCC (Entry Level Canoe Coach) or Canoe Kids
Boat Driver's License
Criminal background and vulnerable sector check are required prior to offer of employment
First Aid

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Experience working with children in a sport or recreation environment, a daycare facility, school, camp, or similar experiences.
Experience working with development athletes.
Experience with the sport of Canoe / Kayak.
Competencies in working in an environment with children aged 71
Personality traits such as communicative, sociable, confident working with groups, and taking initiative are strong assets
Ability to execute a dynamic plan in a fastpaced environment with multiple distractions.
Attention to expected program deliverables.
Effective organizational and communication skills
Willing to take direction, learn and become a higherlevel leader.

OTHER:

Vacation: As a rule, vacation time is not provided because it is a short work season, and all staff are needed for programs to run efficiently. Vacation time will only be approved in extenuating circumstances, and all requests must be submitted to a supervisor at least two weeks prior to the requested time off. No vacation requests will be approved for the first two weeks of summer programming as that is our busiest time.

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal

Salary:
From $17.00 per hour

Expected hours:
per week

Benefits: