Water Polo Team Manager Men’s – U17 (2006 yrs)
Water Polo Team Manager Women’s – U17 (2006 yrs)
Water Polo Team Manager Men’s – U19 (2005yrs)
Water Polo Team Manager Women’s – U19 (2005yrs)
Swim England is the national governing body for swimming in England.
We help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water, and compete in our sports of swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming.
We are looking to appoint four Volunteer Team Managers for the Women’s & Men’s U17 & U19 National Teams.
The purpose of the four volunteer roles will be to provide team management support to the England National team and Great Britain team leading up to European Youth and Junior Championships. You will therefore benefit from forming relationships with Swim England and British Swimming team members.
The Team Manager will lead on the safe management of domestic and international training camps and fixtures as well as overseeing the safety and welfare of all athletes under control and care.
You will support the Head Coach and Water Polo Talent Officer to plan and manage all bookings and arrangements for training camps including, where appropriate, hotel bookings, travel arrangements, insurance provision, provision of food and refreshments etc.
The welfare of our athletes is extremely important to us and you will also consider this paramount in the planning, delivery and review of all activities.
Reporting to the Volunteer Head Coach and Water Polo Talent Officer this is an exciting opportunity to volunteer alongside our Water Polo Talent team and our wider Sport Development team.
We anticipate the level of commitment to the role being one weekend per every two months usually Saturday – Sunday based in the UK and up to four weekends per year usually Thursday – Sunday based outside the UK.
In addition there will be approximately 6-15 hours per week of administration time. Weekly hours varies throughout the year dependant on the season, with 80% of time being 6-10 hours per week and 20% of time being 10-15 hours per week.
The successful candidate must:
- Have an up to date safeguarding certificate and a team manager qualification.
- Be computer literate and have a good knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point etc.
- Have experience of Team Management at regional level.
- Have a strong commitment to playing a significant role in the development of young athletes.
- Must be willing to meet the level of commitment for the role.
Find out more about Swim England and what we do by visiting www.swimming.org.
So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this volunteering position then we would like to hear from you.
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to inclusion and embrace the spirit of all equalities legislation. Where possible we will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it.
To apply for this role please:
- Click here (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6S6Y8YG) to complete our Application statement.
- Send your CV and cover letter outlining the skills and experience you can bring to this role referring to the advert, person specification and role description to careers@swimming.org.
- Please clearly state within your covering letter the role(s) you would like to be considered for.
This should include any personal interests and unpaid activities. Include as much detail as possible to support your application, matching your application to our advert and person specification (we would recommend at least 300 words).
Applications received without all elements above will not be considered for shortlisting.
Closing date: midday on Monday 28 June 2021.
Applications after this time will not be considered.
Interview date: Interviews will take place during the week of 5 July 2021 and 12 July 2021. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom due to the current pandemic.
