Location: Summer Hill Campus
Employment Type: FP - Full-Time Permanent
Department: Sport and Cocurricular Office
Supporting Documentation: Job description
Teaching boys how to cope with adversity, to lose with dignity and to win with Grace.
Trinity Grammar School (TGS) believes, Sport and Co-Curricular programmes, play a vital role in our student’s transformative development. Involvement in these programmes provide both an avenue for our students to exercise a different part of their brain, while enhancing resilience, communication and decision-making skills, that bring about a more well-rounded student capable of coping with and responding to unexpected challenges.
Trinity Grammar School was accredited as a World Academy of Sport Athlete Friendly Education Centre (AFEC) in 2015, the first in Australia and one of only nine schools in the world to receive this accreditation.
The role of a TGS Coach of Swimming is to share knowledge and understanding of sport specific skills and develop student affiliation towards sport and athletic pursuits.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Coach of Swimming to join our team as an integral member of the Swim Coaching Team in 2020 and beyond. The Coach of Swimming is responsible for managing and co-ordinating various levels of the squad coaching programmes at TGS that actively encourage and develop students’ progression within the sport.
For further details about the position, a full Job Description is attached or can be viewed by accessing the Employment page on the Trinity Grammar School website at www.trinitygrammar.connxcareers.com
The successful candidate will:
- Hold a Development Licence Accredited Coach as a minimum
- Be an ASCTA member
- Possess tertiary qualifications in a related field (an advantage)
- Have previous experience in a school environment and/or competitive swimming will be highly regarded
- Have RLSA Pool Lifeguard and/or Pool Operations certifications (desirable)
- Possess current Senior First Aid and Anaphylaxis/Asthma certification (essential)
- Completion of Play by the Rules (Child Protection and Harassment and discrimination) modules and certificate
- Be a great communicator as you'll be interacting with peers, parents and students and may have to have difficult conversations at times
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Good administration and organisation skills
TGS COMPLIANCE
Pre-Employment Working with Children Check
A valid NSW Working with Children Check-Employment Status will need to be completed before employment can commence. You must have a current WWC-Employment Status number.
Child Protection Online Course
All persons seeking employment as a coach must have completed the Australian Sport free of charge online course “Play by the Rules”. This course has been developed to assist coaches to learn the basic skills of coaching, particularly those coaches working with children. The course is delivered through the playbytherules.net.au online Learning portal.
To apply:
- Visit the Trinity Grammar School Employment page at www.trinitygrammar.connxcareers.com and apply online.
- Forward a short covering letter, resume and supporting documentation with your application including details of your WWC number.
Applications Close: Friday, 31 January 2020. We look forward to receiving your application.
