Position NextGen &Pathways Coach Paralympic Program
Reports to Senior Coach Paralympic Program
Location To be determined with the Senior Coach Paralympic Program and HPD
Job Type Full-time
ABOUT SWIMMINGCANADA
SwimmingCanada serves as the national governing body of competitive swimming. We inspire Canadians through world leading performances to embrace a lifestyle of swimming, sport, fitness and health. Canadians are global leaders in high performance swimming and development for both able-bodied swimmers and swimmers with a disability. Swimming is recognized as one of the most celebrated and successful Canadian summer Paralympic and Olympic sports.
ABOUT THEPOSITION
As a key member of Swimming Canada’s Sport department, this position will work in a team environment to support the Senior Coach Paralympic Program and High PerformanceDirector in the areas of technical leadership, performance standards and NextGen swimmer coach development across the Paralympic program, and provide feedback and support to the Olympic Program when appropriate. The role will be the link between the Domestic Operations of Swimming Canada and the Para-swimming program of Swimming Canada and play a lead role in the development of athlete matrix, coach education and competition reviews.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of coaching swimmers to the World and Paralympic/Olympic level and of leading coaches, support services and athletes in a high performance environment.