YMCA Barry are looking for a motivated and passionate women’s artistic coach to lead an already thriving women’s artistic squad. The role will require co-ordinating and leading on all aspects of the women’s artistic squad and working to further develop the section in quality and performance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Delivery & Planning of Gymnastics Programme

· Deliver women’s artistic gymnastics in line with Welsh and British Gymnastics coaching guidelines

· Plan gymnast focused sessions that consider the individual gymnasts involved

· Help assistant coaches’ plan their gymnastics sessions if required

· Ensure the professional standards of the women’s artistic squad are always maintained

· Provide leadership to the assistant coaches and ensure that gymnastics quality is maintained throughout the squad

· Ensure that the squad are engaging with competition preparation in an adequate amount of time and all gymnasts are ‘competition ready’

· An emphasis on producing beautiful gymnastics is always maintained

· Gymnastics programmes to be gymnast centred with the gymnast’s safety and well-being being the priority

· Assisting with other gymnastic sections as an assistant senior coach

2. Health and Safety & Safeguarding

· Comply with YMCA Barry and British / Welsh Gymnastics policies, including safeguarding and protecting children

· Ensuring that the safety and well-being of the gymnasts is kept as a priority

· Report any safeguarding concerns to the welfare officers

· Completing daily health and safety checks and report any damages or concerns

· Follow the correct procedures for reporting accidents and incident

· Administer appropriate first aid (if qualified).

· Awareness of YMCA Barry Health and safety policy and emergency procedures

· Report if first aid supplies are running low in the gymnasium

3. Administration & General

· Oversee all administration for the women’s artistic programme

· Complete registers at the start of every session

· Complete competition entries and the associated administration

· Communicate with parents when required and complete progress meetings

· Represent YMCA Barry at external competitions and Welsh squad sessions or arrange for a suitable member of staff to attend

· Attend work related training as directed by YMCA Barry

· Provide additional support to management where necessary

· Undertaking other tasks that may be required from time to time to ensure the efficient operation of the facility

4. GDPR and Data Protection

· Maintaining the integrity of all personal data and maintain confidentiality of personal data

· Report any data breaches to the Gymnastics Manager

5. Relationship Building and Communication

· Lead and motivate all gymnastics staff and volunteers within the women’s artistic squad

· Act as a mentor to assistant coaches and volunteers

· Ensure assistant coaches in the women’s artistic squad are kept informed and progress reviews of coaching groups are completed

· Ensure customer care standards are maintained

· Provide advice and assistance to customers using the facilities

· Attend staff meetings and report on the progress of the women’s artistic squad

· Share any ideas of potential club improvements

· Work to resolve any customer complaints or issues

· Liaise with Finance and Operations Manager and Centre Assistant in the coordination of sections

6. General

· Undertake any other roles and responsibilities appropriate to the post

· Complete qualifications and CPD training that are deemed developmental for the role

· Attend club events that do not necessarily fall under the remit of women’s artistic section

· Assist and attend fundraising activities

· Contribute to the club’s social media

· Always act with integrity and treat everyone with fairness, respect and professionalism

· This job description is not finite and may be added to or amended from time to time

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.94-£14.29 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Employee discount

Schedule:

Day shift
Every weekend

Experience:

Sports coaching: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/01/2025

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