This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, self-motivated coach to join a professional coaching team in delivering an elite basketball programme with Surrey Scorchers and Three Rivers School.
The Role is ideal for an ambitious coach who wants the opportunity to develop and progress their coaching career. We are looking for someone with excellent basketball knowledge, combined with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
This is a great situation for a coach to be in a dedicated elite basketball environment on a daily basis, working alongside the Surrey Scorchers Director of Basketball to help create and deliver a pathway for elite player's as well as junior development to feed into the academy.
Roles and Responsibilities
Coach and manage the Surrey Scorchers Academy basketball programme, with daily coaching sessions and regular match competition. Support the Director of Basketball in the recruitment of talented basketball players. Work alongside the Director of Basketball and the performance support staff to create individual performance development plans, supported by regular meetings. Act as the lead contact for all BBE, EABL / ABL and other basketball associated partners. Lead on all match day arrangements such as fixture organisation, officials, venue hire, transport, etc.Surrey Sports Park is at the heart of sport and physical activity in Surrey, and our mission is to deliver the best possible sport, health and wellbeing experience to our University of Surrey students and to the wider SSP community. We provide strategic added value to the University by delivering an outstanding student experience through social and competitive sport and providing an excellent environment for wellness and fitness for Surrey staff and students, and our community impact is significant both culturally and physically. The team is passionate and high performing, and the business model requires us to deliver a self-sustaining, well managed and customer service focused business.
If you would like to discuss this role further please contact Eliot Caton on 01483 68 9200 or email e.caton@surrey.ac.uk
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note CVs cannot be accepted without a completed application form.
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Closing Date: 09 Sep 2018
Category: Surrey Sports Park
