REGIONAL COACH IN RESIDENCE – WEST MIDLANDS

 

 

BaseballSoftballUK is recruiting for a suitable individual to help drive forward the development of baseball and softball in the Greater London Region.

 

-         Can you mentor a wide range of baseball and softball coaches, deliver coach education courses and plan and deliver a variety of player and coach clinics?

-         Do you relish a challenge, have patience in abundance AND have good written and verbal communication skills?

-         Are you a dynamic, organised and conscientious ‘self starter’?

 

If you think you fit the bill and you have the ambition and commitment to help our sports progress, we look forward to hearing from you!

 

JOB PURPOSE

 

As the regional Coach-in-Residence, you will be in the front line of development to clubs, coaches and development pathways within the region.  The role involves supporting player recruitment, player development, club development and accreditation, coach mentoring and coach education. 

 

THE JOB

 

The role is an enabling, supporting, advising and influencing one.  Typically your work programme will include: club and league coach development, coach education, coach and player clinics, embedding and establishing equality in programmes you are involved with and preparation of articles and reports on your work. 

 

You will be training and mentoring both local club coaches within existing club environments and other coaches in development pathways set up by BaseballSoftballUK, including youth and adult baseball and softball.

 

You will also deliver coach education courses, where necessary and relevant, to at least Level 2 standard across all three disciplines (baseball, slowpitch softball and fastpitch softball).  You will also plan and deliver player and coach clinics within club, college and community settings.  You will meet different people and organisations and most importantly you will be supporting the baseball and softball communities within the recognised structures of BSUK.

 

An important aspect of the role is building and supporting school-club links in order to effectively build development pathways into clubs and to boost player recruitment.

 

Your other responsibilities will involve providing technical and general articles for BSUK media as requested; incorporating Equity and Child Protection into development delivery and ensuring relevant targets are met.  In addition you will undertake a programme of continuous professional development as agreed with the National Development Manager.

 

You will also contribute to the development of national coaching and instructional models.  You will take part in collecting information on clubs, administrators, coaches and players.

 

You will also provide support for all BSUK programmes when needed and advise and assist clubs’ development strategies.

 

THE PERSON

 

As well as the more formal skills and experiences detailed on the Person Specification below, you will need to be an outgoing, presentable baseball and/or softball enthusiast.  You will have or will quickly develop a positive attitude to ‘multi-tasking’ as you will be constantly juggling a varied workload.  A ‘self starter’ who can handle a heavy work programme with set targets to achieve, you will need to be committed to working long hours including many evenings and some weekends.

 

The role is challenging and demanding – a lot will be expected of you by the local baseball and softball community and by BaseballSoftballUK.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

 

Fixed term contract from October 2007 to 31 March 2010.

 

Salary £19k - £21.5k p.a.

 

Arrangements for a base will be negotiated individually. You will be expected to work in the West Midlands Region of England but may also be expected to contribute to national events.

 

You will be responsible to the National Development Manager and as a key member of the Development team you will work with the Regional Development Officer, other CIRs and Import/Temporary coaches. You will also work with a variety of staff and volunteers in our organisation, the British Baseball and Softball Federations and partner organisations, specifically in relation to club development and school-club links.

 

Travel expenses will be paid for business mileage and the post is subject to a car allowance.

 

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY

 

BaseballSoftballUK is the development agency for baseball and softball in the UK, working on the promotion and development of the two sports. We are a small organisation with fifteen full-time employees and a friendly working environment.

 

            BaseballSoftballUK is primarily funded by Sport England.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

 

Job pack (background, person specification, job description and application form) available from www.baseballsoftballuk.com

 

Hard copies can be requested from:

Pawel Roglaniski (Operations Assistant)

Tel: 020 7453 7040

Fax: 020 7453 7007

E-mail: info@baseballsoftballuk.com

 

For an informal discussion about the post contact:

John Boyd (Head of Development)

Tel: 020 7453 7035

 

BaseballSoftballUK Limited is actively working towards being an equal opportunities employer committed to building a diverse workforce, and as such welcomes applications from any suitably qualified individual.  As part of our commitment to diversity, BaseballSoftballUK will guarantee an interview for any candidate who has a declared disability and/or  is from a minority ethnic background, provided he/she meets the essential criteria for the position.

 

 

INTERVIEW PROCESS

 

The candidate must be willing to undertake a practical assessment of coaching skills as part of the interview process. She or he will submit a CV of recent coaching responsibilities and experience in baseball and/or softball.

 

 

BaseballSoftballUK Limited is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity in all its employment practices, policies and procedures.  This means that no employee or potential employee will receive less favourable treatment due to their race, nationality, colour, ethnic or national origins, religion, sex, marital status, disability, AIDS/HIV status, sexual orientation, age, gender reassignment, work pattern or membership or non-membership of a Trade Union or any other irrelevant factor.

 

We are also committed to promoting gender equality in the workplace. 

We encourage applications from minority ethnic and disabled groups, as they are currently under-represented amongst our staff.

 

Should you require this information in a more suitable format, upon request, BaseballSoftballUK will make every reasonable effort to meet your needs.

 

Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

 

The appointment is conditional on taking up references and the candidate gaining a clear enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

 

 

 

CLOSING DATE:  28TH SEPTEMBER 2007