Jobs

Community Coach Educator
Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

Sport Waitakere is seeking a motivated person to fill an exciting new position that will assist in the development and growth of community coaching in the West. The main focus of this role is to develop and deliver a local coaching plan that targets the support and development of coaches at a ‘grass roots’ level.


The ideal candidate will have:

    • Experience working in coach development in the sports and/or education sector
    • A sound understanding of the NZ Coaching Strategy
    • Understanding of holistic and long term athlete development theory and practice development 
    • Understanding of skill acquisition
    • Understanding of adult learning needs
    • Experience in training coach educators
    • Highly developed organisational and administration skills
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills
    • Be computer literate and systems orientated
    • The ability to develop and foster relationships 
    • Understanding of, and empathy with, people of different ages and cultures.

A tertiary or sport specific qualification in coaching or sports management would also be preferable.

Applications close Tuesday 7th February 2012 at 9.00am

For a position description and application form, please visit our website www.sportwaitakere.co.nz

All applications require a resume and the completed application form to be returned by email to admin@sportwaitakere.co.nz or by post to

Sport Waitakere
PO Box 21 241
Henderson
Waitakere 

 

Community Coach Educator Job Description

Community Coach Educator Application

Programme Manager
(Disability Sport)

Exciting new Sport Development opportunity with one of New Zealand’s leading Charitable Trusts
The Halberg Trust was founded by Sir Murray Halberg nearly 50 years ago with the objectives of enabling disabled people to participate in sport and recreation and honouring sporting excellence. While the Halberg Trust’s showpiece, the annual Westpac Halberg Awards, is NZ’s pre-eminent sports awards, the purpose of the Trust is to “enhance the lives of physically disabled young people, their families and communities, by enabling them to participate in sport”.

During the last two years the Trust has clarified its purpose and objectives and as a result is now entering an exciting new phase – including a new operational model for the disability sport work of the Trust. Based at the Trust Head Office in Auckland and reporting to the National Manager, the Programme Manager is a new position, tasked with developing and reviewing disability sport programmes and ‘tools’; training and managing staff; and monitoring and evaluating to ensure that we are achieving our desired outcomes and impacts.

We require someone who has considerable experience in a similar role.

Essential to this role will be maintaining strong working relationships with others in the sports sector including Sport NZ (SPARC), Regional Sports Trusts, Parafeds, Paralympics New Zealand, Disability Sport Organisations (e.g. Boccia and Wheelchair Basketball), clubs, schools and private providers. Extracting maximum value from the budget by being innovative and leveraging relationships will be important.
The ideal candidate will be a very experienced and successful sport development professional with broad skills, a passion for sport and the NFP sector, and a successful track record of initiating and executing effective work that achieves results and contributes to the success of an organisation. They will be experienced at implementing and evaluating programmes, training and managing staff, and proficient in IT/CRMs/databases.

Closing date 10th February 2012
To discuss your portfolio and progress your application, please call
Iain MacGibbon on (09) 9159144. 

To be part of this team, apply online at www.farrowjamieson.com

Cooperative Education and Work Placement Educator
School of Sport and Recreation

The Cooperative Education and Work Placement Educator is required to academically supervise and assess students in cooperative education and work placements. This position requires a blended focus on academic requirements combined with coordinational administrative ability to develop and implement initiatives that will; effectively advance relationship management with industry organisations, staff, students and alumni.

You will be committed to delivering on a programme that values student centred and innovative approaches to teaching, learning, research and engagement with industry. You will have an indepth understanding of, and experience in the sport and recreation industry. You will have excellent oral and written communication skills and have a desire to work positively as part of a team focussed on providing quality service in the areas of cooperative education and work placement.

To be successful in your application, you must demonstrate the following attributes: a relevant tertiary qualification at Degree or Postgraduate is required, ideally related to the sport and recreation field. Proven experience in academic teaching and supervising students at tertiary level. Exceptional coordination and administrative ability, including outstanding relationship management skills with industry organisations and an excellent ability in developing and implementing effective systems and processes.

Further enquiries about the position should be directed via email to:
Dr Henry Duncan, Head of School, Sport and Recreation
henry.duncan@aut.ac.nz

or visit the AUT website