Total 2 sports instructor job vacancies in D25 Kranji, Woodgrove, Woodlands

You will be responsible to drive high performance athlete life planning and life coaching support for all Team Singapore athletes across priority sports and lead a team of Athlete Life Managers (ALM) to deliver the Athlete Life framework that supports high performance sports development. Your role also includes overseeing the effective functioning of the Athlete Service Centre as a space for all athlete-related services, as well as developing resources/programmes to educate and engage athletes.

• Manage a team of Athlete Life Managers (ALM) who are assigned to support identified priority sports and provide guidance to athletes in achieving balance between their personal lives, education/career aspirations and high-performance sports goals
• Develop and deliver an impactful athlete mentorship and engagement programme to Team Singapore athletes on their journey to their next major Championships or Games
• Deliver a performance support system around high-performance athletes by working closely with other teams in the Sport Institute
• Drive the collaboration with National Sports Associations to develop and/or enhance individualized athlete progression pathway plans for high performance athletes
• Support the Division Head in managing the network of strategic stakeholders and partners (incl. national sports associations, education institutions, corporate organizations etc) to drive the promotion and communications of Athlete Life Management programmes to engage athletes, parents and key stakeholders
• Manage the daily operations of the Athlete Service Centre and lead the team to organize programmes/activities to educate and engage athletes in the centre.

Requirements:

• A professional Degree
• At least 3 years of working experience in working with elite athlete support systems, in professional sports organizations, or wider sports industry. Candidate for Assistant Director position should have at least 8 years of relevant experience
• Prior experience as an elite athlete, coach or in sports management/administration is preferred
• Experience in developing and managing engagement programmes, establishing new systems and processes, managing athletes or partners
• Good systems thinking skills, problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• A good team-player, highly motivated and performance-driven
• Ability to build trust and strong relationships with athletes, coaches and parents

The Singapore Sports School (SSP) is a specialised independent school dedicated to providing the optimal sports development and academic learning of our talented student-athletes anchored on building strong character qualities of an athlete. With a team of dedicated teachers and experienced sports coaches and sports scientists, we offer an ideal daily training environment for our aspiring national athletes to achieve their dreams.

We are seeking a suitable candidate to fill the full-time position of the Head Coach, Swimming Academy and National Youth Training Centre, in close partnership with the national sport association for swimming, Singapore Aquatics (SAQ), to prepare our developmental student-athletes for national team representation at international competitions and Major Games (Southeast Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games). The Head Coach will report to the National Head Coach, SAQ for technical matters and the Assistant Director Sports, SSP for administrative matters.

If you are a highly motivated, engaging and enthusiastic leader looking for a challenging purpose to develop high-performance student-athletes and to lead a team to do so, we invite you to join us.

You will be responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and improving the training and competition plans for student-athletes, based on long-term athlete development principles. You will lead and work with a team of coaches to achieve the Academy and national objectives. You will work with the general manager, fellow coaches, teachers, mentors, parents and other stakeholders to achieve the sporting goals and holistic development of the student-athletes under your care, including conducting regular review sessions with each swimmer to discuss performance progress and goals.

You will also be expected to work with the general manager to recruit suitable student-athletes, mentor the team of coaches in the Academy and establish good relationships with parents and external stakeholders such as SAQ’s High-Performance Team.

Requirements

· At least 10 years’ experience of coaching competitive and developmental youth athletes.

· Able to lead, mentor and develop coaches to increase their capabilities and deliver a higher standard of coaching.

· Possess the equivalent of the SG-Coach Level 3 (Theory and Technical) and/or an international swimming coaching qualification recognised by World Aquatics.

· Fulfil requirements to obtain National Registry of Coaches (NROC) membership and Ministry of Education (MOE) registration.

· Displays good understanding of sports science as applied to elite youth sports based on long term athlete development principles.

· Keen understanding of the quality Daily Training Environment needed for the development of student-athletes.

· Competent in values inculcation and character development for student-athletes.

· Good planning, administrative and organizational skills, with progressive knowledge, skills and attitude towards the use of data analytics in the training program.

· Good team player and able to communicate well in English with student-athletes and stakeholders.

· Experience working within a school environment would be an advantage.