Coach Development Manager
Office Telephone
01254 584011
Mobile Telephone
07735 079778
Main Duties
- To support the Workforce Development Manager in achieving key priorities within the Lancashire Workforce Development Plan 2008 – 2012 and contribute generally to the work of the Workforce Development team
- To work to achieve the core themes and specific workforce development team targets in the Lancashire Sport strategy and the Lancashire Sport business plan.
- To work with the Sporting Infrastructure Manager and the Club Development Group to develop a diagnostic which can be used to identify club needs throughout the County
- To pilot Organisational Needs Analysis (ONAs) and Training Needs Analysis (TNAs) with clubs in Lancashire and contribute to the development of a suitable infrastructure which can deliver ONAs and TNAs on an on-going basis.
- To manage the development of a local Coaching System Support Network (CSSN) to support coaches at community level in response to Governing Body Whole Sport Plans (WSPs). This work is part of a nationally coordinated network in line with the UK Coaching Framework.
- To support the development of the process at a local level and to identify, agree and prioritise need and align available resources to need in responce to the Governing Body WSPs.
- To provide NGBs and their coaches with a mechanism by which they can receive local support to help facilitate the deployment if their paid/voluntary coaches a range of settings including schools, local authority and national programmes (Community Sports Coach Scheme, Schools Sport Coaching Programme, Recruit into Coaching and Sport Unlimited)
- To embed nationally endorsed Minimum Standards for Deployment in Coaching within the CSSN, particulary within school, local authority and national programme settings.
- To support and extend a network of coach education and learning providers to ensure that there is effective and efficient provision of 'learner centred' coach education and professional development opportunities.
- To manage the Lancashire Sport Coachweb System (www.coachinglancashire.org) in line with the national recommendations to support coaches continuous professional development CPD.
- To establish a local coaching communication network that provides coaches with access to education, development and employment opportunities and examples of good practice.
- To embed nationally determined Research Programmes into the CSSN that are established to investigate the inpact of coaching on Grow, Sustain and Excel.