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Speed/power Lead, Dalhousie Track and Field

2 months ago

Halifax, Canada Dalhousie University Full time

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Speed/Power Lead, Dalhousie Track and Field

**Department/Unit**
- Varsity

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S347-23

**Employee Group**
- None

**Position Type**
- Term

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**
- 5 year

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- Commensurate with experience

**Classification**

**Provisional Statement**

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- Reporting to the Head Coach Track and Field,
- **t**he Speed/Power Lead will oversee a team of volunteer coaches to ensure appropriate and effective programming for all student-athletes under the speed/power umbrella (sprints, jumps, throws, combined events). The Speed/Power Lead will be the primary coach for the majority of speed/power athletes and will be responsible for recruiting within those event groups.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Plan and implement Yearly Training Plans and individual practice plans for all sprints, horizontal jumps.
- Select members and running order for all 4X200m and 4X400m relay teams and schedule relay team training practices throughout the season.
- Facilitate effective communication between student-athletes, team staff, and assistant coaches.
- Work with throws, high jump, and combined events coaches to ensure effective programming.
- Identify and pursue prospective speed/power student-athletes, and assist the Head Coach in creating and implementing a recruiting strategy to build a team that is regionally and nationally competitive.

**Note**
- Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.

**Required Qualifications**
- NCCP Performance Coach Trained (jumps or sprints/hurdles).
- Experience coaching at the USports (or equivalent) level.
- Must have been actively coaching at the USports or Athletics Canada Club level for the past three years.
- Energetic, motivated, able to work in a high pressure environment.
- Strong communication skills (verbal/written).
- Positive, professional demeanour.
- Capable of working independently and as part of a team.

**Assets**
- Undergraduate degree.

**Job Competencies**

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**
- Posting Detail Information**Number of Vacancies**
- 1

**Open Date**
- 08/28/2023

**Close Date**
- 09/18/2023

**Open Until Filled**
- No

**Special Instructions to Applicant

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