Are you passionate about swimming? Use your skills to mentor and motivate people with differing needs. Special Olympics offers training and competition opportunities to enrich the lives of people with differing abilities through sport. Training is currently on Sunday afternoons at the Paraparaumu Aquatic Centre for 1 hour and there are also occasional weekend tournaments. This is a great opportunity to teach swimming to some amazing athletes.
Special Olympics New Zealand has modules on coaching and working with people with special needs that can be completed online.
Should have swim coaching experience, including swimming strokes and rules for swimming but mainly someone who is able to meet the teams enthusiasm for swimming and healthy activities. Understanding of differing abilities would be a bonus. A Police background check is required for this role.
Sundays late afternoon and some weekend tournaments
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below.
We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
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