Coach Educator- Job Specification
NZF Junior Coach Educator ‘Profile’
This coach educator profile is designed to provide a description of the role of coach
educators and their responsibilities in course delivery. It also indicates the type of
knowledge and experience that are needed.
Title:
Junior Coach Educator
The following are essential requirements to be a successful Junior Coach Educator:
Minimum Experience:
Junior Level 2 qualification or relevant recognition of prior learning
2 years coaching experience in chosen community
Skills:
Ability to facilitate effective learning
Ability to utilize electronic resources as a delivery mechanism
Ability to effectively influence and develop others
A demonstrated commitment to professional development
Adopt the use of diversity sensitive language and behavior
Assertively challenge prejudice and discrimination
Positively promote the concepts of equality in football
Positively promote the concepts of the Junior Framework in the NZF Whole of
Football plan
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Course delivery:
To prepare and deliver the NZF Junior Coach Education
material provided by New Zealand Football
Administration:
To liaise with the venue personnel to ensure that the venue criteria and
participant ratios are met
To ensure the completion of course attendance lists and course evaluation
sheets
To distribute any pre course material and ensure candidates understand the
requirements for participating
To validate all course tasks, and verify accordingly
To return completed attendance lists, evaluation forms and spare resources to
relevant Federation and or NZF Coaching Development Manager within a
week of the course completion date or date agreed
To complete and return feedback forms as requested by Federation and or
NZF Coach Development Manager
To ensure that participants are correctly entered into goalnet prior to the
commencement of the course.
Course Delivery
To deliver the course syllabus in accordance with candidate pack, and
resources supplied.
To maintain high quality standards in course delivery
To ensure that appropriate equipment is used as provided by the Federation/
NZF Coaching Development Manager
To use modern delivery methods, and utilize electronic resources on all
course delivery
To actively promote the concepts of equality in football
To assertively challenge prejudice and discrimination
To demonstrate an understanding of generic training principles
To self-reflect on course delivery and actively seek to improve different
aspects of tutor performance