Junior Head Coach

Sailing Australia Job Board; Manly; On-site; AUD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

Manly Yacht Club is seeking a self-motivated sailor to coach junior sailors and lead the Racing Development Program. You will run coaching sessions on Saturdays and Sundays, manage instructors and volunteers, and advance the program into the next season.

Role involves administration to align goals with participants, parents, and club members, fostering long-term engagement. The position is 16 hours per week across a 20-week season, with 60 AUD per hour plus superannuation.

Qualifications

• Australian Sailing Coaching Certificate required.
• Minimum of 5 years coaching experience with a strong background in dinghy racing.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• Boat License.
• Availability to work Saturdays and Sundays from mid-October to May (approx. 12:30–4:30pm) and to assist with course setup and administration.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate a fun and positive learning environment.
• Deliver the coaching program on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Manage the instructor team and volunteer roster.
• Coordinate program administration and communications with parents and participants.
• Oversee racing schedule and events (races, briefings, coaching).
• Allocate club boats to sailors and manage equipment.

Skills

Coaching

Dinghy racing

WWCC

Boat license

Education

Australian Sailing Coaching Certificate

Job description

Description

MYC is looking for a self-motivated, passionate and friendly sailor to coach our juniors who have learnt the basics and want to develop their skills further, so that they can enjoy competing at Club, Interclub and State events. The key objectives will be to execute our current development program by coaching our racing fleets on Saturday and Sundays, managing our team of instructors and taking our program to the next level in the subsequent seasons.

This also involves some administration tasks to ensure all participants including parents, volunteers and instructors know the goals and objectives of the program and have the resources to achieve them. We are looking for someone who can commit to the role long term to develop a solid relationship with the club and its members to further develop and retain our junior membership.

The Vision

In 2015 Manly Yacht Club made a bold decision to overhaul our junior sailing and create a junior coaching and racing program to provide a range of sailing experiences for children and young people of all abilities with learn-to-sail classes, racing, training and coaching. Our Club has invested heavily over the last 3 years and we now have 20 Open Skiffs, will coach >50 kids across 3 racing fleets and are launching a new 4.7 laser class for youth sailors.

How the program works

It starts with Manly Sailing, an independent business operating from Manly YachtClub, who teach the kids how to sail from Level 1 to Level 2 on Opti's, small rig Open Skiff then full rig Open Skiffs. Once they graduate Level 2 they join ManlyYacht Club and start our Racing Development Program with a small team of instructors and support from parents. They train and compete in Club races, local and state regattas and in November we hope to host our inaugural Open Skiff regatta "The Manly Cup".

About the role

MYC is looking for a self-motivated, passionate and friendly sailor to coach our juniors who have learnt the basics and want to develop their skills further, so that they can enjoy competing at Club, InterClub and State events. The key objectives will be to execute our current development program by coaching our racing fleets on Saturday and Sundays, managing our team of instructors and taking our program to the next level in the subsequent seasons. This also involves some administration tasks to ensure all participants including parent volunteers and instructors know the goals and objectives of the program and have the resources to achieve them. We are looking for someone who can commit to the role long-term to develop a solid relationship with the club and its members to further develop and retain our junior membership.

Key responsibilities

• Cultivate a fun and positive learning environment
• Manage the implementation and delivery of the program and monitor the progress towards achieving the program goals.
• Appoint and manage the instructors to ensure they are implementing the program
• Develop the student’s skills, tactics and knowledge and provide regular feedback to them and their parents as to where they are at with their ability and progress.
• Manage the instructors and volunteer roster and ensure parental assistance
• Manage communication to the sailors and families about the program and any program updates.
• Oversee the racing schedule and associated events (i.e. races, briefing, coaching etc).
• Manage the club boats and allocate them to the sailors.

Hours of work

16 hr per week over a 20-week season.

Made up of approx. the following:

• 6 to 8 hours during the week organising training sessions, rosters, boat allocations, communicating with parents etc.
• 4 hour Saturday teaching/coaching (12:30-4:30pm)
• 4 hours Sunday teaching/coaching (12:30-4:30pm)
• Possible additional hours for after-school training session

Applicant’s prerequisites

• Australian Sailing Coaching Certificate
• A minimum of 5 years coaching experience with a strong background in dinghy racing, ideally having raced dinghies competitively at state or national level.
• Current working with children check
• Boat License
• Be available to work Saturday and Sundays from mid-October to May from ~12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Be available to work on the course set-up and administration aspects of the role from mid-September, up to 8 hours a week.

Remuneration

$60 per hour or more based on experience, plus superannuation.

Reporting

The head instructor will report to Bruce Davis, Manly Yacht Club Board Member and Director of the Juniors Racing Program. Meeting with Bruce and any specified delegates once a month, to review effectiveness of the program, refine goals, approach, etc.

Application Deadline

May 31st, 2026.