Overview
Women’s Curing Coach
Assiniboine Cougars
One-year term – possibility of extension
Competition #: 20-24/25
Brandon, Manitoba
Salary: $6,000 Honorarium
About Assiniboine:
For over 60 years, Assiniboine College has been providing exceptional learning experiences, while transforming lives and strengthening Manitoba through applied education and research. Our future success rests on our ability to develop a sustainable Thriving Workforce that is unified in moving forward for the benefit of the college and Manitoba. Our culture is built on our principles for continued success: Creativity, Collaboration, and Courage.
Position Overview:
The Assiniboine College Cougars invite applications for the Head Coach position of the Women’s curling program. The Cougars compete weekly in the Brandon senior women’s league, a few bonspiels (selected by the coach in consult with the athletics department) and have a berth in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association National Championship held February 24-28th, 2024 in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Key Responsibilities:
- Passionate about working with student athletes, coaching, and curling.
- Evaluating performance and providing suitable feedback comes and the ability to balance constructive criticism with positive and motivating comments.
- Able to assess strengths and weaknesses in a participant’s performance, while identifying areas for further development.
- Positive personality and are able to encourage participants to gain and develop skills, knowledge, and techniques, both on and off the ice.
- Helps the team and individual players set goals and work towards achieving these goals.
- Develop and run try-outs, plan and effectively run ~2 practices per week, develop and communicate game plans, and be able to take advantage of ‘coaching moments’ during games and practices.
- Engaging personality to be able to recruit players to the team.
Qualifications:
- Maintain open communication with the Athletics Department
- Ensue adherence to all league requirements, deadlines, and player eligibility.
- Work with the Athletic Department to ensure all athletes understand the academic requirements and adhere to them.
- You will have a strong understanding of curling, including the skills and strategies, and be able to maintain positive coaching habits.
- Travel including on some weekends is required, travel costs (meals, transportation, and accommodation) are provided.
- This position will require some availability on evenings and weekends.
This competition will remain open until the position is filled.
Why Join Us?
Working Together:
Be part of a collaborative and inclusive environment that values teamwork and positive employee relations. Together, we paddle collectively toward our mission.
Growing Together:
We invest in our employees’ future through succession planning, forward-looking recruitment, and supportive development programs. At least 4% of payroll is dedicated to staff and professional development.
Forward Together:
As we navigate rapid technological changes, we prioritize resilience and wellness among our faculty and staff, helping them become the leaders Manitoba
Our Principles for Continued Success:
- Creativity: We foster an environment that supports and unleashes the creativity of our faculty and staff.
- Collaboration: Teamwork, purposeful connections, and community building are critical to achieving our collective potential.
- Courage: Our faculty and staff embrace their roles as community leaders, boldly taking risks to build a strong future for Manitoba
Commitment to Diversity:
Assiniboine College is committed to creating a barrier-free environment that emphasizes the value of diversity and promotes full participation. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada, including indigenous peoples, persons of all abilities, members of visible minorities, all genders, and sexual orientations.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email your resume and cover letter with reference to this competition to [email protected]. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Assiniboine’s campuses are located on the traditional territories of Treaty No. 1 and Treaty No. 2, and the shared traditional lands of Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene and Anishinabek/Ojibwe peoples, and the national homeland of the Red River Métis.