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Team In Training Triathlon Coach (Seattle/ Eastside) In Seattle, WA Job Details

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Employer: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
03/01/2010
Job Reference: 856-370075
Country: United States
State: Washington
Location (text): Seattle, WA
Job Description:

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training (TNT) Program is the largest sports endurance training program in the nation. This year alone, Team In Training will train 30,000 people to complete an endurance event, while helping to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease or myeloma. The position of Team In Training Coach is a contracted seasonal consultant position that provides coaching services to triathlon participants, while they raise funds for the Society.

We are currently looking for a coach for the Pacific Grove Triathlon in our upcoming Fall Season. The time commitment would start in April and last through the Pacific Grove Triathlon on September 12, 2009.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Assist staff with recruitment efforts.
  • Develop daily training schedules for participants at each level: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
  • Coordinate 3 practices a week, 3 weeks a month (one practice each for swim, bike and run) and provide clear route maps to all participants and mark the course as needed.
  • Recruit speakers for training clinics.
  • Be available during the week, by phone or by email, to answer training-related questions.
  • If required by staff, assist staff during event weekend and ensure all team members finish safely and are accounted for. (Coaches attend the event to support participants, and do not compete in the event themselves.)
  • Perform other duties as required.


Qualifications:
  • Commitment to the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Works well with people of all athletic abilities
  • Friendly, outgoing, and energetic personality
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Previous coaching experience and a strong swimming background preferred
  • Previous Team In Training experience is preferred, but not required
  • Previous participation in Olympic Distance Triathlons


To apply, please contact:

Megan Jackley
Triathlon Manager, Team In Training
Phone: 206-957-4578
Email: megan.jackley@lls.org

EOE

megan.jackley@lls.org

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