Head Swimming Coach

Borders Elite Swim Team (B.E.S.T)

Head Performance Swimming Coach An Exciting Opportunity

Borders Elite Swim Team (B.E.S.T) is seeking an exceptional Head Performance Swimming Coach to lead the future of swimming in our region. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to shape a performance pathway, develop athletes to national and international level, and play a leading role in transforming the aquatics landscape in the Scottish Borders.

This role is unique it is the only paid coaching position within the organisation, providing the successful candidate with the platform, authority, and responsibility to make a lasting impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Performance Coaching Lead the coaching of the region s top swimmers, ensuring they are challenged, inspired, and supported to reach their highest potential.

• Pathway Development Work closely with feeder clubs to align coaching standards, ensuring swimmers progress smoothly from grassroots to performance level.

• Coach Development Support and mentor volunteer coaches, raising standards and creating consistency in delivery across the region.

• Partnership Working Collaborate with the local council to enhance the visibility of swimming and secure funding to sustain growth.

• Strategic Leadership Engage with Scottish Swimming and partner clubs to create robust business plans and drive organisational development.

• Charitable Transition Lead on the journey to achieve charitable status, exploring innovative models for long-term sustainability including a potential one club regional structure, expanding into wider aquatics beyond performance swimming.

Building a Support Network

The Head Coach will not be working alone. They will be supported by a committed team of volunteer coaches, administrators, parents, and committee members. A vital part of this role will be to build and nurture this support network, ensuring there is strong collaboration around both coaching delivery and operational activities. The successful candidate will inspire and lead a small army of volunteers, bringing them together behind a shared vision of a stronger, more successful future for aquatics in the Borders.

Why This Role is Different

This is more than a coaching role it is a chance to build something lasting. With B.E.S.T you will be at the forefront of shaping the region s performance programme, with the autonomy to design and deliver a world-class pathway. You will have the opportunity to influence the future of the sport locally, leaving a legacy for generations of swimmers. By building strong partnerships and a dedicated support network, you will ensure that swimming in the Borders has both the performance and organisational foundations to thrive.

We are looking for an experienced performance coach with the vision, drive, and ambition to take this programme to the next level. If you want to make a real difference, to coach the best swimmers, to inspire the next generation, and to lead a transformational project in sport, this role offers the platform to do just that.

How to Apply

If you share our passion for swimming and have the experience to lead performance coaching at the highest level, we would love to hear from you. Join B.E.S.T and be part of building something Extraordinary. Please use the online application process or email.

best.coach.recruitment at gmail com

Borders Elite Swim Team Performance Development Coach Job Description

Organisation:
Borders Elite Swim Team (BEST)

Job Type: 35 hours per week (Self Employed) - note that some weeks maybe more and others less, due to competitions and volume of club visits.

Location:

Initially based at Selkirk Pool + club visits and competitions.

Hours:

Various poolside and administrative

Closing date: 11th January 2026

Duration: one initial year to build and develop the programme, with a 3 year contract following agreement.

Borders Elite Swim Team are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Coach to oversee, coordinate and progress development swimming within the Scottish Borders area.

Our joint mission is to equip our swimmers to achieve their full potential. We believe the best way to achieve this is to support our coaches in their own…