May 10, 2006 – Cross Country Canada, the National Sport Organization for cross-country skiing in Canada, is currently seeking a fulltime employee to fill the position as Senior Team Coach for the National Ski Team. This position is designed to be part of a dynamic high performance team that is totally committed to developing and sustaining our international excellence in cross-country skiing.

The position: The Senior Team Coach (NST) is a coaching position that will deliver comprehensive technical leadership and coaching for the Team 2007 and Team 2010 athletes. The successful candidate will have extensive coaching and technical qualifications, strong communication and presentation skills, and effective administrative and organizational skills. This position requires extensive traveling during the entire year to attend training camps and competitions. A detailed job description is included as Appendix A. Click here for Appendix A.

This position reports directly to the NST Head Coach. Cross Country Canada would like to fill this position as of June 15, 2006.

Term: Full-time position

General Responsibilities. These include but are not limited to the following:

· Work with the Head Coach to design, implement and monitor an annual training and competition plan for the National Ski Team senior teams including World Cup and domestic programs.

· In coordination with the Performance Enhancement Team (PET) coordinate athlete support services including sport science, sport medicine, and technical support.

· Coaching and leading international and domestic competitive tours.

· Provide timely and effective communication to athletes and other coaches and members of the PET.

· Manage administrative tasks and accountability measures established to evaluate the program.

Required Qualifications:

· Minimum of 4 years full time coaching experience.
· Experience coaching at the international level is a major asset.
· Level 4 NCCCP certification or equivalent
· Must be dedicated to excellence through creative and innovative approaches to delivering training programs.
· Proven ability to motivate high performance athletes.
· A university background in Physical Education or Kinesiology is an asset
· Excellent interpersonal and organizational expertise.
· Ability to work as a team member and independent contributor

Salary range: Between $55,000 and $62,000 plus benefits, depending on qualifications.

Please send a résumé, cover letter and references by May 31, 2006, to:

Cross Country Canada/Ski de fond Canada
c/o Tom Holland
Director of High Performance
tholland@cccski.com

CCC is an equal opportunity employer. This position is financially supported in part by Sport Canada.