Excellence isn’t exclusively about podium finishes. To me, excellence is in the little things: it’s in how secure and included every single child and teen in my program feels. It’s seeing every athlete come on deck with a water bottle, it’s seeing a squad habit of an excellent kick, and it’s in the way coaches support failure as an essential building block to success.

I am deeply committed to attracting and retaining ALL kids in sport, not just the naturally talented.

If that doesn’t float your boat or light up your lane, we’re probably not your place.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be based mainly at our Samford facility, a Department of Education pool that’s also open to the public: a 25m, 9-lane saltwater pool.

Swim Lab (our squad program):

- Development Squads, Social Squads, Adult Squads, Comp Squads and our Performance Squads. Performance swimmers are locked-in athletes who are keen for improvement and correction, swimming up to State level.

You’ll also be on deck to support our local swim club kids as the community club grows.

Little Big Swim and Stroke Development: You’ll be involved in our Stroke Development Program for kids from Prep onwards. The best squads invest in the success of their stroke development program, so it’s important to me that all our coaches work across both.

Lifeguarding: We’re a small team of full and part time staff, so we’re all hands in. Often a coaching shift will include lifeguarding the facility before or afterwards. This helps us keep hours high for each staff member.

You’ll work directly with, and report to, the Head of Aquatics, and side by side Senior Teachers.

Who you are

You are genuinely committed to every single child’s outcome. That means the kid chasing a podium AND the kid who just wants to get through a 25m without stopping, and you care just as much about both.





You have a coach’s voice that can command a pool without policing it, and kids can tell your day is better for having seen them.

You have a good eye for correction. You understand how to scaffold skills, fitness and athletic competencies so that swimmers build towards excellence one layer at a time.

You know when to push, and when they need you to hold the line with compassion.

What you’ll need

- Competitive strokes qualifications with Swim Australia or AUSTSWIM (or working towards them)

- A competitive swimming background isn’t required, but it’s VERY useful (coaches who have HAD good and bad coaches often make excellent coaches themselves)

- A current Blue Card

- Current CPR and first aid and/or lifeguarding qualifications

- Availability for weekday split AM/PM shifts and Saturdays

What you’ll get

- A permanent role. We employ permanent teachers and coaches rather than relying on the casual model, so you’ll join a deeply committed, highly qualified team who stay.

- An above-award pay rate

- A team that will coach YOU too. We put real time into developing our program and our coaches, because how you grow as a coach matters to us just as much as how our swimmers grow.

- A place where the kids don’t just remember your name in ten years’ time, they’re still here

We’re a little bit EXTRA

We’re an interesting gig in that we run both the pools and two local physiotherapy practices with fully equipped gyms. If you’re qualified in strength and conditioning (or keen to get there), training teens in the gym to be stronger, faster and fitter is on the table too.

To throw your swim cap in the ring, hit apply, and please include a few lines in your cover letter: why you love coaching, why you’re after a change, and a swimmer you’ll never forget.

Best Fishes,
Tanya Allan
Head of Aquatics, Little Big Swim
0456751***

📌 Permanent Employment: Swim Coach and Stroke Dev (Samford Valley)
🏢 Little Big Swim
📍 Samford Valley