Surf
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: Stand Up Paddle, Surf,
Tiny Whale Surf Lodge is one of the leading surf holiday providers in Europe. It offers staff challenging job roles as well as the opportunity to develop their experience working in beautiful surroundings in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
At Tiny Whale there are two aspects to the businesses, a small surf school delivering lessons to external clients on a daily basis, and our main business as a boutique surf lodge offering week long surf holidays. Our weekly surf holidays have a strong emphasis on coaching within a proven coaching structure giving guests with a broad understanding of the sport and an investment into their surfing future.
Essential experience & qualifications
Level 1 Surf Coaching certificate by the ISA, ASI or national governing body equivalent
Minimum 1 years surf coaching experience
RLSS, SLSGB Beach Lifeguard or Surf coach safety certificate
Full driving licence for driving in Europe
Highly proficient in spoken English
Desirable experience & qualifications
Level 2 Surf Coaching certificate by the ISA, ASI or national governing body equivalent
Additional coaching qualifications or teaching experience
Additional language/s
Qualities we are looking for
Socially flexible and adept at building relationships with a wide range of people
High level of energy and enjoys getting things done
Team player
Organised
Calm under pressure
Takes pride in delivering high standards of work
Technical Skills
Excellent communication & presentation skills
Risk and safety management ability
Coaching & feedback skills
Customer Insight
Time Management skills
Broad surfing & ocean knowledge
Essential experience & qualifications
Level 1 Surf Coaching certificate by the ISA, ASI or national governing body equivalent
Minimum 1 years surf coaching experience
RLSS, SLSGB Beach Lifeguard or Surf coach safety certificate
Full driving licence for driving in Europe
Highly proficient in spoken English
Desirable experience & qualifications
Level 2 Surf Coaching certificate by the ISA, ASI or national governing body equivalent
Additional coaching qualifications or teaching experience
Additional language/s
Qualities we are looking for
Socially flexible and adept at building relationships with a wide range of people
High level of energy and enjoys getting things done
Team player
Organised
Calm under pressure
Takes pride in delivering high standards of work
Technical Skills
Excellent communication & presentation skills
Risk and safety management ability
Coaching & feedback skills
Customer Insight
Time Management skills
Broad surfing & ocean knowledge
Job Description
We’re not looking for your average surf coach! We’re looking for coaches who are passionate about helping people to develop their surf knowledge and capability and offering an exceptional and highly professional experience for guests. We’re keen to hear from individuals who are serious about delivering market leading surf coaching and want to improve the level of surf holidays in the marketplace.
We’re looking for coaches who love to teach, want to improve their coaching techniques far beyond the basics and develop a career in the surf industry. This role would suit someone who is looking for a medium to long term career opportunity in the Algarve.
Due to the nature of the business coaches are expected to work across both parts of the surf school, both with weekly and external clients. The role involves carrying out surf school operations such as equipment and van maintenance, daily kit preparation and pack down, and participating in social events with guests will also be within the scope of the role. Overall as we are a small business flexibility and opens to a range of tasks, duties and work is essential.
Weekly Surf Lodge Guests
The main task is to coach groups of 4 guests over their weeks holiday. As well as surf lessons, running activities including theory lessons, video & photo analysis, skate surfing, forecasting and practical exercises in the pool.
External Guests
The team of 4/5 coaches will guide our Group and Private lessons for the general public.
We normally work around 8 hours a day
Hemisphere: Northern
Season: All
Preferred Hours: Full Time
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