Call for Expression of Interest – Mental Performance Consultants 2021 Canada Summer Games

Team BC, managed by the BC Games Society and in partnership with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, viaSport, and SportMedBC are inviting qualified Mental Performance Consultants (MPC) to apply for up to three available positions with Team BC for the 2021 Canada Summer Games to be held in Niagara, Ontario from August 6 – 21, 2021.

Position Description
The provision of mental skills training has been identified as an important component of athlete preparation and performance.  The goal of the Team BC performance program is to incorporate mental training support for the PSOs and team coaching staff to facilitate  their efforts to create the highest performance levels possible.  This will be accomplished by ensuring the benefits of the training programs are clear, quality program delivery is available, and the programs are flexible enough to fit within their system. 

Support to the PSO, coaching staff, and individual athletes will be focused primarily on the need to enhance performance which may include: assisting the coaching staff, working with team dynamics, and developing personal mastery at the athlete level. The overreaching goal is to develop a system that will consistently create the ideal environment that allows teams and athletes to perform at their best.

Commitment: 
The MPC must be available to work with assigned sports for up to 16 months prior to the Games and attend up to 3 Team BC Mission Staff meetings and training sessions.  The MPC is also required to attend the full duration of the Games:

Team BC will travel to the 2021 Canada Summer Games via Vancouver on August 5, 2021 and will return on August 22, 2021. Travel dates are subject to change based on Team BCs needs of the MPCs.

Please note, MPCs are part of the Mission Staff and must commit to the following dates (Exact dates and locations to be determined in Spring 2020):

2021 Canada Summer Games

Event	When	Where
Post M1 PSO Meetings (in person or via conference call)	Week of October 19-23, 2020 Exact dates/times TBD	Burnaby, BC
Mission Staff Training Camp 1	September or October 2020 Exact dates TBD	Whiterock, BC
Monthly Mission Staff Conference Calls	Last Wednesday of each month beginning May 2020	Conference Call
Team BC Coaches' Meeting	TBD – Late May 2021	Burnaby, BC
Mission Staff Training Camp 2	July 2021 (one weekend) Exact dates TBD	Lower Mainland
Canada Winter Games	August 5 – 22, 2021	Niagara, ON
Post-Games Mission Staff Debrief	October 2021	Lower Mainland

Applicants must have the following minimum standard of education/training: 

Background Qualifications
Individuals with a background of expertise in both sport and mental skills training are invited to apply. These positions require formal academic course work and supervised internship in both sport and mental skills training.

1.  be members in good standing of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA)

2.  each applicants must be currently delivering sport and/or mental training services in British Columbia.

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Application Instructions
Interested applicants must submit an expression of interest that includes the following items:

1. Cover letter and CV

2. One pager that speaks to the following:

• Certifications and Education
• Sport Experience
• Current Sport Clients
• Prior multi-sport Games involvement – city and year
• References

The expression of interest can be mailed or e-mail to:

Jarret Poitras
Team BC Operations Manager
BC Games Society
200-990 Fort St
Victoria, BC
V8V 3K2
jarretp@bcgames.org

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Monday, April 20, 2020 – 4:00pm PST
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interviews shortly after the application deadline.