Summer Swim Team Coach

Description

Summary:

The Summer Swim Team Coach will be helping the Head and Assistant Head Coach in creating and nurturing a meaningful swim team experience. Our goal is to teach teamwork, tolerance, respect, and responsibility. They must be self‑motivated, enthusiastic, passionate about working with children, and be professional.

• Ability to coach proper swimming techniques in a safe, positive, and healthy manner to various levels and age groups.
• Observe, assess, and evaluate swimmers daily, to ensure swimmers demonstrate progress each season.
• Clear understanding of technical aspects of swimming: stroke technique; diving; turns; etc.
• Available for all summer swim team practices and meets.
• Actively participate in practices by entering the water to demonstrate skills, provide technique correction, and offer hands‑on instructional support when appropriate.
• Assist Head Coaches in set‑up, and clean‑up before and after practices and swim meets.
• Create a fun, positive, and supportive environment for swim team participants, parents, and staff.
• Assist in preparing swimmers and parents for the summer conference swim meet.
• Assist Head Coaches with the end of season summer swim team banquet.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• $16.50–17.50/hr depending on experience

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Must have competitive swimming experience, coaching or teaching experience preferred.
• Must be able to communicate and interact with participants, members, guests, co‑workers and management in a professional and positive manner.
• Must have experience working with children and creating a positive environment.
• Must be personable, upbeat, enthusiastic, fun, and good with people of all ages.
• Must have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must be customer service oriented.
• Must be punctual.
• Must be reliable and a team player.
• First Aid and CPR/AED certification (Child, Infant and Adult) preferred but not required.

• May 19 – May 23:
  Indoors | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday | 5:15‑8:00 pm
• May 28 – July 7:
  Outdoors | Monday, Wednesday, & Friday | 8:00‑10:30 am
• Some Tuesday and Thursday evening meets 3:00‑8:00 pm

• Stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Be comfortable working in the water for extended periods.
• Spend up to 4‑6 hours outside in direct sunlight, humidity and heat.
• Occasionally reach, kneel, lift and/or move up to 25+ pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.