Assistant Swim Team Coach

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Part-time Regular Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN, US

Job Title:

Assistant Swim Team Coach

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Job Type: Part-time

Reports to:

Head Coach

• Retirement accounts (You can contribute at any time, but the Y will contribute 12% after two years of service with 1,000 hours in each of the two years)
• Paid time off (Accrue 1 hour of paid time off for every 30 hours worked)
• Complimentary nationwide 2 adult family membership to the Y
• Discounts on programs, summer camps, YMCA Camp Miller
• Team member referral program
• Employee engagement and appreciation activities
• Employee assistance program
• Growth and development opportunities
• Leadership certification and related training offered and encouraged

Provides excellent service to team members in a safe, enjoyable, and positive environment through coaching of age group swimmers.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.
We are welcoming
: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become.
We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality.
We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.
We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.
We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger, beginning with you.

• Conducts practices and guides skill mastery and communication with swimmers. Ensure that Y values are incorporated into programming.
• Conducts energizing, fun, safe, and educational practices. Ensures fair practice and meet experiences.
• Stays up to date on competitive swimming best practices and trends.
• Assist with the collection and organization of performance data.
• Builds effective, authentic relationships with members; helps them connect with each other and the YMCA.
• Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Able to commit to a set practice schedule and attend practices assigned.
• Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
• Fosters an inclusive environment appreciative of differences in the workplace. Meaningfully participate in and lead efforts to support the Y’s commitment to equity and diversity.
• Values :
  Accept and demonstrate the Y’s values
• Community :
  Desire to serve others and fulfill community needs
• Inclusion :
  Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions
• Relationships :
  Build rapport and relate well with others
• Developing Others :
  Take the initiative to assist in developing others
• Decision-Making :
  Make sound judgments, and transfer learning from one situation to another
• Change Capacity :
  Demonstrate an openness to change and seek opportunities in the change process.

This position will not have any supervisory roles.

This position operates in and around a pool area. Sometimes the floor will be slippery, or the working environment will seem humid. Noise level has the capability of being loud at times.

The Swim Team Coach is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus to remain alert.

Travel is not required for this position.

This is a part time position. The pool is open seven days a week and hours will depend on the requirements of the aquatics department.

• Certified in Professional Rescuer CPR/AED OR Basic Life Support and First Aid.
• All required training/certifications as outlined by Y-USA to maintain annual coaches' registrations within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to maintain certification-level of physical and mental readiness.
• Experience working with youth and competitive teams .
• Commitment to supporting principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action to achieve a diverse work environment.
• Annually recertify in accordance with required training/certifications as outlined by Y-USA.