The Assistant Coach – Girls Swimming position is responsible for assisting the team in training, instruction, conditioning, and performance. The position provides support and education to athletes in an effort to excel in their given sport in a healthy and safe environment. The position views winning not only as success, but as helping team members reach goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Communicates with other coaches, assistant coaches, and athletes in a professional and respectful manner.
2. Communicates with athletes to provide helpful, positive guidance to ensure athlete growth and safety.
3. Communicates with officials, opposing coaches, parents, and others in a positive, respectful manner. Providing exemplary behavior for athletes and other learners.
4. Demonstrates and generates, among staff and athletes, an attitude of good sportsmanship and fair play by adhering to the “Coach’s Code of Ethics” and our conference “Sportsmanship Guidelines.”
5. Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
6. Approaches coaching with a positive, committed mindset. Focusing on athlete well-being.
7. Develops positive working relationships with school administration, learners, educators, and the wider district community.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

1. While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
2. While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
3. The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
4. The employee may frequently lift up to ~25 pounds without assistance.
5. The employee may occasionally lift up to ~50 pounds without assistance.
6. The employee may have to push/pull up to ~120 pounds while performing the duties of the role.
7. The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
8. The employee may work outdoors and, if so, will be exposed to the applicable weather elements.
9. The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
10. The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.