Assistant Swim Team Coach

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Performs assigned coaching responsibilities, which may include practices, recruiting, record-keeping, and scheduling.
• Recruits prospective members and provides information about YMCA membership and swim team fee structure.
• Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including emergency procedures.
• Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
• Assists with overseeing conduct of swim team members at meets and other team functions.
• Attends swim meets and swim team functions as agreed upon with supervisor.
• Maintains effective communication with participants and their parents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must be available Monday and Wednesday evenings with the possibility of Saturdays.

Qualifications:

• Minimum age 18
• Current First Aid, CPRPRO (BLS), AED and O2 certifications.
• Safety Training for Swim Coaches or equivalency.
• One year or more of swim team experience preferred.
• Ability to teach proper competitive swimming techniques.
• Knowledge of sound competitive swimming skills, and the ability to implement and teach these skills in a positive, healthy manner.
• Knowledge of basic exercise.
• Must be able to sit or stand for extended periods.
• Adequate ability to hear noises and distinguish distress signals.
• Ability to communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations.
• Experience working with individuals, families and communities of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Fluency in second language desired.