Head Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach; Director of Aquatics

The Head Coach serves as the program leader for Men/Women Swimming. As Head Coach, this individual is responsible for operating a program for student-athletes, with differing abilities and skills, and serving as a role model in meeting our complimentary goals in Athletics of “Pursuing Athletic Excellence…Developing Christian Character.”

Skills, Characteristics Required for Position:

• Ability to administer NCAA Division III intercollegiate Men/Women Swim programs, including recruiting, scheduling, budgeting, travel, and practice plans
• Ability to coach, teach, and train student-athletes in skills and strategies specific to Men/Women Swimming to be competitive within the Middle Atlantic Conference;
• Ability to establish appropriate and effective mentoring relationships with student-athletes
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the stages of student development and the importance of holistic education;
• Ability to be a team player within the Athletics Department and the University;
• Good judgment and problem solving skills;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Demonstrated commitment to continued learning/professional development (i.e., presentations, publications, serving on regional and/or national committees).

Primary Duties:

• Analyze performance and instruct athletes in skills, techniques and strategies in preparation for competition and during contests to be competitive within the MAC commonwealth conference
• Coordinate general administrative duties (including budgeting, meet scheduling, travel plans, meeting requests for information, hiring of officials, and business procedures).
• Communicate with the athletic trainer, Athletics Communication Director, facilities assignor, and department administrators as needed.
• Establish appropriate and effective mentoring relationships with student-athletes, resulting in a team grade point average of 3.00 and a retention rate of 82%.
• Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate recruiting and scouting activities (annual submission of a recruiting plan). Achieve goal of assigned roster size. (48)
• Supervise part-time assistant coaches and graduate assistant who are part of the program.
• Plan and operate a successful summer camp. Note: planning occurs during the contractual year, while the camp occurs in the summer.