Assistant Swim Team Coach

Job Summary

The Assistant Swim Team Coach provides swim team instruction to program participants, guiding and evaluating swimmers during practice and meets. The coach implements season goals for the team and individual swimmers, assists in planning and executing weekly workouts, manages the meet program placements, and inspires confidence, courage, and competence in all participants.

Salary: starts at $16.00 per hour. Compensation includes a range of benefits and earned time off that vary depending on part‑time or full‑time status.

• Provide swim team coaching instruction to individual participants of various ages and abilities under the direction of the Head Swim Coach.
• Maintain constant observation of program participants, watch for swimmers needing assistance, and aid swimmers when necessary to ensure a positive learning environment.
• Develop weekly workout plans for practice groups to ensure efficient programming.
• Serve as the first‑level contact, responding and documenting incidents that may occur.
• Provide quality customer service to members, volunteers, and participants.

This position reports to the Aquatics Director and interacts regularly with staff, participants, members, volunteers, children, youths, and adults.

Required:

• Minimum age of 18
• Certifications within 30 days of hire: BLS/CPR + AED for Professional Rescuer, First Aid, Principles and Practice of Swimming and Diving, American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim Coaches
• Ability to hear noises and distress signals in the aquatic environment, including in the water and anywhere in the zone of responsibility, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to see and observe all sections of an assigned zone of responsibility, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to manage and deliver programs to a diverse population.
• Ability to serve as a positive role model and provide constructive feedback.

Preferred:

• One (1) year experience in a YMCA setting.
• Minimum of six (6) months of experience interacting or coaching a swim team.

• Must remain in the pool area at all times.
• Ability to support child or adult body weight in the water.
• Must remain alert with no lapses of consciousness in a warm environment with air temperatures of 80°F or higher.
• Ability to recognize and react calmly and effectively in hazardous/dangerous situations.
• Communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations.
• Perform all physical aspects of the position, including walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds at a time in a warm pool environment.
• Ability to travel locally to visit branch sites, attend meetings and training.

This job description represents the major functions of the position but is not intended to be all‑inclusive. The incumbent is also responsible for taking direction from Branch management staff and the Product Management team or their representatives in performing duties deemed necessary for the branch or Associations success.