Swim League Coach

The Swim League Coach is responsible for fostering the development and advancement of the YMCA Swim League, ensuring a positive experience for participants and their families. This role involves collaborating with the Head Coach to design and implement effective training practices, engaging participants and families to meet their needs, and preparing for meets and special events. The Swim League Coach is also tasked with maintaining all required certifications, including those for CPR, First Aid, and Safety Training for Swim League Coaches or Lifeguard certification. A Swim League Coach must also attend regular in-service training sessions to stay updated on best
practices and safety standards.

Salary range starts at $16.34 per hour

What you'll do:

Coaching/Participant Experience

• A swim coach trains and mentors swimmers to foster development, maximize swimming performance, and teach appropriate swimming techniques.
• Leads swim league practices developed by Head Coach and assists Head Coach with design of training programs. Engage swimmers
  and parents to cultivate collaborative relationships. Modifies and customizes workouts to match swimmer skill levels. Provides feedback to swimmers and parents to facilitate improvement, refine abilities and prevent injury.
• Captures and records swimming times to track progress and determine meet eligibility.

Meet Preparation and Execution

• Stays abreast of rules and guidelines to ensure compliance with standards.
• Supervises swim league members at practices and other team functions.
• Cooperates with swim league volunteers, participants, families and other staff.
  

Safety

• Ensures the physical and emotional health and safety of swimmers by being safety conscious, following all established YMCA standards and critically evaluating situations for potential risks.
• Ensures compliance with established rules and regulations to ensure safety. Monitors swimmers and the pool and provides corrective coaching and intervention as necessary.
  

Continued Education & Training

• Actively participates in obtaining further water safety certifications.
• Attends all in-service training and staff meetings as scheduled by supervisor or center leadership team.
• Maintains job-related certifications and documents completion of certifications in the Human Resources Information System

How you'll do it:

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• USA Swimming certified
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent with prior experience with competitive swimming experience.
• Must be proficient in swimming and safety skills.
• Must have ability to motivate and educate participants.
• Must be mentally capable to handle dangerous situations in order to assure the safety of all swimmers.
• Strong computer skills required.

Child Abuse Prevention - Supports the YMCA's commitment to child abuse prevention by:

• Reporting any items that may provide a health or safety hazard to staff, members or guests to your supervisor
• Following all policies and procedures related to keeping children safe in our facilities and programs, including those related to the monitoring and supervision of children
• Reporting any suspicious behavior and violation of policy and procedures to your supervisor
• Completing all child abuse prevention training as required