Swim Team Coach
4 days ago
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Swim Team Coach to join our team. As a Swim Team Coach, you will be responsible for promoting and developing the YMCA swim team by facilitating the growth and improvement of swim team participants and creating a positive experience for participants and their families.
Key Responsibilities:- Coaches, trains, and mentors swimmers to foster development, maximize swimming performance, and teach appropriate swimming techniques.
- Leads swim team practices developed by the Head Coach and assists the Head Coach with the design of training programs. Engages 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.
- Stays abreast of meet rules and guidelines to ensure compliance with standards.
- Assists with the submission of meet entries.
- Assists with the coordination of suits and uniforms.
- Supervises swim team members at meets and other team functions.
- Cooperates with swim team volunteers, officials, scorekeepers, and timers.
- 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.
- Actively participates in obtaining further water safety certifications.
- Attends all in-service trainings and staff meetings as scheduled by the supervisor or center leadership team.
- Maintains job-related certifications and documents completion of certifications in the Human Resources Information System.
- 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 the 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.
- 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.
- Follows all policies and procedures related to keeping children safe in our facilities and programs, including those related to the monitoring and supervision of children.
- Reports any suspicious behavior and violation of policy and procedures to your supervisor.
- Completes all child abuse prevention training as required.
Please note that the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.
Apply now to join our team and contribute to the growth and success of our swim team
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