Head Assistant Mens and Womens Swim and Dive Coach

Full-time, temporary position for the 2025/2026 academic year, available starting Spring 2026.

About the Role

California State University, Bakersfield, a NCAA Division I institution, invites applications for a non-tenured Men's and Women's Swimming Head Assistant Coach. This role supports the head coach in all aspects of team management, player development, game strategy, and recruiting efforts, contributing to the growth and success of the program while fostering a positive and competitive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective teaching and instruction of all technical skill areas to student-athletes, leveraging coaching background and experience.
• Develop team and individual strategies to maximize competitive success through on-court/field teaching and video instruction.
• Design and implement instructional programs for the team and individual student-athletes, including game plan execution for competitions.
• Travel to events to evaluate potential student-athlete talent and maintain correspondence with prospects via email, phone, and in-person meetings.
• Complete all necessary compliance and institutional documentation as required by NCAA and the university.
• Recruit student-athletes who meet university academic and athletic standards.
• Monitor and support the academic progress of student-athletes in collaboration with academic support staff.
• Work with the NCAA Compliance Office to ensure adherence to all rules and regulations.
• Manage an annual budget, including fiscal planning and resource allocation.
• Promote the program to the public, including media, donors, the university community, and the general public to increase visibility and revenue.
• Develop community support and fundraising initiatives for the program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education or two or more years of work experience coaching.
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of all NCAA rules and regulations regarding compliance issues.
• Extensive knowledge of individual and team skills with the ability to teach these skills effectively.
• Ability to evaluate and compare athletic talent for potential growth and development of student-athletes.
• Experience maintaining correspondence with a large number of prospects via email, letters, and phone.
• Ability to establish and monitor an academic system ensuring academic success for student-athletes.
• Ability to plan, organize, and execute travel arrangements.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in relevant software and tools.
• High level of communication skills for interacting with student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, coaches, counselors, parents, and community boosters.
• Ability to develop community support and fundraising initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• NCAA Division I coaching experience.
• A successful record of recruiting NCAA Division I student-athletes.

Skills

• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to foster a positive and competitive team culture.
• Strong leadership and mentorship abilities.

Pay

The salary range for this classification is $6,288–$7,658 monthly, in accordance with the CSU Unit 3 salary schedule. The anticipated hiring range is $6,288–$6,333 monthly. Actual salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Upon hire, NCAA Coaches Certification and 15-passenger van driving certification are required.