Municipal Pool Swim Club Coach

About the role

The East Moline Swim Club is seeking a non-exempt, part-time Swim Coach to report to the Aquatics Director. The position is salaried at $17.00 - $20.00 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Enforce all facility policies, rules, and regulations
• Attend all practices and swim meets
• Educate swimmers on water safety
• Use a range of activities to improve water confidence
• Develop and implement training programs that focus on improving technique, stroke placement, speed, and style
• Set training goals and objectives for teams as well as individual swimmers
• Ensure the pool and training area is clean, well-maintained, and free of hazards
• Perform administrative tasks, such as measure attendance and provide records or reports as necessary
• Participate in all coaching meetings and in-service training sessions
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Education and Training: At least a High School Diploma
• Experience: Background in competitive swimming either as a coach or swimmer; two (2) - three (3) years of coaching experience with various age groups
• Licenses or Certifications: CPR/AED Certification; USA Swimming Coach Certification; must be able to obtain within 60 days of hire
• Must be able to pass a mandatory background investigation before commencement of employment

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of: Swim strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle); water safety, CPR, and first-aid; skills such as flips, kicks, body rolls, floating, and breath control; basic computer software and ability to learn new programs
• Ability to: Model appropriate professional behavior, energy, attitude, and motivation for swimmers and coaches; ensure safety of all participants at all times; determine swimming level and analyze techniques; develop community relationships and recruit new swimmers; build effective, authentic relationships with swimmers, families, and staff

Working Conditions

• Environment: Work environment is primarily indoors in an aquatics center setting with some office work as well as travel to different sites and locations
• Physical: Primary functions require the ability to hear distress noises and hear and see distress signals in a noisy aquatic environment, including in the water and anywhere in the zone of responsibility; long periods of sitting or standing in a hot, humid and noisy environment; to sit, stand, walk, grab, pull and push objects in or out of water, squat down, stoop, kneel, crouch and jump; lift up to 50 pounds; to travel to other locations using various modes of transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.