Senior Swim Coach

About the role

The Senior Swim Coach helps create a warm, welcoming, safe, and respectful environment for a diverse community of swimmers and supports the development of the swim team in the YWCA Flying Fish Aquatics Program.

Responsibilities

• Coaching (70%): Plans and directs daily practices for various swim team groups. Attends swim meets regularly. Communicates regularly with staff, swimmers, and parents. Assists with monitoring and evaluating swimmers throughout each season. Assists Head Coaches as needed.
• Program Support (15%): Reviews meet entries and results. Tracks swimmers’ attendance and development. As needed, communicates with and responds to swimmer inquiries via email, answering voicemail, and walk-ins. Helps with fundraising events and other related duties as assigned.
• Swim Instruction (10%): Teaches swim lessons for all levels and ages as needed. Monitors and helps with the evaluation and placement of swimmers.
• Additional Duties (5%): Attends staff trainings and participates in agency committees. Pursues professional development. Understands and adheres to all YWCA Evanston/North Shore procedures and policies as well as YWCA Employee Handbook. Understands and follows all appropriate Illinois and National safety procedures and policies. Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience and/or Training: At least 3 years of experience coaching competitive youth swimmers. At least 3 years of experience participating as a team member of a competitive swim team. At least 3 years of experience providing program support duties such as attendance tracking, email and voicemail communication, and administrative support. Experience providing swim instruction for youth swimmers of all levels. At least 3 years of experience in lifeguarding.
• Licenses/Certificates: Current USA Swimming Coach membership. Current Red Cross Lifeguard certification. Valid driver’s license, and auto insurance.
• Technology/Equipment: Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Advanced proficiency using all available swim equipment. Basic proficiency in Hy-Tek Team Manager or Meet Manager. Reliable access to a personal automobile to attend local and regional swim meets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and/or Training: At least 4 years of experience coaching competitive swimmers at all levels. At least 4 years of experience participating as a team member of a competitive swim team. At least 4 years of experience providing program support duties such as attendance tracking, email and voicemail communication, and administrative support.
• Language: Intermediate proficiency in Spanish
• Licenses/Certificates: N/A
• Technology/Equipment: Intermediate proficiency in Hy-Tek Team Manager or Meet Manager.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequent nights and/or weekends are required for programming.
• Intermittent local and statewide travel is required.
• Tolerance of prolonged continuous stationary periods at a desk/computer or standing poolside.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, climb stairs or ladders, reach with hands and arms, and reach above shoulders.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, lift, and/or move up to 50 pounds, 150 pounds in the water.

Salary

$18.16- $20.18 / Hourly. A starting hourly rate above $18.16 is based on experience and education that significantly exceed the minimum requirements and is commensurate with the compensation scale.