Middle School Boys Dive (Swim) Coach

West Ottawa Public Schools; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

West Ottawa Middle Schools is seeking a Middle School Boys Dive (Swim) Coach. The role requires diving coaching knowledge, CPR/AED certification, and CAP concussion protocol compliance. The coach must be available after school and on Saturdays to support practices, games, and conditioning sessions.

The position reports to the Athletic Director and Varsity Swim Coach and is responsible for maintaining equipment, ensuring safety, and promoting academic excellence among athletes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of diving coaching preferred.
• CPR/AED, CAP Certified Concussion Protocol.
• Must be available after school and Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Attend athletic department meetings when scheduled.
• Submit annual inventory of uniforms and equipment.
• Maintain professional competency by attending clinics.
• Keep Athletic Director informed of issues before, during, or after events.
• Encourage athletes to excel academically.
• Submit End of Season Checklist on time.
• Issue, clean, store, and return all athletic equipment.
• Oversee safety conditions during practice.
• Enforce discipline and fair play; report incidents to AD.
• Build positive relationships with players, parents, and administrators.
• Attend practices, games, and meetings on time.
• Use professional conduct with players, officials, and fans.
• Manage player eligibility information with the athletic director.
• Teach skills for peak achievement in the sport.
• Plan each practice session ahead of time.
• Submit rosters and forms signed by parents.
• Be a positive role model.

Skills

Diving coaching knowledge

CPR/AED cert

Concussion protocol CAP

Job description

Notice of Schedule B Posting

Position: Middle School Boys Dive (Swim) Coach Posting # 4074

• West Ottawa Middle Schools

Posting Dates: July 28, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To: Athletic Director and Varsity Swim Coach

Beginning: 01/05/2027 03/05/2027

Qualifications

• Knowledge of diving coaching preferred
• CPR/AED, CAP Certified Concussion Protocol
• Must be available after school and Saturdays

Responsibilities

• Attends athletic department meetings when scheduled.
• Submits an annual inventory of athletic uniforms and equipment that is used by his/her team.
• Maintains professional competency by attending clinics.
• Keeps the Athletic Director informed of any or all problems, before, during, or after all sporting events.
• Encourages athletes to excel in academic work.
• Submits an End of the Season Checklist in a timely manner.
• Issues, cleans, stores, cares and returns all athletic equipment.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the area when team members are practicing.
• Enforces disciplined behavior, code of fair play, and establishes standards. Reports all incidents to the Athletic Director.
• Establishes an effective relationship with players, parents, and administrators.
• Attends practices, games, and meetings punctually.
• Uses professional conduct, language, and decorum with players, opponents, officials, and fans.
• Works with the athletic director to maintain player eligibility information.
• Teaches individual participants in the skills necessary for the highest possible achievement in the sport involved.
• Each practice session is planned out ahead of time.
• Submits necessary rosters, physical forms, eligibility list forms, and training rule forms signed by the parents.
• Is a positive role model.
• Adheres to those rules and regulations as detailed by the MHSAA and Board of Education policies and regulations.
• Maintains team attendance records and medical emergency cards.
• Works to promote increased participation to improve methods, techniques, strength and endurance both in and out of season.
• Submits written criteria for "cutting" athletes at tryouts.
• Displays self-control and maintains a positive profile with officials.
• Provides supervision of locker room and training room.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance