Aquatics Program Director & Head Coach

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Campus Recreation Association (SCRA) at Stanford University seeks an Aquatics Program Coordinator and Head Coach to provide leadership, administration, and coaching for the SCRA Aquatics Program. The role oversees athlete development, supports coaches, manages program operations, and delivers exceptional member service in alignment with Stanford University and USA Swimming standards.

The onsite position balances coaching excellence with administrative responsibilities and staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience or a combination of relevant education and relevant experience.
• Experience in health promotion and/or wellness coaching.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Experience with MS Office products and database applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service focus.
• Ability to prioritize own work and multi-task.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Promote wellness programs to individuals through active, ongoing communications including departmental talks, email distributions, mail distribution of class flyers, website development and participation in benefits and wellness fairs.
• Implement, administer, and evaluate day-to-day operations of wellness program(s); solve problems and make decisions that impact the direction of the program.
• Collect and analyze data, create reports, review, and explain trends; formulate and evaluate alternative solutions and/or recommend curriculum changes to achieve the goals of the wellness program.
• Provide counseling to individuals on wellness activities and programs.
• Develop health education content for flyers and brochures.
• Represent the program to internal and external constituencies through lectures, presentations, department meetings and professional conferences.
• May hire, orient and provide ongoing training and direct supervision to wellness program staff.
• May oversee the coordination of group fitness and healthy living classes including planning and scheduling classes for the upcoming quarter, coordinating facility use and instructor resources, purchasing and maintaining equipment used in classes and quality assurance.
• May draft and oversee budgets and monitor and approve expenditures.

Skills

Wellness coaching

Health promotion

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

MS Office

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Initiative

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Database applications

Job description

Stanford Campus Recreation Association (SCRA) at Stanford University seeks an Aquatics Program Coordinator and Head Coach to provide leadership, administration, and coaching for the SCRA Aquatics Program. The role oversees athlete development, supports coaches, manages program operations, and delivers exceptional member service in alignment with Stanford University and USA Swimming standards.

The onsite position balances coaching excellence with administrative responsibilities and staff