Assistant Coach - Varsity Swim
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
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Job summary
Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Virginia is seeking an Assistant Coach for the Varsity Swim team to support the head coach and athletic director. The role involves coaching, instructing, and helping develop swimmers and divers, planning practices, and supervising student-athletes during meets and trainings.
Previous coaching experience and swimming-meet knowledge are preferred, and VHSL coaching certification is required or in progress.
Qualifications
- Coaching experience preferred.
- Experience with swimming meets and techniques essential.
Responsibilities
- Assist head coach with planning and teaching student athletes the rules, techniques, and equipment to become a better swimmer or diver.
- Direct individual and group practice activities off campus with a specified training facility.
- Monitor student athletes during practices and competitions.
Skills
Education
Job description
Starting Date: Immediately
Assistant Coach - Varsity Swim
Title: Assistant Coach - Varsity Swim Department: HeritageHigh School Salary Grade: N/A
FLSA Status: Exempt
Site/Location: HeritageHigh School Reports to: Athletic Director Date: 11/05/2026
POSITION SUMMARY
- Responsible for assisting the head coach of the Swim and Dive program. Coaching, instructing, and performing other duties assigned by the coach and or Athletic Director necessary to the development of the individuals and the team.
- Assists the head coach with planning and teaching student athletes the rules, techniques, and equipment to become a better swimmer or diver.
- Assists and directs individual and group practice activities off campus with a specified training facility.
- Monitoring student athletes during practices and competitions.
- Integrity
- Ethical
- Equity Minded
- Cultural Competence
- Safety
- Quality
- Thinks Strategically
- Shows Initiative
- Acts Decisively
- Communicates Effectively
- Technical Capabilities
- Computer Literacy
- Data Analysis and Management
- Fiscal Planning and Management
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Previous coaching experience is preferred.
- Experience in swimming meets and techniques is essential.
- The coach must have completed or complete a mandatory coaches certification class under the Virginia High School League.
- None
- Minimal travel may be required to and/or from sporting events within neigboring localities.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently stand; sit; walk; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, type, or feel; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
LCS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
Please refer to LCS Employee Pay Scales found here: https://www.lcsedu.net/departments/personnel/employee-pay-scales.
2026-2027
Lynchburg City Schools HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL - LYNCHBURG, Virginia Open in Google Maps
Job ID: 5984152
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Nov 05, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Assistant Coach - Varsity Swim Title: Assistant Coach - Varsity Swim Department: HeritageHigh School Salary Grade: N/A
FLSA Status: Exempt Site/Location: HeritageHigh School Reports to: Athletic Director Date: 11/05/2026 POSITION SUMMARY
- Responsible for assisting the head coach of the Swim and Dive program. Coaching, instructing, and performing other duties assigned by the coach and or Athletic Director necessary to the development of the individuals and the team.
- Assists the head coach with planning and teaching student athletes the rules, techniques, and equipment to become a better swimmer or diver.
- Assists and directs individual and group practice activities off campus with a specified training facility.
- Monitoring student athletes during practices and competitions.
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Ethical
- Equity Minded
- Emotional Intelligence
- Cultural Competence
- Safety
- Quality
- Models Excellent Customer Service
- Thinks Strategically
- Shows Initiative
- Acts Decisively
- Communicates Effectively
- Works Collaboratively
- Resolves Conflict Proactively
- Technical Capabilities
- Computer Literacy
- Data Analysis and Management
- Fiscal Planning and Management
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Previous coaching experience is preferred.
- Experience in swimming meets and techniques is essential.
- The coach must have completed or complete a mandatory coaches certification class under the Virginia High School League.
- None
- Minimal travel may be required to and/or from sporting events within neighboring localities.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently stand; sit; walk; talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, type, or feel; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
LCS is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
Please refer to LCS Employee Pay Scales found here: https://www.lcsedu.net/departments/personnel/employee-pay-scales.
2026-2027
Non-Applicable
- Bradford Bradley , Athletic Director
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
- Phone: 434-515-5400
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