Assistant Men's and Women's Diving Coach - Seasonal

Bates College; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Library access

Athletic facilities access

Drug- and smoke-free workplace

Leave accrual per Maine law

Job summary

Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, seeks a Seasonal Assistant Men's and Women’s Diving Coach to support the head coach in practices and meet-day instruction. The role emphasizes equity, inclusion, and excellent customer service within a diverse Bates community.

Responsibilities include coaching student-athletes, supervising during practices and meets, participating in recruiting, and travel as needed. Bachelor’s degree required; experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally diverse community.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Coach student-athletes under the direction of the head coach.
• Supervise student-athletes during practices, meets, scrimmages, and other times.
• Participate in team meetings related to coaching and recruiting.
• Travel as needed in relation to student coaching.
• Ensure equity, inclusion, access, and anti-racism in work with students and staff.

Skills

Equity and inclusion

Interpersonal skills

Strong communication

Flexibility and collaboration

Travel domestically and international

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized asa leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highlypersonalized education that centers on deep and sustainedinteractions among students, faculty, and community. We areengaging the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, andtechnology — that are transforming higher education and the worldinto which our students graduate.

Title: Assistant Men's and Women's Diving Coach -Seasonal

Position Purpose:

The Assistant Men's and Women’s Diving Coach is responsible for aiding the Head Swimming and Diving Coach in the execution of practices and meet day instruction/coaching. This hands-on positionprovides direct support for an increasingly diverse Bates Collegecommunity utilizing excellent customer service skills. This is a professional assistant coaching position and all of the duties of the position must be conducted in adherence with the policies,rules, and regulations of affiliated national, regional, and stateintercollegiate athletic associations, the NESCAC Conference and the College.

Job Duties:

• Coach student-athletes at the direction of the head coach.
• Assure equity, inclusion, access, and anti-racism as central totheir work and the delivery of services to students, faculty, andstaff.
• Supervise Bates student-athletes during practices, meets,scrimmages, and other times as advised by the head coach.
• Participate in team meetings related to coaching andrecruiting.
• Travel as needed in relation to student coaching.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience

• Experience playing or coaching the sport, college levelpreferred.
• Experience and/or demonstrated success in supervising youngadults and managing programs preferred.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of aculturally and educationally diverse community.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop andmaintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborativeand have a positive attitude.
• Ability to establish rapport quickly with students and theirfamilies, while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Knowledgeable about the skills and tactics of the sport.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple prioritieswith minimal supervision.
• Ability and willingness to travel (by car, air, train or bus)domestically and internationally as needed.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, evenings and othernon-traditional schedules.
• Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tiersmall liberal arts college.

Benefits:

Bates College offers competitive salaries, access to the libraryand athletic facilities, and a supportive, collegial environment ina drug- and smoke-free workplace. This position may accrue leave inaccordance with the Maine Earned Paid Leave law.

Hiring Range:

The hiring range for this position is $17.00to $17.85. Placement within the range depends on experience andother factors.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunityand providing an educational and work environment free fromdiscrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basisof race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexualorientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability,genetic information or veteran status and other legally protectedstatuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in theadministration of its education policies and programs, or in therecruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to allapplicable state and federal equal opportunity laws andregulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors,visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding andcomplying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance withapplicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII,Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed toGwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at [e-mail] .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal artscollege, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and aroundthe world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole personthrough creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborativeresidential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence,Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race,religion, or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Batesprepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal forresponsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages theforces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology —that are transforming higher education and the world into which ourstudents graduate. Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percentof its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earngraduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550staff. The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburncommunity, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population ofapproximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre,traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city withan entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamicbusiness community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 milesnorth of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

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