Assistant Varsity Swimming & Diving Coach

Longmeadow Public School District; Longmeadow (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Longmeadow High School, part of the Longmeadow Public School District, seeks an Assistant Varsity Swimming & Diving Coach to support the program and student-athletes. The role involves planning practices, teaching competitive technique, and promoting sportsmanship under the supervision of the principal and athletic director.

Responsibilities include coordinating practice schedules, assisting with game-day operations, monitoring safety, and communicating with parents and staff to foster a

Qualifications

• Educational preparation relevant to area of instruction.
• Prior relevant successful experience preferred.
• Such other qualifications or alternatives as the Principal and Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
• Contribute to professional knowledge and practice through development activities and share information with other coaches.
• Maintain and incorporate best instructional materials and techniques.
• PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
• Set goals for sport and develop/maintain practice schedules.
• Develop and share practice schedules according to goals.
• USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
• Incorporate current technologies to enhance instructional strategies and player skills.
• EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION
• Promote active learning with high standards and clear goals; adjust instruction to help all players improve.
• LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• Establish an atmosphere of respect and support learning.
• DESIGN instructional experiences for high performance and ownership.
• EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
• Communicate with players, parents, staff and administration professionally.
• PARTICIPATE in team/staff meetings.
• CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
• Be available for conferences with players/parents.
• CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION
• Collaborate to identify athletic improvements and assess results.
• REGULATIONS
• Observe and implement athletic program rules and regulations.

Skills

Educational prep

Experience preferred

Qualifications acceptable

Job description

Assistant Varsity Swimming & Diving Coach

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Job Details

Job ID: 5881154

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 11, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Educational preparation relevant to area of instruction.
• 2. Prior relevant successful experience preferred.
• 3. Such other qualifications or alternatives as the Principal and Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:

Principal, through the Director of Athletics

JOB MISSION:

To lead, encourage, and assist students to develop their individual potential for intellectual and emotional growth, resulting in their learning and achievement of high standards of knowledge and skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• 1. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
• 1.1 Continuously improve professional knowledge and practice through appropriate professional development activities; share information and knowledge with other coaches; apply the best research in the design and development of their sport.
• 1.2 Maintain and incorporate the best research in instructional materials and techniques.
• 2. PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
• 2.1 Set short-term and season-long goals for their sport based on sound principles and practices of learning.
• 2.2 Develop and maintain practice schedules based on short-term and season-long goals and share when appropriate.
• 3. USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
• 3.1 Integrate current technologies as tools to enhance instructional strategies and increase player skills.
• 4. EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION
• 4.1 Promote a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all players achieve those standards.
• 4.2 Maintain systems of assessment and measurements which reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives.
• 5. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
• 5.1 Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among players and coach, and practices and routines which create an appropriate learning environment.
• 5.2 Design instructional experiences in which players achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning.
• 6. EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
• 6.1 Maintain open and effective communication with players, parents, staff and administration using expected professional standards.
• 6.2 Participate actively in team/staff meetings.
• 7. CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
• 7.1 Be available for player and/or parent conferences.
• 8. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION
• 8.1 Work collaboratively to identify areas for athletic improvement, develop possible strategies, and assess results.
• 9. ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL, P.V.I.A.C. AND M.I.A.A. REGULATIONS
• 9.1 Observe and implement the rules and regulations established for the athletic program.
• EVALUATION: Consistent with current Agreement Between the Longmeadow School Committee and the Longmeadow Education Association.
• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE
• The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires.
• Strength: Light-lifting, 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Key:Occasionally (O)Up to 1/3 of the time
• KEY:Frequently (F)From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time
• KEY:Constantly (C)2/3 of the time or more
• Standing:(F)
• Sitting:(O)
• Walking:(F)
• Lifting:(O)