Competitive Swim Director - Deaconess Aquatic Center

YMCA of Southwestern Indiana; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The YMCA of Southwestern Indiana seeks a Competitive Swim Director to lead the competitive swimming program at the Deaconess Aquatic Center. You will manage partnerships with city officials and local swim teams, coordinate practice and meet schedules, and ensure safe, inclusive team culture emphasizing swimmer well-being and sportsmanship.

You will oversee staff recruitment, training, and event volunteers, coordinate meet logistics, and maintain registrations, eligibility, and meet results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent education and experience.
• At least two years of competitive swim coaching and staff supervision experience.
• Knowledge of meet administration, competitive and masters swimming.
• Current USA Swimming coach membership in good standing (or within 3 months of hire), with required coach education, safety training, and background screening.
• Current lifeguard certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, First Aid, and Emergency Oxygen Administration, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Maintain YMCA safety standards at practices and meets.
• Lead community relations for competitive swimming and coordinate partnerships with local teams.
• Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and supervise staff and event volunteers.
• Plan and coordinate swim meets, eligibility, deadlines, and entries with local teams and agencies.
• Coordinate meet logistics with staff, officials, and volunteers (pool setup, timing, warm-ups, results, cleanup).
• Manage registrations, eligibility records, attendances, meet entries, times, and results.
• Balance practice scheduling and pool usage with other facility programs and public use.
• Serve as liaison to parent advisory committees and coordinate meetings and recognitions.
• Promote group and private swimming lessons; support fundraising and annual campaigns.

Skills

Volunteer engagement

Relationship building

Public relations

Staff supervision

Coaching leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Meet software

Team management software

Job description

POSITION SUMMARYThis position supports the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Competitive Swim Director leads the competitive swimming program at the YMCA-managed Deaconess Aquatic Center. Reporting to the Senior Aquatics Director, this position primarily manages community partnerships, relationships with city officials and local swim teams, and swim meet administration. The Director builds a safe, inclusive team culture that balances competitive achievement with swimmer well-being, sportsmanship, and lifelong participation.OUR CULTUREWe are welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined. We strengthen community by helping swimmers and families belong, develop their potential, and live the YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS1. Maintain YMCA safety standards at all practices and meets. Enforce aquatic safety, child abuse prevention, appropriate boundaries, and emergency action procedures.2. Complete required abuse prevention training and promptly report suspected abuse, inappropriate behavior, policy violations, injuries, and incidents through required channels. Ensure coaches and volunteers understand their reporting responsibilities.3. Lead community relations for competitive swimming at Deaconess Aquatic Center. Connect with city swim teams and high school swim teams, develop partnerships, and coordinate practices, competitions, and facility access.4. Serve as a consistent point of contact, communicate operational needs, address concerns, and coordinate commitments with the Senior Aquatics Director.5. Recruit, hire, train, schedule, supervise, the masters swim team coach and other staff as assigned. Recruit, orient, and supervise event volunteers.6. Plan and coordinate meets, including the competition calendar, eligibility, entries, deadlines with local teams and the Evansville Regional Sports Commission.7. Coordinate swim meet logistics with the Senior Aquatics Director, facility staff, officials, and volunteers, including pool setup, lane assignments, timing equipment, warm-ups, spectator needs, results, and cleanup.8. Maintain and manage, registrations, eligibility records, attendance, meet entries, times, and results. Use team management and meet software.9. Coordinate with Aquatics Director for practice scheduling and pool usage, including lane assignments, to balance competitive swimming with other facility programs, public use, and rentals. Report unsafe facility or equipment conditions promptly.10. Serve as staff liaison to parent advisory committees. Conduct parent and team meetings, coordinate banquets and recognition activities, communicate schedules and expectations, and address family concerns professionally.11. Promote and manage group swimming lessons and private lessons.12. Support team fundraising and the YMCA Annual Support Campaign. Participate in staff meetings, professional development, and program evaluation, and perform other duties assigned by the Senior Aquatics Director.WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDSWork occurs on indoor pool decks, in offices, and at competition venues, with exposure to heat, humidity, noise, and wet surfaces. Requires standing and moving around the deck, observing swimmers, communicating across the pool, using computers and timing systems, and assisting with meet equipment. Must recognize distress and respond according to assigned emergency duties.QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and experience. At least two years of competitive swim coaching and staff supervision experience preferred.• Knowledge of meet administration, competitive and masters swimming.• Current USA Swimming coach membership in good standing(or within 3 month of hire date), with applicable coach education, safety training, background screening.• Current lifeguard certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, First Aid, and Emergency Oxygen Administration, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire. Required safety credentials must be current before performing duties that require them.• Ability to engage volunteers, build relationships with diverse families, and represent the YMCA professionally. Available for regular early morning, evening, and weekend practices and meets.