Head Boys Swim Coach (PHS)

Pittsfield Public Schools; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 6,000 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsfield Public Schools in Pittsfield, MA is seeking a Head Boys Swim Coach for Pittsfield High School to lead the varsity swim program. This is a paid, after-school position based at Pittsfield High School.

The successful candidate will organize practices, manage the program, and ensure compliance with MIAA rules, including completing required coaching workshops.

Qualifications

• Ability to teach fundamental swimming techniques that challenge the physical, mental and personal abilities of student-athletes.
• Experience as a coach at the high school level preferred.
• Season traditionally runs from late November through early February.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Manage, organize and administer the swimming program; conduct well-organized practices.
• Complete MIAA required coaching workshops and comply with MIAA rules.

Skills

Teaching swimming techniques

Assess form and stamina

Excellent communication skills

Sportsmanship and team commitment

High school coaching experience

MIAA coaching rules knowledge

Job description

Head Boys Swim Coach (PHS)

Pittsfield Public Schools
Pittsfield High School - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Athletics - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Job Details

Job ID: 5931988

Application Deadline: Oct 02, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted: Sep 18, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 15, 2026

Position Type: After school/Evening

Job Categories: Athletics & Activities > Coaching

Job Description

The Pittsfield Public School District is seeking applicants for the position of Head Coach for the Pittsfield High School swim program. This is a paid position. This position is not eligible for benefits.

Successful candidates will be responsible for managing, organizing and administering the swimming program. Duties include conducting well-organized practices and completing MIAA required coaching workshops and complying with MIAA rules.

Welcome to Pittsfield High School, Athletics

PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL'S CORE VALUES We believe that it is the responsibility of Pittsfield High School not only to reflect the community, but also in cooperation with the home and other institutions, guide our young people to maturity by helping them to understand themselves and the world in which they live. We provide an atmosphere that fosters a love of learning, encourages intellectual inquiry, and promotes the growth of personal, civic, and social responsibility. Because the school recognizes individual interests and abilities, it provides classroom and extracurricular activities in a varied and ever-evolving program designed to satisfy our diversity of intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs. We recognize our professional responsibility to provide an environment, which will allow individual treatment of students, facilitate flexibility in response to special needs, and promote attitudes and behaviors which are non-prejudicial regarding a student's ability, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and health status. We are committed to a continuing search for innovative teaching methods. We believe that beyond the immediate goal of providing the academic needs for college preparation and career training, is the higher responsibility of helping the individual student achieve full potential as a human being, with a profound reverence for life and a respect for the dignity and worth of every individual.

Job Requirements

• Ability to teach fundamental swimming techniques that challenge the physical, mental and personal abilities of student-athletes. Ability to assess form, skill and stamina of athletes to increase speed and improve times. Ability to maintain a philosophy consistent with the mission and goals of the school. Excellent communication skills. Ability to convey messages of sportsmanship, work ethic and commitment to one's team.
• Experience as a coach at the high school level preferred.
• Season traditionally runs from late November through early February.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

• Brandon Rousseau , Athletic Director
• 269 First Street
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]