Head Swim Coach

Mount Saint Joseph Academy; Flourtown (PA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,444,000; Part time

Job summary

Mount Saint Joseph Academy is seeking a Head Swim Coach for a part-time role within the Athletic Department. The candidate will foster confidence, skill, and a positive, inclusive environment that promotes athletic development, teamwork, and personal growth.

Interactions with administrators, colleagues, parents, students, and community members will help elevate the program's reputation. The head coach will provide high-quality instruction, promote a positive, athlete-centered culture, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with collegiate swim experience and/or swim coaching experience.
• CPR/First Aid certification (or ability to obtain) is required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to support student-athlete engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team’s development with high-quality instruction and athlete-centered culture.
• Train swimmers to improve technical skill, holistic training, performance, and meet execution.
• Teach rules and regulations to develop a high level of understanding.
• Monitor athlete development and well-being and maintain a safe training environment.
• Collaborate with coaching staff to ensure training consistency, goals, and strategies.
• Report meet results as required and uphold Mount’s athletic standards.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Team leadership

Athlete development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPR/First Aid Certification

Job description

Mount Saint Joseph Academy is seeking a Head Swim Coach for a part-time position in the Athletic Department. The successful candidate will help build players’ confidence and skill, and will exhibit a commitment to a positive and inclusive environment that encourages athletic development, teamwork, and personal growth. She/he will effectively interact with all types of audiences, such as school administrators, colleagues, parents, students, and community members to build our reputation at the highest level.

Role and Responsibilities

The head coach leads the team’s development by providing high-quality instruction and fostering a positive, athlete-centered team culture. Responsibilities will include:

Training swimmers by using proven methods to help improve technical skill advancement, holistic training and performance, and game-day execution

Teaching rules and regulations to help athletes develop a high level of understanding.

Monitoring athlete development and well-being, and helping to maintain a safe and high-functioning training environment for both individual and team.

Collaborating across coaching staff to ensure consistency of training, standards, goals, selection, and strategies for the team

Maintaining standards of performance consistent with the Mount’s goals of personal, academic, and athletic excellence

Report meet results as required.

Reinforcing a strong team culture rooted in the values of the Mount and Mount Athletics program

The coach will serve as a positive role model and will represent Mount Saint Joseph Academy with distinction while promoting long-term athlete development, performance improvement and love for the sport.

The team competes in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies (AACA) Conference and is a member of PIAA District 1.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree with previous collegiate swim experience and/or swim coaching experience. Coaches will need to be CPR/First Aid Certified (or the ability to become certified). Strong communication and interpersonal skills to support peer and student-athlete engagement are necessary.