Middle School Diving Coach

Kentwood Public Schools; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 2,000 - 4,000; Part time

Job summary

Kentwood Public Schools in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Middle School Diving Coach to lead our student-athletes through skill development, safety, and competitive readiness. Previous swimming and coaching experience is preferred, and the candidate should demonstrate strong leadership and the ability to maintain high standards of ethics and integrity.

Knowledge of MHSAA rules, appropriate certification, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage in a diverse

Qualifications

• Knowledge of diving fundamentals
• Coaching experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent team and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in personal and professional matters
• Excellent rapport with middle school students
• Exhibit strong leadership and good disciplinary skills
• Knowledge of MHSAA rules and regulations
• Appropriate coaching certification
• Ability to work in a diverse environment

Job description

Position: Middle School Diving Coach

• Previous swimming and coaching experience preferred.
• Excellent team and interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in personal and professional matters.
• Excellent rapport with high school students.
• Exhibit strong leadership and good disciplinary skills.
• Knowledge of MHSAA rules and regulations.
• Appropriate certification.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of fundamental skills diving.
• Previous swimming and coaching experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent team and interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in personal and professional matters.
• Excellent rapport with high school students.
• Exhibit strong leadership and good disciplinary skills.
• Knowledge of MHSAA rules and regulations.
• Appropriate certification.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Kentwood Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in its employment decisions or the provision of services.