Municipal Pool Swim Club Coach

City of East Moline; East Moline (IL); Sur place; USD 23 419 - 27 552; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

A local aquatic center is seeking a part-time Swim Coach to create and facilitate workouts for swimmers, ensure their safety, and develop training programs. Candidates must have a high school diploma and a background in competitive swimming, along with relevant coaching experience and certifications. This role offers flexible hours and a competitive hourly wage.

Qualifications

• Background in competitive swimming either as a coach or swimmer.
• Two to three years of coaching experience with various age groups.
• CPR/AED Certification; must obtain USA Swimming Coach Certification.

Responsabilités

• Create and facilitate workout plans for swimmers.
• Attend daily practices and swim meets.
• Ensure safety of all participants at all times.

Connaissances

Competitive swimming background

Knowledge of swim strokes

Water safety skills

Communication skills

Formation

High School Diploma

Outils

Basic computer software

Description du poste

East Moline Swim Club

Swim Coach

Job Description

Reports to: Aquatics Director

Classification: Non-Exempt / Part-Time

Salary: $17.00 - $20.00 Per Hour

General Description:

Responsible for creating and facilitating workouts for swimmers, attending daily practices, attending all meets, and maintaining swimmer safety.

Essential Functions:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following duties, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Enforce all facility policies, rules, and regulations
• Attend all practices and swim meets
• Educate swimmers on water safety
• Use a range of activities to improve water confidence
• Develop and implement training programs that focus on improving technique, stroke placement, speed, and style
• Set training goals and objectives for teams as well as individual swimmers
• Ensure the pool and training area is clean, well-maintained, and free of hazards
• Perform administrative tasks, such as measure attendance and provide records or reports as necessary
• Participate in all coaching meetings and in-service training sessions
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Education and Training:

- At least a High School Diploma

Experience:

- Background in competitive swimming either as a coach or swimmer

- Two (2) - Three (3) years of coaching experience with various age groups

License or Certifications:

- CPR/AED Certification

- USA Swimming Coach Certification

• If not already certified, must be able to obtain within 60 days of hire

**Must be able to pass a mandatory background investigation before commencement of employment**

Knowledge and Abilities:

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Swim strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle
• Water safety, CPR, and first-aid
• Skills such as flips, kicks, body rolls, floating, and breath control
• Basic computer software and ability to learn new programs

Ability to:

• Model appropriate professional behavior, energy, attitude, and motivation for swimmers and coaches
• Ensure safety of all participants at all times
• Determine swimming level and analyze techniques
• Develop community relationships and recruit new swimmers
• Build effective, authentic relationships with swimmers, families, and staff

Working Conditions:

The conditions herein 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 job functions

Environment:

Work environment is primarily indoors in an aquatics center setting with some office work as well as travel to different sites and locations

Physical:

Primary functions require the ability to hear distress noises and hear and see distress signals in a noisy aquatic environment, including in the water and anywhere in the zone of responsibility; long periods of sitting or standing in a hot, humid and noisy environment; to sit, stand, walk, grab, pull and push objects in or out of water, squat down, stoop, kneel, crouch and jump; lift up to 50 pounds; to travel to other locations using various modes of transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.