Senior Competitive Swim Coach & Program Lead

YMCA of Greater Boston; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free YMCA membership

Program discounts

Retirement plan

Health/dental/vision

Vacation & sick time

Job summary

The YMCA of Greater Boston is seeking a Head Swim Team Coach to supervise and manage all facets of the competitive swimming program at the Charles River YMCA. Under the Aquatics Director, you will develop workouts, organize meets, and ensure safety and certification compliance.

This part-time role requires lifeguard certifications, leadership of paid and volunteer coaches, and collaboration with branch leadership to bridge pre-competitive and competitive swim.

Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age.
• At least 5 years competitive swimming coaching experience.
• Experience supervising and developing coaches, schedules and member relations.
• Must be aware of YMCA and US Competitive Swimming movement and trends in the aquatic field and must continue to enhance his/her knowledge of the YMCA and US Competitive swimming movement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and oversee competitive swimming program.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate all paid and volunteer coaches and/or administrators as programs dictate and budget guidelines allow.
• Ensure that all staff have appropriate and updated certifications on file.
• Monitor program registrations and participant records.
• Ensure quality and technical consistency throughout programming and across coaches.
• Complete YMCA and USA swimming team registrations as required yearly.
• Write and implement workouts for each practice.
• Maintain up to date records.
• Organize year round meet calendar. Write and submit all line ups for all meets. Attend, manage, and run all meets as needed.
• Participate in weekly branch leadership meetings.
• Engage with core aquatics programming to ensure a bridge between pre-competitive and competitive swimming.

Skills

Coaching experience

Staff supervision

Lifeguard certifications

Job description

The YMCA of Greater Boston is seeking a Head Swim Team Coach to supervise and manage all facets of the competitive swimming program at the Charles River YMCA. Under the Aquatics Director, you will develop workouts, organize meets, and ensure safety and certification compliance.

This part-time role requires lifeguard certifications, leadership of paid and volunteer coaches, and collaboration with branch leadership to bridge pre-competitive and competitive swim.