Swimming - Assistant Coach - Boys - High School

Federal Way Public Schools; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 41 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Federal Way Public Schools is seeking a Swimming - Assistant Coach (Boys) for Decatur High School. The role focuses on developing student athletes’ fundamental skills while emphasizing academics, leadership, and positive social growth.

Qualifications include meeting age requirements for coaching positions and a commitment to daily participation in practices and contests. The position requires promoting the sport within the school and community with a safety-first approach.

Qualifications

• Assistant coach focuses on growth and development of student athletes.
• Emphasis on whole child development, academic and athletic excellence.
• Must be at least 19 years of age to apply for assistant positions and 21 for head coaching positions.
• Attend practices and contests daily; promote the sport within the school and community.
• Model safety training and have basic first aid knowledge.
• Exercise good judgment and project positive coaching behaviors.

Responsabilités

• Keep abreast of knowledge by attending clinics and workshops.
• Study and reinforce rules and regulations of the WIAA, Federal Way Public Schools, and league.
• Report scores and contest information to designated media and the league website after each contest.
• Attend practices and contests daily; implement a system of play as directed by the head coach.
• Ensure safety and basic athletic training procedures are understood and applied.
• Promote professionalism and sportsmanship in all interactions.
• Supervise participants from report time to dismissal and ensure eligibility rules are followed.
• Call 911 for serious injuries and file an Accident Report within 24 hours.

Description du poste

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Federal Way Public Schools

Swimming - Assistant Coach - Boys - High School JobID: 13443

• Position Type: Athletics/Activities/ Assistant Coach
• Date Posted: 10/23/2026
• Location: Decatur High School
• Days of the Week: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday

• Position Type: Athletics/Activities/ Assistant Coach
• Date Posted: 10/23/2026
• Location: Decatur High School
• Hours per Day: 2.0
• Days of the Week: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday

POSITION SUMMARY

High school assistant coaches work in concert with the assistant coach to ensure the growth and development of student athletes by focusing on fundamental skills instruction with an emphasis on whole child development to include expectations for academic and athletic excellence, leadership skills, and positive social relationships.

Per WIAA requirements, you must be at least 19 years of age to apply for any assistant coaching positions and 21 years of age to apply for any head coaching positions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General

• Professional Development and Leadership. The assistant coach will keep abreast of knowledge and techniques associated with his/her sport by staying current with sport-specific literature and attending clinics and workshops.
• Responsibility for Rules and Regulations. The assistant coach will study the rules and regulations associated with his/her sport. The assistant coach will read and understand the rules and regulations of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), Federal Way Public Schools, and the league in which his/her team competes.
• Program Promotion. The assistant coach will promote his/her sport within the school and in the community. Scores and contest-related information will be reported to designated media and the league website immediately following each contest.
• Program Organization. The assistant coach is expected to attend practices and contests on a daily basis. An absence from practice should be rare and for illness and/or personal emergency cleared in advance with the building athletic director not the head coach. The assistant coach will implement a system of play and/or style of instruction as directed by the head coach.
• Standard of Care. The assistant coach is expected to model safety training relative to his/her sport as demonstrated and directed by the head coach. The assistant coach is expected to have a working knowledge of basic athletic training skills and procedures. He/she should be able to perform basic taping and first aid functions.
• Professionalism. The assistant coach is expected to exercise good judgment and project positive coaching behaviors. The assistant coach is expected to assume a major role in the molding of student athletes in his/her program and the school/community at large. The assistant coach is expected to teach and develop basic skills fundamentals, leadership characteristics, and cooperative, team-oriented behavior. His/her approach is expected to be even keel, calm, and positive. He/she is expected to be contemplative and fair-minded.
• Sportsmanship and Ethics. The assistant coach is expected to serve as an example of sportsmanship and humility at all times. When faced with obstacles or losses, he/she is expected to handle each instance with grace, dignity, and pride. The assistant coach must model and insist upon ethical behavior and good citizenship at all times.

Administrative

• Supervision. The assistant coach is responsible for participants from the time they report until the time they leave.
• Presentation of Rules/Regulations. The assistant coach thoroughly understands and reinforces eligibility requirements, participation rules, and the District Eligibility Code as demonstrated and directed by the head coach.
• Attention to Eligibility Rules. The Assistant coach ensures that team members have completed the eligibility process before allowing participation in any form of practice activity.
• Accident/Injury Procedure. The assistant coach is expected to call 911 without hesitation for serious and/or difficult to assess injuries. The assistant coach is expected to fill out and submit an Accident Report Form to the building athletic director within 24 hours of a student or