Municipal Pool Swim Club Coach

Job Description

Job Description

East Moline Swim Club Swim CoachJob DescriptionReports to: Aquatics Director Classification: Non-Exempt / Part-Time Salary: $17.00 - $20.00 Per HourGeneral 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 regulationsAttend all practices and swim meets Educate swimmers on water safety Use a range of activities to improve water confidenceDevelop and implement training programs that focus on improving technique, stroke placement, speed, and styleSet 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 necessaryParticipate in all coaching meetings and in-service training sessionsOther duties as assignedMinimum 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 DiplomaExperience: - Background in competitive swimming either as a coach or swimmer - Two (2) - Three (3) years of coaching experience with various age groupsLicense 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 programsAbility to: Model appropriate professional behavior, energy, attitude, and motivation for swimmers and coachesEnsure safety of all participants at all timesDetermine swimming level and analyze techniques Develop community relationships and recruit new swimmers Build effective, authentic relationships with swimmers, families, and staffWorking 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 functionsEnvironment: Work environment is primarily indoors in an aquatics center setting with some office work as well as travel to different sites and locationsPhysical: 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.