Competitive Swim Director - Deaconess Aquatic Center
About The Position
The Competitive Swim Director leads the competitive swimming program at the YMCA-managed Deaconess Aquatic Center, supporting the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana's mission through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Reporting to the Senior Aquatics Director, the Director manages community partnerships, relationships with city officials and local swim teams, and swim meet administration. The role builds a safe, inclusive team culture that balances competitive achievement with swimmer well-being, sportsmanship, and lifelong participation. The position works across indoor pool decks, offices, and competition venues. The environment includes exposure to heat, humidity, noise, and wet surfaces. The role involves standing and moving around the pool deck, observing swimmers, communicating across the pool, using computers and timing systems, assisting with meet equipment, and recognizing distress and responding according to assigned emergency duties.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and experience.
- Current USA Swimming coach membership in good standing, or ability to obtain it within three months of hire, with applicable coach education, safety training, and background screening.
- Current lifeguard certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, First Aid, and Emergency Oxygen Administration, or ability to obtain them within 90 days of hire. Required safety credentials must be current before performing duties that require them.
- Ability to engage volunteers, build relationships with diverse families, and represent the YMCA professionally.
- Availability for regular early morning, evening, and weekend practices and meets.
Nice To Haves
- At least two years of competitive swim coaching and staff supervision experience.
- Knowledge of meet administration, competitive swimming, and masters swimming.
Responsibilities
- Maintain YMCA safety standards at practices and meets, including aquatic safety, child abuse prevention, appropriate boundaries, and emergency action procedures.
- Complete required abuse prevention training and promptly report suspected abuse, inappropriate behavior, policy violations, injuries, and incidents; ensure coaches and volunteers understand their reporting responsibilities.
- Lead community relations for competitive swimming at Deaconess Aquatic Center by connecting with city and high school swim teams, developing partnerships, and coordinating practices, competitions, and facility access.
- Serve as a consistent point of contact, communicate operational needs, address concerns, and coordinate commitments with the Senior Aquatics Director.
- Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and supervise the masters swim team coach and other assigned staff; recruit, orient, and supervise event volunteers.
- Plan and coordinate meets, including the competition calendar, eligibility, entries, and deadlines with local teams and the Evansville Regional Sports Commission.
- Coordinate meet logistics with the Senior Aquatics Director, facility staff, officials, and volunteers, including pool setup, lane assignments, timing equipment, warm-ups, spectator needs, results, and cleanup.
- Maintain registrations, eligibility records, attendance, meet entries, times, and results using team management and meet software.
- Coordinate practice scheduling and pool use with the Aquatics Director, including lane assignments, balancing competitive swimming with other facility programs, public use, and rentals; promptly report unsafe facility or equipment conditions.
- Serve as staff liaison to parent advisory committees; conduct parent and team meetings, coordinate banquets and recognition activities, communicate schedules and expectations, and address family concerns professionally.
- Promote and manage group swimming lessons and private lessons.
- Support team fundraising and the YMCA Annual Support Campaign.
- Participate in staff meetings, professional development, and program evaluation, and perform other duties assigned by the Senior Aquatics Director.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
