Head Swim Coach

Wellbridge•Albuquerque, NM

35m

About The Position

Our Head Swim Coaches are experienced professionals with a passion for helping children ages 5-16 meet their competitive swimming goals. They enjoy analyzing performance, providing instruction on swimming techniques and working with our aquatics department to prepare for competitive events.

Requirements

You have joy and enthusiasm for working with children and helping them improve their competitive performance.
You have 1-3 years of previous coaching experience and/or aquatics experience and coaching membership that is in good standing with USA Swimming.
You have a High School diploma or general education degree (GED); Bachelor’s degree ideal.
You have exceptional communication and motivation skills with children.
You have the ability to consider varied social, emotional and physical attributes.
You have an attitude of inclusion and team building.
You have a CPR/AED & First Aid (Adult) Certification.
You have a USA Masters Swimming (USMS) Coach Certification.
You have a SafeSport Training (USA Swimming).

Nice To Haves

You are an ASCA Level II certification (or higher) is highly desirable but not required.
You have a Lifeguard Certification (or Equivalent Water Safety Certification) – Ideal but not required.

Responsibilities

Assisting the Aquatics Manager as needed and lead the effort in developing, managing and marketing our swim lessons program.
Assist with various job duties including helping with the Senior Group as needed and recruiting new swimmers.
Emphasizing proper stroke technique and understand the progression for each training group.
Conducting test sets, dry land sessions following the season plan, tracking performance and communicating this information to parents, conduct parent, athlete meetings, attending coaches’ meetings and all other functions related.
Creating a training plan and conducting workouts geared towards maximizing the swimmer's potential for primary training groups of highly committed 12 and Unders while overseeing the developmental 14 and Unders program.
Working with all coaches to ensure that athletes 12 and unders are being prepared for long-term progression through the team.
Performing administrative functions including, but not limited to, swim meet entries, parent and athletes meetings, attend weekend swim meets as scheduled, coaching at swim meets and management of team rosters.
Running clinics and camps and develop cohesive lesson program to feed into the developmental half of the swim team.
Helping to coordinate/manage corporate functions at the health club.