Intramural Middle School Coach – Swimming

Position:  Intramural Swimming Coach
Hours: Monday to Thursday 1.5 hrs/day
Pay: $18/hr Student OR $30/hr Adult
           
Job Summary:    Ability to positively interact and build relationships with middle school aged (11-14 year old) students of diverse backgrounds while coaching them of the fundamental swimming skills in a learning non-competitive environment.  Give every player equal attention and playing time, regardless of skill level. Must be familiar with swimming rules, regulations, terminology, and gameplay. 

Essential job functions include the following:

• Teach Fundamental swim skills including:
  • Freestyle
  • Backstroke
  • Breaststroke
  • Butterfly 
• Instruct players in the rules, regulations and technique of the sport.
• Organize daily practices activities and game plans.
• Emphasize team work, good sportsmanship and appropriate sports participant behaviors.
• Models appropriate behavior towards players, officials and spectators.
• Provide a supportive environment during practices and games ensuring equal attention and game time for players regardless of skill level
• Track participant attendance during practices and games including ensuring parent pick-up or busing for participants.
• Maintaining the care of athletic equipment and proper storage.
• Assist in officiating if needed
• Assist Middle School Co-curricular Coordinator to prepare facilities for all home games and practices.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Middle School Co-Curricular Coordinator

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Previous experience working with middle school students.
• Previous experience swimming or diving
• Previous coaching experience preferred.
• Teach basic to advanced fundamentals and skills during practices and games  ( Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly )
• Maintaining the care of athletic equipment and proper storage.

Physical Requirements:   
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.