Swim Coach (Southwest)

Why Your Role Matters

As a vital member of our organization, the Swim Coach will play a crucial role in providing expert instruction and coaching to swimmers of various skill levels, ensuring a safe and enjoyable environment. This position is instrumental in developing swimmers' abilities, promoting sportsmanship, and significantly enhancing their overall swimming experience. Your expertise and commitment will directly contribute to the success and well-being of our community. We are looking for candidates that are knowledgeable of swimming, strokes and how to work with swimmers of different levels, and/or have a certified USA swim coach with experience working swimmers ages 5-15 years old.

Candidates must be available Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings with flexibility on weekends for swim meets.

How You Make Impact

• Design and execute training plans that cater to the needs of swimmers of all levels, from beginners to competitive athletes.
• Teach swimming techniques, stroke mechanics, and water safety skills to individuals and groups.
• Lead and supervise swim practices, ensuring they are safe, effective, and engaging.
• Track and assess the progress of swimmers, providing feedback and adjustments to training programs as needed.
• Maintain a safe environment by enforcing pool rules, monitoring swimmers, and responding to emergencies as required.
• Plan, coordinate, and supervise swim meets and other related events.
• Encourage teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship among swimmers.
• Provide regular updates on swimmers' progress and address any concerns or questions.
• Ensure all swimming equipment and facilities are properly maintained and in good working condition.
• Promote the YMCA's character values, mission, wellness philosophy, and role in the community.
• Lead by example the Y’s mission, vision, and values with program participants, members, staff, and guests. 
• Become an Ambassador of the Y’s work and culture by being the ultimate storyteller of who we are as an organization and brand. 
• Complete other duties as assigned.
  
  

What You Bring To The Y

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• Previous experience as a swim coach or instructor, preferably with competitive swimming experience.
• Current CPR/AED and First Aid certifications.
• YMCA Swim Instructor certification (preferred but not required).
• Strong knowledge of swimming techniques and training methodologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate and inspire swimmers of all ages and abilities.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to accommodate team practices and events.
• You have a growth mindset - You quickly learn from failure and value feedback in the effort to continuously improve.
• You are a team player - You are a team player with a positive, service-oriented attitude and you can work well with others. 
• You communicate effectively - You listen for understanding and meaning. You speak and write effectively. 
• You are customer focus – You build good customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• You foster a culture of inclusion and belonging - You leverage people’s differences as strengths. 
  
  

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, talk and occasionally lift and/or move items including equipment and children. Must be able to remain alert, sit or stand for extended periods of time, hear noises and distinguish distress signals, scan all areas of the pool with clear vision, perform all physical tasks related to instructing and observing participants in proper stroke techniques, communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.