Summer Swim Coach - Head Coach & Assistant Coach Positions

Title: Head Swim Coach

Job Type: Part-Time Summer Seasonal (May through early July)

Job Duties:

• Encourage and motivate swimmers while providing instruction to improve swimming technique
• Plan swim practices to keep swimmers engaged and involved
• Adhere to safety standards and best practices during swim practices and meets
• Communicate with swim team parents, volunteers, other coaches, and club management
• Emphasize teamwork and goal setting
• Complete all required training and continuing education as required by SELA Aquatics
• Complete all administrative functions of the team, including meet entries and records
• Other tasks as assigned by the management team
• Work with the assigned facility to organize an end-of-season banquet for the team with individual and team awards presented

Requirements:

• Head Coach applicants must be at least 18 years old
• At least 1 year of previous experience as a swim team coach is required
• Must be available for all swim meets during the season
• Must be able to attend the vast majority of swim practices during the season (cannot request time off for more than 3 days of summer practice)

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Title: Assistant Swim Coach

Job Type: Part-Time Summer Seasonal (May - early July)

Job Duties:

• Encourage and motivate swimmers while providing instruction to improve swimming technique
• Plan swim practices to keep swimmers engaged and involved
• Adhere to safety standards and best practices during swim practices and meets
• Communicate with swim team parents, volunteers, other coaches, and club management
• Emphasize teamwork and goal setting
• Complete all required training and continuing education as required by SELA Aquatics
• Complete all administrative functions of the team, including meet entries and records
• Other tasks as assigned by the management team

Requirements:

• Assistant Coach applicants must be at least 15 years old
• Assistant Coach applicants who have not completed both high school and their first full-year of college are required to lifeguard with SELA Aquatics
• At least 1 year of previous experience as a swim team coach or competitive swimmer is preferred
• Must be available for all swim meets during the season
• Must be able to attend the vast majority of swim practices during the season (cannot request time off for more than 3 days of summer practice)

Location: Coaches will be placed with a summer league swim team managed by SELA Aquatics at a pool in the Baton Rouge metro area. Positions in Gonzales, LA also available.