Assistant Swim Team Coach in Ridgeland, South Carolina at YMCA of the Lowcountry

Provides competitive swimming instructions to swim team members in various age groups. Organizes and conducts team workouts. May supervise other coaches as assigned. Reports to the YMCA Aquatics Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Assist to organizes and administers all assigned coaching responsibilities, including daily practices, recruiting, record keeping and scheduling.

2. Assist to develops positive relationships with team members and provides motivational support and guidance. Increases team member awareness of all healthy lifestyle factors and YMCA values. Evaluates team members and records progress.

3. Assist to manage and update the swim team website (Team Unify) including meet/event entries and general team/parent communication.

4. Recruits prospective members and provides information about YMCA membership and swim team fee structure.

5. Attends staff meetings and trainings as required.

6. Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including emergency procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.

7. Assist to organizes, plans, and attends swim meets and swim team functions.

8. Accountable for discipline and conduct of team members at these events.

9. Encourages member and parent involvement and identifies potential volunteers. Leads the Advisory Committee with all fundraising functions for the Swim Team.

10. Assist to order supplies as needed for swim teams and meets.

11. Maintains on-going communication with parent volunteers, Aquatics Director and other YMCA staff making recommendations to supervisor of team, coach and equipment needs

12. Stay in compliance with all cluster, district, state, and national rules and guidelines. Regularly attend swim coach training; continued education encouraged.

13. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth.

14. Attends required abuse risk management training.

15. Adheres to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.

16. Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.

17. Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve
others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and
perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s
point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning;
speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to
another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team

Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an
openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1 Must be at least Must be at least 18 years of age Must be a high school graduate or equivalent and have at least 1 or 2 years’ experience working with in swim team.

1. Certifications: CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, Basic First Aid certification and Emergency Oxygen, Red Cross Coaches Safety Training and Principles of Competitive Swimming and Diving. Must have lifeguard certification. Must have all the USA requirements for a head coach.

2. Must be able to demonstrate coaches’ safety skills in accordance with ASHI, YMCA and Red Cross standards.

3. Bachelor degree preferred.

4. The Y swim coach is required to keep the following certifications current: lifeguarding, first aid, CPR/AED, and Swim Coach (with YMCA of the USA, ASCA or ARC) certifications.

5. Must be able to communicate effectively with Y members, guests and staff

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations. This includes and is not limited to: lift and/or assist children up to 50 pounds in weight; stand or sit while maintaining alertness for several hours at a time; perform safety skills according to the Coaches Safety Training; Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency; Ability to instruct and observe participants in proper stroke techniques; Lift equipment and a small to average size child;

· Ability to lift equipment, and to lift a small to average size child.