Do you have experience in competitive swimming and sound knowledge of the progressive development of swimmers?

Job Description

Are you seeking a role that will allow you to utilize your experience and abilities to help develop youth as they advance through all levels of swimming? This may be the role for you...

The YNS Sharks Assistant Lead Site Coach will help bridge the transition of swimmers from swim lessons to pre-team swimmers and beyond to higher-level competitive training groups. All the while shaping their growth as people, athletes, and teammates and helping them strive to reach their full potential.

The YMCA of the North Shore SHARKS is a YMCA/USA Swim Team North of Boston providing high-quality and comprehensive swim team experiences for youth throughout the North Shore of Boston. We are a 4-site team with over 300 swimmers including, competitive age group swimmers from age 5 -18 of varying levels, pre-competitive swimmers, and Masters Swimmers.

In this role, you will directly instruct the swim team athletes at various levels and develop their fundamentals, training strategies, and race strategies. On a regular day, you will manage curriculum development, lead structured swim team practices, coordinate and execute swim team competitions, and team meets, and partner with lead coaching staff and volunteers. Additionally, you will ensure consistent and clear communication with all stakeholders while modeling relationship-building in all interactions and supporting the needs of multiple sites.

To thrive in this role, you have proven leadership and supervisory skills and previous coaching experience with a thorough and demonstrable ability to advance swimmers through the foundations of competitive swimming. You should have strong relationship-building and communication skills to effectively build relationships with staff, swimmers, volunteers, and program participant parents and guardians. Additionally, candidates should have knowledge and experience with YMCA and USA Swim teams.

In addition to a quality work environment, our YMCA offers competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities including;

Paid training and development
Advancement and growth opportunities within our seven YMCA locations.
Free YMCA membership and employee discounts on programs.
Health and dental insurance for full-time employees.
3 weeks paid vacation, generous paid sick, and personal time for full-time staff.
Retirement fund with 12% company contribution (once vested/no match required).
Employer-funded life insurance.

Qualifications

Competitive Swimming Experience for a minimum of 4 years required as a Coach with Age Group Swimmers
Experience in Early Learning and Elementary Education and the ability to understand child growth, and development preferred
Ability to assess swimmers capabilities and develop training plans to meet the needs of individual swimmers
ASCA certifications and YMCA Competitive Aquatics certification preferred or acquired within 90 days of hire

The YMCA is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran's status.

Essential Functions

In this role, you will directly instruct the swim team athletes at various levels and develop their fundamentals, training strategies, and race strategies. On a regular day, you will manage curriculum development, lead structured swim team practices, coordinate and execute swim team competitions, and team meets, and partner with lead coaching staff and volunteers. Additionally, you will ensure consistent and clear communication with all stakeholders while modeling relationship-building in all interactions and supporting the needs of multiple sites.