Assistant Age Group Coach
- Coast Guard Blue Dolphins Swim Team
- Newport News, VA, USA
Job Description
Coast Guard Blue Dolphins Swimming is seeking an inspiring and energetic assistant age group coach with excellent leadership, communication, and team building skills to support the swimmers and established coaching staff.
About CGBD: www.cgbdswimming.org
Responsibilities include:
· Model and celebrate the club’s values and behaviors
· Work collaboratively and respectfully with other club leaders and staff and serve the best interests of the team and its members
· Be exceptional in the application of positive, consistent, and effective motivation strategies when working with staff, parents, and any other customers in relation to all aspects of the program
· Foster team spirit by exhibiting and maintaining a positive attitude and team building
· Demonstrate a cooperative, prompt and respectful communication style
· Coordinating with the head coach to implement a swim training program that is technically, age, and developmentally appropriate, for both water and dryland training, which allows swimmers of different abilities to reach their highest potential while considering all learning styles
· Demonstrating mature judgment, reliability, availability, and ethical behavior including punctuality, confidentiality, positive and constructive feedback, and the ability to function in a multi-task environment
· Working flexible hours including nights and weekends, and attending at least one swim meet a month
Compensation: Competitive compensation will be offered commensurate with experience and credentials. Possible pay increases with experience and growth.
Minimum requirements:
- Have or immediately obtain all USA Swimming coaching requirements including USA background checks
How to apply:
Interested applicants should submit a resume and contact information for three professional references to Jihan Minson, coachjihanm@cgbdswim.org
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Fueled by Excellence and Integrity,
Powered by commitment and unity,
Energized by fun in all we do!
Inspiring our swimmers to achieve their goals as athletes and citizens!
The Coast Guard Blue Dolphin mission is to enhance our safe sport team environment which empowers every swimmer to achieve their full potential. We will promote team unity and the love of swimming, taking pride in every swimmer’s success. We will respect each other in all things we do while seeking to grow as a team, as individuals, and as citizens.”
We promote team unity and the love of swimming. We take pride in every swimmers’ success. We respect each other in all we do while seeking to grow as a team, as individuals, and as citizens.
We believe in providing multiple training groups in accordance with the ability levels and aspirations of our athletes. We foster the enjoyment and love of competitive swimming and strive for growth and excellence in our team members. With these principles as our foundation, the Blue Dolphins excel at local, state and national levels.
CGBD offers high quality professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. All of our coaches, as members of the American Swimming Coaches Association, have access to the most comprehensive training and certification program for youth coaches of any sport in the United States. They provide assurances that the time children spend in swimming will be quality time.
We are a non-profit club, run by an elected Board of Directors. Our team is roughly 380 swimmers and plus we run a two site swim lessons program.