SSC Swimming, located in Springfield, PA, is searching for a part time head coach to lead our summer season competitive swim team. Our swimmers, ages 7-18, cover a wide spectrum of skills and abilities. The ideal candidate would be an experienced swim coach who can provide consistency, leadership and positivity to the SSC Swim program. The coach should be interested in finding ways to develop their skills and the skills of the assistant coaches so that the swimmers can progress toward their highest potentials.
General Role and Responsibilities of the Head Coach:
• Represent SSC Swimming professionally and positively within the Delco swim community and local community by maintaining good relationships and communication with colleagues, current members, potential members, sponsors, media and on social media,
• Through leadership, encourage a positive, safe, inclusive, challenging and supportive team environment that attracts new members and retains current members.
• Foster a team environment that promotes sportsmanship and unity by upholding and enforcing team rules, regulations, board policies and team coaching philosophy throughout the program.
• Maintain regular communication with coaching staff regarding scheduling, entry deadlines, meet and practice coverage, delegation of duties.
• Work collaboratively with the board to develop and implement a prospective coach recruitment process. This would include input on coaching descriptions.
Work Hours:
The Head Coach position requires the presence at morning practices and weekend meets. Typically JV meets are Wednesday evenings, Varsity meets are Saturday mornings and some invitational meets on Sunday morning throughout the season. In a normal season, there are 4-5 JV meets and 5 varsity meets.
Pay:
Negotiable, starting $24/hour