Part-Time Swim Coach

JCC Bridgewater Tide Swim Team – Looking for Part-Time Coaches

Immediate Part-Time Openings: The JCC Bridgewater Tide Swim team (BWTD)is seeking qualified USA Swim Coaches to assist our full time coaches with our Gold 1 & 2 groups, and additional groups as needed. BWTD is located at the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center in Bridgewater, NJ. We have an ambitious, experienced staff, and we are looking to hire coaches with the same commitment to excellence and desire to inspire our swimmers to succeed. We offer a competitive program that allows swimmers to achieve high levels of athletic success on a State level and beyond. We also enjoy a “family” culture that includes committed coaches and a supportive volunteer parent committee with a diverse and dedicated group of swimmers and families.

The Assistant Coach will be responsible for all aspects of coaching one or more assigned practice groups and will attend all meets in which they are assigned. Meets are generally 1-2 weekends a month, with more during Championship seasons.

The Tide has a year round enrollment of 160 swimmers that compete on both USA Swimming Short Course and Long Course teams, a Competitive Stroke Clinic in the spring, and a summer league team that competes in the NJ Swimming and Diving Conference. The JCC’s excellent facility includes both a 5 lane 25 yard indoor heated pool, and a 5 lane 25 meter outdoor heated pool that has a dome enclosure during the colder months, so it is utilized all year round.

Minimum requirements include:

• Availability to coach practices weekday afternoons and evening, and/or morning/day on weekends. Hours are flexible based on availability. Possible sub opportunities.
• Availability to coach weekday mornings in the summer preferred.
• Ability to develop and manage Age Group swimmers.
• Valid USA Swimming Coaches Certification, or the ability to become certified within 60 days of first day on staff.
• A willingness to maintain working knowledge of current swimming techniques and training methods.
• (moved) Effective Communication Skills to communicate both with swimmers and their parents.
• Professional and upstanding behaviors consistent with USA Swimming and ASCA Code of Ethics.
• Prior Coaching experience, especially with swimmers ages 11-14, preferred.
• Competitive Swim Experience Preferred.
• Strength and Conditioning certifications Preferred.

Hourly rate $17-$25 based on experience and qualifications, with an opportunity to make additional income teaching private lessons.

• Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays between the hours of 6:00pm and 8:45pm preferred.
• Fridays between the hours of 4:45pm and 7:00pm preferred.
• Saturdays between the hours of 6:45am and 9:00am preferred.
• Summer (late June through end of July) weekday hours between 7:00 and 9:30am preferred.
• Weekends for meets.
• Additional coaching hours may become available based on team needs.
• Ability to give private competitive swim lessons for additional income available.