Montclair YMCA·Montclair, New Jersey
Provide leadership, instruction, and motivation for swim team participants while maintaining a safe and nurturing environment. Manage age-group practices, track attendance, and communicate effectively with parents and staff to foster a collaborative team culture.
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Provide leadership, instruction, and motivation for swim team participants, attend swim meets/team functions, promote the swim team program within association guidelines, and maintain a safe environment. Understands that the team’s purpose is to develop swimmers’ skills, teach good sportsmanship, and demonstrate a high level of integrity in a caring and nurturing environment.
At the YMCA of Montclair, we strive to be the Employer of Choice, provide World-Class Service, and be the Charity of Choice. Our goal is to be a place where employees are empowered and excited to come to work. All staff ensure that members experience customer centric, individual attention each and every day. We strive to be the preferred partner to collaborate with others, identifying, and meeting our community needs.
Lead assigned age group structured practices during assigned times as allocated by the Director of Competitive Coaching.
Track daily attendance as outlined by the Director of Competitive aquatics.
Maintain open communication with parents and promote an environment that focuses on the development of the swimmer and cultivate relationships that create a collaborative swim team environment within YMCA philosophy, rules, guidelines, and policies.
Attend invitationals and swim meets as assigned by the Director of Competitive Swimming.
Assist in swimming team social event planning and fundraising when assigned.
Able to conduct warm-up sessions for competitive events and maintain a safe environment for swim team participants.
Attend staff meetings and training courses as scheduled.
Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, best practices, and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
Maintains an orderly environment and secures team equipment at the end of practice/meets. Reports damaged.
equipment.
Adheres to all YMCA of Montclair policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and best practices, including emergency and safety procedures, and supports the associations’ philanthropy efforts.
The position is identified as safety sensitive and subjected to required, random drug testing as scheduled.
Assist in all assigned areas and complete all projects and assignments assigned by supervisor.
Attend required Abuse Risk Management training and adhered to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising members and participants.
Follow employee and volunteer screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk. Provide employees and volunteers with on-going supervision and training related to abuse risk.
Provide employees and volunteers with regular feedback regarding their boundaries with consumers and require them to adhere to policies and procedures related to abuse risk.
Respond quickly to policy and procedure violations using the Y’s disciplinary procedures and respond seriously and confidentially to reports of suspicious and inappropriate behaviors and follow mandated reporting requirements.
Communicates to all employees and volunteers the Y’s commitment to protect our members from abuse.
Ability to instruct, observe, and demonstrate proper stroke and competitive swimming techniques to participants.
Ability to lift and pull equipment 50 pounds, and to lift a small to average size child. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
Must be in good physical condition to coach swimming.
Must have ability to work inside and outside (i.e., humidity, hot, cold, inclement weather conditions). Must have ability to concentrate in a loud environment.
$20.00-$25.00
This position requires less than 15 hours per week. Specific days and times will be determined based on availability and departmental needs.
Requires at least 4 years of competitive swim coaching experience and a minimum age of 21. Must hold current certifications in CPR, AED, First Aid, and Lifeguarding, with the ability to demonstrate proficiency in stroke mechanics.
Market context
In New Jersey, Swim Coach II roles often draw steady interest because programs need coaches who can manage competitive training, safety, and athlete development. This role is competitive for candidates with 4+ years of coaching experience, current CPR/AED/First Aid/Lifeguarding credentials, and strong stroke-mechanics skills. If you are considering applying, confirm that your certifications are current and be ready to describe your coaching approach; this platform also AI-summarizes requirements and benefits from the original job description, saving you research time.