Montclair YMCA·Montclair, New Jersey
Provide leadership, instruction, and motivation for swim team participants while maintaining a safe and nurturing environment. Assist the lead coach with structured practices, track attendance, and communicate effectively with parents and swimmers.
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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.
You must be at least 17 years old to receive consideration for this position.
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 day. We strive to be the preferred partner collaborating with others, identifying and meeting our community needs.
Provide support to coach who leads 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 cultivates relationships that create a collaborative swim team environment within YMCA philosophy, rules, guideline and policies.
Attends invitationals and swim meets as assigned by the Director of Competitive Swimming.
Assist in swim team social event planning as necessary.
Maintains a safe environment for swim team participants.
Attend required Abuse Risk Management training and adhere 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.
Attends staff meetings and training courses as scheduled.
Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, best practices, and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures including emergency and safety procedures, and supporting the associations’ philanthropy efforts.
The position is identified as safety sensitive and subjected to required, random drug testing as scheduled.
Maintains an orderly environment and secures team equipment at the end of practice/meets. Reports damaged equipment. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
Assist in all areas as assigned and completes all projects as assigned by the supervisor.
Ability to instruct, observe, and demonstrate to participants proper stroke and competitive swim techniques.
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.
The schedule listed above is subject to change and may involve additional shifts.
$17.00-$18.50
Candidates must be at least 17 years old with a minimum of 2 years of experience as a competitive swimmer. Required certifications include Basic Life Support (CPR), AED, First Aid, and YMCA or ARC Lifeguarding.
Market context
In New Jersey, Swim Coach I openings often reflect steady demand from youth programs, community pools, and YMCA-style organizations that need staff who can teach safely and supervise in the water. These roles are competitive because employers usually look for a strong competitive swimming background plus current safety credentials, and this platform’s AI-summarized requirements and benefits help you review the original posting faster. Before applying, confirm your CPR, AED, First Aid, and lifeguarding certifications are current and clearly listed on your resume.