Associate Head Swimming Coach

The Assistant Swimming Coach, Director of Operations will be responsible for carrying out coaching assignments during daily work-outs, practices and scheduled events, enforcing team rules, maintaining statistics, monitoring each assigned athlete's performance, and employing specific coaching modalities to meet needs. Other responsibilities include recruiting student athletes; assisting with departmental recruiting activities and carrying out scouting assignments. Other duties as assigned.

Job Summary

Assists the Head Coach with all aspects of a sports program. Recruits athletes, mentors athletes, fosters athletic, emotional, and academic group of student athletes. Oversees sports equipment, practice plans and schedules, skill development, designs coaching strategies. Oversees public and media relations. Coordinates team travel and schedule. Adheres to all rules and regulations.

Essential Functions

Coaching- carries out coaching assignments during daily workouts, practices and scheduled events. Enforces team rules. Maintains statistics. Monitors each assigned student athlete's academic and athletic performance and employs specific coaching modalities to meet needs. Recruiting -- recruits student-athletes; assists with departmental recruiting activities and carries out scouting assignments. Physical conditioning- consults with trainers and team physicians in monitoring the well-being of student-athletes. Other duties as assigned by the head coach. Including but not limited to adhering to policies established by the NCAA, conference, and the University. Academic monitoring- assists in monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes.

Physical Effort

Instructing and demonstrating physical skills while coaching; extensive travel via car, air and bus. Must stand for long periods of time at meets and at practices. May have to lift or transport equipment.

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Assignment Category: Full-time regular Job Classification: Staff.Coach.Assistant Campus: Pittsburgh Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree Minimum Years of Experience Required: 5 Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement. Work Schedule: Varies Work Arrangement: Varies Hiring Range: To be determined based on qualifications Relocation_Offered: Yes Visa Sponsorship Provided: No Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check Child Protection Clearances: The following PA Act 153 clearances and background checks are required prior to commencement of employment and as a condition of continued employment: PA State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance. Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter Optional Documents: Not Applicable PI243644734