Swim Team Coach (Part Time)

The Karishim Swim Club at the JCC Greater Boston in Newton MA is looking for a Swim Coach (KASC). The Aquatics Department is a friendly, high-performing team that is inspired to use its knowledge and passion to help athletes grow in and out of the pool. Swim coaches work with enthusiastic families and colleagues as they develop their team. This is a part-time position 22+ hours/week including weekend meets.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston’s core values – Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation — which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish

Requirements

• Prepare practices on a weekly basis based on the phase of training and swimmers’ needs/ability, maintaining a focus on technique, skill development, and athlete development
• Create recruitment, retention, and athletic development plans for new athletes.
• Work closely with the Aquatics Staff and other coaches to promote the club as a whole.
• Participate in weekend swim meets, as required
• Attend all coach’s meetings (approximately 4–5/year)
• Help determine swimmers’ events for meet entries

• Develop roles and responsibilities of parents, swimmers, and coaches, as well as individual athletic plans. Open communication with parents to ensure education and communication on all aspects of long-term athletic development.
• Teach supplemental private lessons to swim team members
• Other duties, as needed

Qualifications of Swim Team Coach

• Has USA Swimming Coaches Certification or ability to obtain coaches certification within the first 14 days of hire
• Has strong, effective teaching/communication skills
• Has stroke and skill techniques as well as dryland training/technique
• Has coaching experience with athletes of all ages, including the development of season/workout plans
• Is able to maintain good membership standing with USA Swimming and New England Swimming
• Demonstrates an ability to communicate with community members and coworkers in person effectively, over email, and on the phone

Essential Functions of Swim Team Coach

Is able to:

• see, hear, and cognitively recognize situations requiring lifeguarding services
• work in a high temperature and high humidity environment for extended periods while wearing required personal protective equipment
• make safety-related decisions
• read, write, understand, and speak English. Able to follow set instructions for the swimming program.
• stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel
• swim at an intermediate level
• lift up to 30 pounds
• read routine and technical documents, use a computer, and answer a telephone

ADA Statement: Individuals must possess these criteria for knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation and using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Organization Information

JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization with roots in earlier Settlement Houses and Young Men’s Hebrew Associations; JCC Greater Boston today offers a wide range of services and program activities throughout the Greater Boston region (~50,000 individuals annually in 98 communities). The organization provides a variety of programs and services to children and adults in the Greater Boston Jewish community including preschools, day camps, a regional model of Jewish family engagement, a fully equipped fitness and aquatic center, arts and culture classes, performances, lectures, and Jewish holiday celebrations.

Our vision is to create a vibrant and evolving Jewish community where everyone belongs. Our mission is to be at the heart of that community by:

• creating a thriving community that nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships
• welcoming a growing and increasingly diverse set of individuals and families from all over Greater Boston
• supporting the building of unique identities rooted in Jewish values and deeper connections to Jewish life
• nourishing minds, bodies, and spirits through dynamic, innovative, and accessible experiences and expanding engagement by partnering closely with other organizations to ensure the continuing vitality of our community as a whole

JCC Greater Boston takes the welfare and safety of staff, children, and program participants very seriously. On an ongoing basis, we align our operating procedures with guidance from the CDC and the state. In response to current local public health situations, our practices have previously included, and in the future may include, ensuring proper physical distancing, sanitation, hygiene, vaccination requirements, and use of face coverings to promote the health of our staff and program participants.

To learn more about what makes JCC Greater Boston a wonderful place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.bostonjcc.org/careers/

Application

JCC Greater Boston welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds who meet the requirements specified above. If you want to share your talents with a great team, co-creating a thriving, dynamic organization that is devoted to community building and lasting impact, please send a cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references to Head Coach Lauren Gale at lgale@jccgb.orgThank you for your interest in becoming a member of the KASC family!

JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.