What are the responsibilities and job description for the Beech Grove High School Asst. Swim Coach position at Indianapolis Public Schools?
Job Title: Assistant Swimming Coach
Reports To: Head Swimming Coach, Athletic Director & Principal
Job Summary: The Asst. Swim Coach is responsible for assisting the head coach with organizing the Swimming program at Beech Grove High School. The Asst. Swim Coach assists with conducting practices, motivating students, and instructing student athletes in game strategies and techniques.
Essential Duties
Reports To: Head Swimming Coach, Athletic Director & Principal
Job Summary: The Asst. Swim Coach is responsible for assisting the head coach with organizing the Swimming program at Beech Grove High School. The Asst. Swim Coach assists with conducting practices, motivating students, and instructing student athletes in game strategies and techniques.
Essential Duties
- Works with head coach to ensure the safety and welfare of all swim team participants.
- Assists the head coach with instructing students in the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
- Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities/exercises as directed by the head coach.
- Assesses swimmer's skills, monitors students during competition and practice, and keeps the head coach informed of the athletic performance of students.
- Assists with determining meet strategy.
- Assists the head coach with supervising athletes during practices and competition.
- Follows established procedures in the event of an injury.
- Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards students, officials, and spectators.
- Maintains the equipment room in orderly condition and assumes responsibility for its security.
- Distributes equipment, supplies, and uniforms to students as directed by the Head Coach.
- Assists the head coach with submitting a list of award winners at the end of the season.
- Participates in special activities to include parent's night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
- Performs support tasks such as distributing and maintaining eligibility forms, emergency data cards, and other related records.
- Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
- Attends staff development meetings, clinics and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
- Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Head Swimming Coach, Athletic Director & Principal or other appropriate administrator.
- Swim Coach Experience preferred.
- Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills.
- Must possess some knowledge of the rules, regulations, strategies, and techniques of the sport.
- Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administrators, parents, and students.
