Position Title:  Wilton YMCA Wahoos Assistant Senior Age Group Coach

Reports To:    Wahoos Director of Competitive Aquatics                  

FLSA Classification:  Exempt             

Status:     Full Time, 40 Hours

City/State: Wilton, Connecticut  

End Date for Posting: September 6, 2024

 
POSITION SUMMARY:

The Wahoos Assistant Senior Age Group Coach is a passionate, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable member of our coaching staff. The Assistant Senior Age Group Coach will work directly with the Senior Squad as well as assist with the Senior Elite, Senior, and Age Group Squads as needed. The Assistant Senior Age Group Coach designs and implements practices to help swimmers grow as swimmers and individuals, builds positive relationships with swimmers, parents, and staff, and works towards the Wahoos mission of “Excellence in developing personal potential through swimming while providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment for all Wahoos.”

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Coaching

• Develops a seasonal plan for dryland and pool and conducts practices in accordance with their plan.
• Works with competitive aquatics staff to develop meet schedules and coverage.
• Prepares swimmer evaluations and recommendations on swimmer training squad placement.
• Prepares swimmers for meets by completing meet entries, communicate meet details and attend required meets.
• Maintains accurate attendance records.
• Holds goal meetings with swimmers.
• Assists with home meet set-up, operation, and equipment breakdown.
• Assist with Masters Swimming Program.

Staff and YMCA Relations

• Attends internal coach’s meetings and meets with YMCA staff as scheduled.
• Review all written communications with head coach prior to publication.
• Assists Head Coach and Age Group Coach when necessary, at meets and practices.

Parent Relations

• Holds parent meetings in large groups and individually.
• Work with squad Vice President and other volunteers to coordinate squad-specific activities.
• Responds to parent communications by phone, in person, email or in writing in a timely fashion.
• Keeps parents informed of problems/developments with swimmers.

Promotion

• Assists in promoting and recruiting for the overall program.
• Assist with social media content and postings.
• Assists with updating and managing team website.
• Participates in Recognition night and other team promotional events.
• Acts as an advocate within the community for the Wahoo program.

Planning/Budget Management

• Submits expense reports
• Provides input to annual planning process on team objectives and strategies.

Fundraising

• Helps to implement team fundraising projects.
• Supports the team’s overall fundraising projects.

• Actively participates in and upholds the YMCA’s mission to be open and accessible to everyone, regardless of financial situation or special need. Contributes time to raise funds for this worthy and necessary endeavor by supporting the Y’s Annual Giving and Capital Development campaigns.

Additional Responsibilities

• Adheres to policies and procedures related to boundaries with youth, managing high-risk activities and supervising youth.
• Completes all required organizational trainings annually.
• Reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• This organization takes every allegation of abuse or misconduct seriously and will fully cooperate with the authorities to investigate all case of alleged abuse or misconduct. Employees and Volunteers shall cooperate with any external investigation by outside authorities or internal investigation conducted by the organization or persons given investigative authority by the organization.
• An employee or volunteer’s failure to cooperate with an investigation will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or dismissal from the organization.
• This organization has zero tolerance for abuse and will not tolerate the mistreatment or abuse of consumers in its programs. Any mistreatment or abuse by an employee or volunteer will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment or volunteer service and cooperation with law enforcement. 

• Job responsibilities include access to protected health information. The employee may access protected health information (PHI) only to the extent that it is necessary for job requirements. May only share PHI with those who have a need-to-know specific member/participant/employee information in order to complete job responsibilities related to the individual’s participation, payment or company operations. Is expected to complete required HIPAA privacy training and maintain HIPAA compliance at all times.
• The Wahoo’s Assistant Senior Age Group Coach has access to protected health information (PHI) of Y program participants. The Wahoo’s Assistant Senior Age Group Coach may use and disclose PHI to workforce members for the purpose of treatment, payment and operations only.
• Actively participates in and upholds the YMCA’s mission to be open and accessible to everyone, regardless of financial situation or special need. Contributes time to raise funds for this worthy and necessary endeavor by supporting the Y’s Annual Giving and Capital Development campaigns.

Effect on End Result

Successful performance of the job duties by the Wahoos Assistant Senior Age Group Coach can have a major impact on the overall effectiveness with which the Riverbrook Regional YMCA and the Wahoo team accomplish their goals and objectives through:

• Ensuring strength and continuity for the overall direction of the program.
• Executing a consistent training philosophy and communication of team goals.
• Assuring high quality program delivery and positive image.
• Retaining current swimmers and inspiring new families to join the team.
• Improving the skills and performance of the individual participants.
• Allowing team members to have a positive growth experience.

This position offers the successful candidate medical and dental insurance, retirement plan and Y membership benefits. All meet travel, educational, and cell phone expenses are fully reimbursed.

Candidates with the determination to elevate the Wahoos to be the very best we can be, may complete our application located on our Y website.

https://www.wiltonymca.org/employment-opportunities/

Select: Wahoos Assistant Senior Age Group Coach

or:

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=81982&clientkey=FC3FDC208FFB1C364964414EC229E0F4

In addition to completing the application on our website, please send resume and cover letter to:

Maria Bonini, Director of Human Resources

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Applications will be taken until the position is filled. Salary is commensurate with experience.  Salary Range $48,000 - $55,000 annually.

Any Questions can be directed to Todd Stevens – Director of Competitive Aquatics- Wilton Y Wahoos- at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (203) 762-8384 ex. 217