Location and Job Title:

Swim Coach
Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center
101 Garden of Eden Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19803

Principal Responsibilities:

Under supervision of the Swim Team Coordinator and Aquatics Coordinator, Swim Coaches provide direct leadership, instruction, and motivation for members of the Swim Team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Teaches swimming skills directly to at least one group of swimmers
• Ensures the safety of all participants
• Maintains a positive and friendly environment with encouragement, goal-setting and positive reinforcement
• Attends swim meets
• Provides excellent member service and maintains positive communications between coaches and swim team parents
• Comes prepared to all practices and meets
• Assists in supervising athletes at meets
• Enforces attendance and discipline policies for swimmers
• Assists in meet organization and preparation
• Attends team functions and meetings when necessary

• Ability to teach competitive swimming to a wide variety of age groups/skill levels
• At least 1 year of competitive swimming, coaching, and/or instructional experience
• A lifeguard certification is preferred but not required

Salary:

Under $25,000

Agency Information:

The Siegel JCC is a non-profit membership organization where people come together as a community to learn, share and celebrate. We inspire and connect people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds through social, educational, cultural, fitness and recreational opportunities, in a warm and welcoming environment. The JCC represents a feeling of home for children, families, teens, singles, seniors, and everyone in between.

The JCC houses preschool, child care and camp programs, as well as a state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor pool, gymnasium and racquetball courts. Our thirty-acre family campus featuring an outdoor pool, ball fields, tennis and basketball courts offers a wide array of outdoor recreational services. The JCC is also home to Jewish holiday celebrations and cultural arts programming.

The mission of the Siegel JCC is to be the hub of Jewish life in our region. We strengthen the greater community by nurturing Jewish belonging and encouraging social, physical, and intellectual growth in an environment guided by Jewish values and culture.