Head Men's and Women's Swim Coach

The Head Men and Women;s Swim Coach will direct and coordinate the planning, organizing and coaching of the varsity Men’s and Women’s Swimming program and maintain the aquatic facility at Centenary College.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
COACHING DUTIES:

• Recruits student-athletes in accordance with Centenary College and NCAA policy guidelines.
• Provide leadership and guidance in the personal and athletics development of student athletes at Centenary College.
• Arranges and organizes yearly competition schedules.
• Schedules, organizes, and supervises practices in compliance with College and NCAA rules.
• Ensures that athletic venue is properly set-up for practices and official athletic competition.
• Counsel team members in academic, disciplinary and personal matters; consult with College administration and faculty for resolution of problems as needed.
• Direct and coordinate activities, ensuring compliance with College, Conference, and NCAA policies and regulations.
• Over 25 percent travel time required to attend SCAC and NCAA meetings, conferences, and training seminars, as well as traveling to support team competitions and recruiting.
• Must be accessible and reachable by telephone or text message at times other than College business hours for the purpose of team member contact and/or recruiting purposes.
• Must have access to mobile computing outside of the office for recruitment of student-athletes, scouting, travel arrangements, and budget management.
• Maintain control of college-issued credit card and submit timely reimbursement requests with accompanying support documentation.
• Work with the Director of Athletics to develop and monitor annual budgets.

The Head Men and Women;s Swim Coach will direct and coordinate the planning, organizing and coaching of the varsity Men’s and Women’s Swimming program and maintain the aquatic facility at Centenary College.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
COACHING DUTIES:

• Recruits student-athletes in accordance with Centenary College and NCAA policy guidelines.
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• Provide leadership and guidance in the personal and athletics development of student athletes at Centenary College.
• Arranges and organizes yearly competition schedules.
• Schedules, organizes, and supervises practices in compliance with College and NCAA rules.
• Ensures that athletic venue is properly set-up for practices and official athletic competition.
• Counsel team members in academic, disciplinary and personal matters; consult with College administration and faculty for resolution of problems as needed.
• Direct and coordinate activities, ensuring compliance with College, Conference, and NCAA policies and regulations.
• Over 25 percent travel time required to attend SCAC and NCAA meetings, conferences, and training seminars, as well as traveling to support team competitions and recruiting.
• Must be accessible and reachable by telephone or text message at times other than College business hours for the purpose of team member contact and/or recruiting purposes.
• Must have access to mobile computing outside of the office for recruitment of student-athletes, scouting, travel arrangements, and budget management.
• Maintain control of college-issued credit card and submit timely reimbursement requests with accompanying support documentation.
• Work with the Director of Athletics to develop and monitor annual budgets.
• Monitoring of Athletic facilities as assigned by Athletic Director
• Participates in fundraising activities under the coordination and direction of the Director of Athletics.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.
• Oversees the maintenance of the swimming pool and assures pool is in compliance with regulations.
• Monitors pool water chemistry through testing of water samples.
• Performs minor repairs to mechanical and chemical systems.
• Monitors and maintains pool filtration system.
• Attendance at work, or scheduled coverage, is an essential function of this position.
• Other related projects, duties and responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary.

As an institutional staff member actively involved with NCAA Division III prospects, student-athletes, and athletic department personnel, you are responsible to uphold all conference and NCAA rules and regulation. In accordance with NCAA bylaw 11.1, you are responsible to report any known violations and will be held accountable for any violations committed within your department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Assistant Coaches

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

MINIMUM

• Bachelor’s Degree and three years of professional coaching experience.
• Must have knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations.
• Must have current CPR/First Aid/AED certifications or the ability to obtain within 60 days.
• Knowledge of pool chemistry.
• Knowledge of United States Swimming and Diving rules and regulations.
• Must be people-oriented individual, have good communication skills, and the ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Must be well organized and self-motivated.

PREFERRED

• Holds or has evidence of having held one of the following: lifeguard training, swim instructor or instructor training certification from a nationally recognized certifying body, or equivalent certification.
• Experience coaching college swimming at the assistant or head coaching level.
• Experience with a selective, residential, Liberal Arts college.

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Department of Human Resources

Centenary College of Louisiana

2911 Centenary Boulevard

Shreveport, Louisiana 71104

Email:hr@centenary.edu

Fax: 318.869-5281

Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi river and is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.

Candidates are invited to visit the College’s website at www.centenary.edu/jobs.

_ Centenary recognizes that diversity is essential to its goal of providing an educational environment where students explore the unfamiliar, invent new approaches to understanding, and connect their work and lives to the world at large. We thus welcome applicants who would add to the College’s diversity of ideas, beliefs, experiences, and cultural backgrounds. EOE. _