Head Men's & Women's Swim Coach

Position Title:

Head Men's & Women's Swim Coach

Position Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Categories:

Staff Exempt

Job Summary:

Job Duties:

Bucknell University is currently looking for our next Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach. The Head Coach is responsible for leading, managing, and developing all aspects of a competitive collegiate, NCAA DI program. This includes overseeing athlete recruitment, coaching and training student-athletes, managing team logistics, ensuring compliance with institutional, NCAA, & conference regulations, and fostering a positive and inclusive team culture. This position oversees fiscal responsibilities pertaining to preparing, monitoring, and verifying expenditures associated with team travel, supplies/equipment, and scholarships. The coach is expected to build a successful program focused on athletic excellence, academic achievement, and personal development as a member of the Patriot League Conference.

This is a 12 month exempt position. This position is part of the Department of Athletics and Recreation at Bucknell University, a member of the NCAA Division I (FCS in Football) and the Patriot League for 24 of 27 varsity sports.

All Athletics staff members are expected to contribute to Bucknell's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Reporting Relationship:

• Reports to the Senior Associate Director of Athletics

Work Setting/Schedule:

• Primarily on-campus

• Must be able to travel with the team for competitions and for recruiting, per the permitted recruiting calendar

• Requires night and weekend availability 

What You Will Do:

• Provides general leadership and training for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, directing workouts and coordinating with the sports performance staff within Athletic Training and  Strength and Conditioning for appropriate skill set training.

• Instructs student-athletes on specific techniques, skills, and strategies. Establishing goals for each student athlete and assessing performance through the completion of evaluations and consistent feedback.

• Maintains a team culture of discipline and respect, addressing grievances, and developing a framework for corrective actions as necessary.

• Manages all home competition logistics and planning. Creates a home and away competition schedule.

• Performs effective budget planning and adherence to expense parameters ensure the timely execution of departmental/institutional budget procedures on an annual basis.

• Supervises and provides ongoing development and evaluation of assistant coaches. 

• Works with the sports administrator and the advancement office to achieve annual fundraising goals and works to cultivate and build relationships with alumni, parents, and other supporters.

• Establishes a recruiting strategy that effectively identifies and recruits prospective student-athletes who align academically and athletically with the university and athletic department's mission and values. 

• Monitors the academic progress of student-athletes. Connects student-athletes with campus resources in the area of Life Skills (i.e., career development, financial education, mental health, nutrition, etc.)

• The job description’s listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive, additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
   

What You Will Bring:

Required: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education, Athletic Training, or a related field

• Minimum of four years of experience coaching swimming in the collegiate setting

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

• Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations

• Ability to maintain current CPR and First Aid certification

• Valid US driver's license/Motor Vehicle Check required upon hire

Preferred, But Not Required

• Master’s Degree, and 5+ years of experience

• Proven success coaching swimming at NCAA Division I level

• Proven integrity and leadership skills. Strong commitment and ability to motivate, teach, cou