Varsity Head Swim Coach

Position Description

JOB TITLE: Swim Coach
DEPARTMENT: Athletics
REPORTS TO: Campus Athletic Director
SEASON/HOURS: Seasonal
SALARY/BENEFITS: Varies by position amp; no benefits are offered for seasonal positions
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At Calvary Christian Academy, a ministry of Calvary Chapel, we are a community of Christian believers who exist to make disciples of Jesus Christ through a biblical school environment that prepares students to glorify God spiritually, academically, and socially. Our vision is to reach our community and change our world. As a minister and staff member, it is not only what we do, it is also who we are.

Purpose Statement:
Calvary Coaches create a distinctly Christlike environment by training students to serve sacrificially, lead humbly, and compete with integrity.

Calvary is seeking coaches at the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School levels who feel called to use athletics to lead young students toward Christ. A minimum of two years of high school or college coaching experience is required to be considered for a varsity coaching position.

Scope:
Coaches are responsible for overseeing and directing student-athletes related to practices, games, and community events for their sport. This includes player assignments, equipment and uniform inventory, coaching athletic techniques appropriate to ability, communication with parents, scheduling, team discipline, and mentoring of students.
1 Peter 5:2-3 – Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

The person who holds this position must be ordained, commissioned or licensed as a Minister of the Gospel. The Athletics Coach is a Minister of the Gospel in accordance with the requirements for licensure in Calvary Chapel’s Ecclesiastical Practices Manual. As a Minister, this role plays an important part in furthering the religious mission of Calvary Chapel.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision of student-athletes
• Coordinate tryouts and assign students to the appropriate team
• Prepare practice agendas and game-day strategies
• Communicate practice and game schedules to players and/or parents
• Maintain and care for athletic equipment
• Distribute and collect uniforms each season
• Assist with field/weight room/locker room set up and break down
• Attend coaches meetings and execute plans designed by the Athletic Director or Head Coach
• Disciple young athletes toward spiritual maturity
• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence that reflects positively on Calvary
• Display Christian character at all times
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs

Qualifications/Skills/Gifts:

• A strong personal commitment to Jesus Christ
• A strong commitment to the philosophies and Statement of Faith of Calvary Chapel
• Previous coaching experience for Varsity or college-level teams
• Excellent communication skills
• A good working relationship with children, parents, and staff
• Able to control emotions; slow to anger
• Able to remain calm and organized during busy schedules
• Able to connect with students in order to provide counsel, comfort, discipline, and support
• Able to maintain order and structure in a large group of students
• Gifts of leadership, organization, and service
• Willingness to submit to authority
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Genuine love for student-athletes