The Head Swim Coach and Aquatics Director is responsible for organizing and administering all phases of the swim program, including but not limited to student-athlete skill and leadership development, the recruitment of outstanding student-athletes, practice organization, meet day coaching, budget management, understanding and enforcing College, Centennial Conference, and NCAA regulations, and scheduling and supervision of the assistant coach.  Teaching in the physical education curriculum is expected. The Head Swim Coach will administer all aspects of the swim proficiency test, which is a graduation requirement for all undergraduate students.  An appreciation and understanding of the role athletics and physical education play in a rigorous academic setting is essential. As the Aquatics Director, the successful candidate will manage all aspects of the pool including (not limited to) hiring lifeguards, overseeing the facility and organizing outside groups for 12 months of the year.

Application Instructions

To express interest in this role, please submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references (including email addresses) to Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/185826. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About the Institution:

Bryn Mawr College is a distinguished liberal arts women’s college with a vibrant faculty, a talented staff, and an intellectually engaged student body eager to make a difference in the world. We have a student body of about 1,400 undergraduates and more than 300 graduate students in coeducational graduate programs in social work, humanities and science. Bryn Mawr College is in the greater Philadelphia area and enjoys strong consortial relationships with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity employer.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR/AED certification is required; a master's degree is preferred. Demonstrated coaching, recruiting and teaching experience are required. All candidates should possess an understanding of the role physical education and athletics play in a rigorous academic setting and an ability to identify and attract outstanding students to the College. A finalist with a bachelor’s degree will be appointed at the faculty rank of Instructor.  A finalist with a master’s degree will be appointed at the faculty rank of a Lecturer. 

About Bryn Mawr College

The mission of Bryn Mawr College is to provide a rigorous education and to encourage the pursuit of knowledge as preparation for life and work. Bryn Mawr teaches and values critical, creative and independent habits of thought and expression in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum for women and in coeducational graduate programs in arts and sciences and social work and social research. Bryn Mawr seeks to sustain a community diverse in nature and democratic in practice, for we believe that only through considering many perspectives do we gain a deeper understanding of each other and the world.

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