Bentwinds Barracudas need Head Coach.

The Bentwinds Barracudas is currently searching to fill our Head Coaching Position for the 2020 Season. Our summer league supports roughly 90 swimmers ranging in age from 4-18. The summer season runs from May 11 through July 24, the Championship meet, and end of year celebration on July 31.  Bentwinds Golf and Country Club in Fuquay-Varina, NC, just 25 minutes from downtown Raleigh.  

Head Coach - Job Description

Our ideal candidate is a swimmer at heart; has competitive swimming experience, the teaching and organizational skills to help our swimmers become proficient in each of the four swimming strokes, has the ability to motivate and unify a diverse team of widely varying ages and skill levels, and a passion for working with kids. The chosen candidate will have excellent leadership, motivational and mentor-ship skills.

Swimmers, assistant coaches and parents will look to the head coach for a unifying influence and vision for the team that conveys their own joy of swimming. The head coach will coach a specific age group to be determine later while managing the work of a team of assistant coaches. The head coach will ensure that all practices and meets are adequately staffed, that fun and challenging workouts are prepared for each practice, and that swimmers are well prepared swim meets. The Head Coach will, in conjunction with assistant coaches, develop competitive meet lineups. The Head Coach will at times communicate directly with parents regarding swimming-related development activities and answer questions about swimmer progress. The Head Coach will also bring any coaching concerns to the Board of Directors and may meet periodically with the assistant coaches to assess specific areas of need that can be met with team resources.   

Compensation:

The Head Coach will be compensated based upon skill and experience in a range between $18-22 per hour and will be an employee with Bentwinds Golf & Country Club. This position will work from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm each day of practice Monday – Friday and 4:00 to end of meet on meet days. This position has a maximum of twenty-four hours per week for the eleven-week season and a potential performance based bonus.

If interested please send resume to the contact information below:

Stacey Simpson

919-601-7783

slynslaugh@hotmail.com