Head Coach, Men's and Women's Swimming

Job Description

Job Description

Wilkes University invites applicants for an Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. This is a full-time, 12-month administrative staff position reporting to the Athletics Director.

The successful candidate is responsible for administering all facets of the men's and women's swimming programs including recruiting, practice and game management, player development, supervision of assistant coaches/interns, and academic monitoring. This position has additional game management responsibilities within the athletic department.

A Bachelor's degree is required and a Master's degree is preferred. The ideal candidate will have prior collegiate playing and coaching experience. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA and Landmark Conference rules are required as is a commitment to the Division III philosophy.

Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references including names, titles, full mailing address, telephone numbers and email addresses. Review of applications begins immediately.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.