Assistant Coach, Swim & Dive

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title

Assistant Coach, Swim & Dive

Union Level

Department

Women's Swimming

Campus

Stockton

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title

Assistant Coach, Swim & Dive

Union Level

Department

Women's Swimming

Campus

Stockton

Posting Number

201304152P

Full or Part Time

Full Time

Number of Months

10

Work Schedule

Work is performed in a standard office environment and athletic venues during standard business hours, as well as during non-regular office hours to fulfill business needs. Occasional travel required for competition and recruiting.

This is a ten (10) month position. 

Position End Date

Open Date

08/29/2025

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

For Applicants Seeking Job Opportunities within the University
Internal: Internal applicants will be considered within the first five (5) business days of the posting period.
External: External applicants will be considered on the sixth (6) business day of the posting period.

Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Position Summary Information

| Primary Purpose |
The Assistant Diving Coach teaches and instructs student-athletes how to perform in their sport, including sport-related fundamentals, skills, team concepts, and safety practices.

| | Essential Functions |
- Develops a fundamental knowledge and maintains compliance of rules and regulations governing intercollegiate athletics while working within the department’s rules, regulations, and policies. - Supports an environment that emphasizes academics as a priority, making every effort to ensure that all student-athletes meet academic requirements, while working to integrate sports into the academic life of the University. - Oversees and assists in monitoring student-athletes academics, study hall requirements, communication with athletic-student advisers, and facilitates study hours on the road. - Supports discipline in the program, promotes fairness, understanding and protectiveness of student-athletes while motivating them. - Helps to create an environment of cooperation and continuous improvement, maintaining positive communications supporting the athletic program, the University and University staff. - Educates student-athletes by emphasizing fundamental skills, conditioning tactics, meet preparation strategies, and building confidence. - Focuses on developing student-athlete’s character in and out of the pool by exposing them to various methods of growth, physically, mentally, and emotionally. - Models and builds desired traits in building the character and culture of the team by establishing and maintaining team principles, holding team accountable, conducting yourself with integrity, identifying and correcting a bad habit. - Assists with home swim meet operations. Including communicating the needs of set up and breakdown of swim meet. Facilitating with meet set up and breakdown. Running of the meet. Ordering, paying, and distributing of team meals. - Assists with arrangements of travel meets; submitting travel roster, requesting per diem, ordering and paying for all travel meals, arranging pick up of food, setting up and cleaning of team meals, researching best quote for hotel arrangement, booking hotel rooms once approved, assign rooming list, completing team bed checks, and all other travel needs. - Participates in marketing and promotional activities with media, alumni and civic group consistent with the objectives of the athletic program on Instagram, Facebook, and twitter. Participates and assists with recruiting effectively by making phone calls, creating and maintaining email conversations, evaluating and recruiting at swim meets, conversing with parents, giving campus tours, completing and managing all recruiting evaluations, assisting with unofficial and official visits by creating itineraries, booking travel arrangements, assigning hosts, assigning class sit in options, scheduling and any travel-related activities of prospective student-athletes. - Assists in leading and facilitating practices for all divers, groups and dry land sessions. - Assists with all compliance forms related to student athletes and perspective student athletes. - Assists with administrative work, planning of fundraising events and volunteer events assigned by Head Coach. Assists with the completion of CARA practice logs, ordering of team gear and managing assistance with team parent group. - Has strong organization skills, and working knowledge of computer systems and various software systems. - Performs other duties as assigned or requested. This position serves as Campus Security Authority (CSA) as outlined by the Clery Act. CSAs have federally mandated responsibilities to report crimes that are reported them.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

| | Minimum Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s Degree. (Two (2) years of full time experience in the same/similar position is equal to one (1) year of completed post high school education coursework) - One (1) year of related swimming experience.

| | Preferred Qualifications |
- Working knowledge of NCAA and Conference Rules and Regulations as they pertain to student-athletes. - Knowledge of effective coaching practices. - Recruiting skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Positive attitude, proven ability to work successfully with diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to promote and enhance diversity and inclusion. - Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. - Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting. - Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

| | Physical Requirements |
The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requires extended periods of sitting, standing and walking. Occasional climbing stairs, bending, stooping and reaching. Requires lengthy durations of time spent outdoors. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:
Work is performed in a standard office environment and athletic venues during standard business hours, as well as during non-regular office hours to fulfill business needs. Occasional travel required for competition and recruiting.

Valid driver’s license required. Incumbent must also be able to meet the University’s fleet rules and be eligible to drive for University business. The University and its insurance carrier reserves the right to exclude applicants based on their driving record. | | Hiring Range | $58,080 per year. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. | | Background Check Statement |
All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.

AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.

| | Anti-Discrimination/EEO Policy Statement |
University of the Pacific is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity across backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. Pacific does not unlawfully discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability, or other legally protected characteristics or combination of such characteristics. While we strive to attract a broad and representative pool of candidates, all hiring decisions are made based on merit, selecting the most qualified individual for each position. |

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree? (Two (2) years of full time experience in the same/similar position is equal to one (1) year of completed post high school education coursework)

   • Yes
   • No

2. * Do you have at least one (1) year of related swimming experience?

   • Yes
   • No

3. * Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such, a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential employees have not been excluded from participating in federal programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly: Have you received notice that you are under review for possible exclusion from any federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?

   • Yes
   • No

4. * Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such, a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential employees have not been excluded from participating in federal programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly: Are you currently excluded from participation in federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?

   • Yes
   • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents 1. Other Document 2. Other Document 2 3. Other Document 3

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