Ridgefield Aquatic Club (RAC) Seeks Full-Time Assistant Coach with Salary Up to $60,000 Per Year

Ridgefield Aquatic Club (RAC) is seeking an experienced, collaborative Full-Time Assistant Coach who brings energy, technical knowledge, sound judgment, and a genuine commitment to long-term athlete development. RAC is a private, nonprofit, coach-led and parent-supported year-round USA Swimming club serving swimmers from pre-competitive development through national-level training. RAC competes within Connecticut Swimming. The compensation package includes an annual base salary of $49,000–$55,000, based on experience and qualifications, plus eligibility for a performance bonus of up to $5,000, a $5,250 annual health-insurance stipend, $1,200 annual phone allowance, $1,000 annual retirement contribution, and 14 paid vacation days. Key responsibilities include leading assigned competitive and/or Olympic Way squads, developing seasonal and daily training plans emphasizing technique, age-appropriate progression, racing skills, physical literacy, and the USA Swimming American Development Model, creating a safe, positive, disciplined, and motivating environment for swimmers of varied ages and abilities, attending assigned practices, meets, championship competitions, team events, staff meetings, and professional-development activities, supporting meet selection, eligibility review, entries, relays, travel planning, deck assignments, and post-meet follow-up, tracking attendance, athlete progress, goals, and coach observations, communicating professionally with swimmers and families through approved team channels, following USA Swimming Safe Sport requirements, MAAPP, the USA Swimming Safe Sport Code, and RAC policies, collaborating with the Head Coach/CEO and squad leads to maintain consistent curriculum, expectations, and group transitions, contributing to swimmer recruitment, retention, tryouts, evaluations, clinics, and other club initiatives, maintaining regular administrative hours and providing requested program updates. Required qualifications include prior competitive swim coaching experience and demonstrated ability to teach stroke technique and racing skills, USA Swimming coach membership in good standing, strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively, accept feedback, exercise sound judgment, and communicate appropriately with minors and families, and availability for evenings, weekends, championship meets, and occasional travel. Preferred qualifications include experience leading an age-group or senior training group within a USA Swimming club, USA Swimming University education, American Development Model education, ASCA coursework, or comparable professional development, experience with meet-entry and team-management systems, athlete tracking, and parent communications, and a college degree in coaching, education, kinesiology, sport management, or a related field. Ridgefield Aquatic Club is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process are available upon request. Email a résumé and cover letter to Head Coach/CEO Emmanuel Lanzo.