Graduate Assistant - Cortland Adapted Swim Team (CAST)

Position

Head coach for the Cortland Adapted Swim Team (CAST), Assistant Coach for the varsity Swimming and Diving teams

Qualifications

  • Required
    • Acceptance into SUNY Cortland graduate program 
    • Previous undergraduate coursework in working with people with disabilities 
    • Experience in aquatics
  • Desired
    • Undergradaute degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Special Education or related field
    • Experience coaching, teaching, swimming competitively

Relation to Educational Program

Responsibilities - During practices

  • Open, supervise and close facilities for practices
  • Observe for safety (consistent with the expectations of the Amercan Red Cross Lifeguard Training course and United States Swimming)
  • Log attendance of participants and college students
  • Give students feedback and direction during practicies
  • Share information about the SIMS/MSE on SUNY Cortland social media chanels

Responsibilities - Before and after practices

  • Design and implement workouts for participants
  • Log practice results (volume swum by participants, recording timed swims, new skills worked on and old skills reinforced)
  • Informing parents of meet/practice schedule - including changes
  • Bi-weekly meetings with program director to discuss student performance
  • Meetings with program director to discuss goals and strategies
  • Option to attend Southern Tier Swim League swim meets and meetings

The second half of the graduate assistant's responsibilities will include working with the intercollegiate swimming and diving teams. The individual will be responsible for ten hours of assisting the head coach. Duties may include administrative work, on-deck coaching or other tasks as assigned by the coach.

    Salary

    Stipend of $7000.00 per year, plus tuition waiver for up to 6 credit hours of graduate work per semester

    Application

    Completed applications with resume and a letter of recommendation are due in the Graduate Admissions Office, SUNY Cortland, 106 Miller Bldg., Cortland, NY 13045 as soon as possible.

    SUNY Cortland is an AA/EEO/ADA employer