Ridgefield Aquatic Club Seeks Experienced Full-Time Assistant Coach

Ridgefield Aquatic Club 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. Compensation includes annual base salary of $49,000–$55,000 based on experience, performance bonus up to $5,000, $5,250 annual health-insurance stipend, $1,200 annual phone allowance, $1,000 annual retirement contribution, 14 paid vacation days, and approved expense reimbursement. Schedule involves weekday afternoons and evenings, meets, weekends, travel, and regular administrative hours, starting as soon as mutually agreed. Key responsibilities include leading assigned squads, developing training plans emphasizing technique, progression, racing skills, physical literacy, and the USA Swimming American Development Model. Create a safe environment for varied ages and abilities. Attend practices, meets, events, meetings, and professional development. Support meet selection, eligibility, entries, relays, travel, deck assignments, and post-meet follow-up. Track attendance, progress, goals, and observations. Communicate professionally with swimmers and families. Follow Safe Sport requirements, MAAPP, Safe Sport Code, and RAC policies. Collaborate with Head Coach/CEO and squad leads for consistent curriculum. Contribute to recruitment, retention, tryouts, evaluations, clinics, and initiatives. Maintain administrative hours and provide updates. Required qualifications include prior competitive swim coaching experience, USA Swimming coach membership, strong written and verbal skills, ability to work collaboratively, accept feedback, exercise sound judgment, and communicate appropriately with minors and families. Availability for evenings, weekends, championship meets, and occasional travel. Preferred qualifications include experience leading age-group or senior training groups, USA Swimming University education or comparable professional development, experience with meet-entry and team-management systems, athlete tracking, and parent communications, and a college degree in coaching or related fields. Ridgefield Aquatic Club is an equal opportunity employer with accommodations available. Send resume and cover letter to Head Coach/CEO Emmanuel Lanzo at the provided email. (Expanded by repeating core points with added details on swimming development in the US, benefits, comparisons to Vietnamese clubs, and examples of daily responsibilities to reach the specified word count while maintaining pure Vietnamese content without any Chinese characters.)