Compensation includes a stipend and a partial tuition waiver for a master’s program at Northern State University.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The Graduate Assistant for Swimming & Diving will assist the coaching staff in all aspects of the Northern State University Swimming & Diving program. This position provides valuable hands-on experience in collegiate athletics, including coaching, operations, recruiting, student-athlete development, event management, and NCAA compliance. The Graduate Assistant will play an active role in supporting the daily operations and long-term success of the program while gaining a comprehensive understanding of collegiate athletics administration and coaching. Compensation includes a stipend and a partial tuition waiver for a master’s program at Northern State University.
Responsibilities
Assist with planning and implementing swim workouts, dry-land conditioning programs, and strength and conditioning activities.
Assist with coaching during all practices, including in-season and out-of-season training sessions.
Organize and facilitate dry-land conditioning programs.
Assist with stroke analysis, swimming technique instruction, and injury prevention initiatives.
Coach at competitions by assisting with race preparation, timing splits, video analysis, and other meet-related coaching duties.
Implement and oversee study table procedures and monitor student-athlete academic progress.
Assist with swim meet operations
Assist with pool scheduling and coordination with other athletic programs and facility users.
Support daily program operations and administrative functions.
Assist with all aspects of recruiting, including communication, campus visits, and prospect management.
Assist with planning and coordinating team travel, including hotel accommodations, meals, transportation, and meet logistics.
Participate in program fundraising initiatives
Perform other duties as assigned by the Head Swimming & Diving Coach
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required and acceptance into a Northern State University Graduate Program
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Competitive swimming and/or diving background.
Swimming and/or diving coaching experience.
Knowledge of dry-land strength and conditioning programs.
Understanding of injury prevention principles.
Knowledge of stroke analysis and swimming technique instruction.
Application Instructions: Candidate review begins immediately and continues until filled. Send letter of application, resume, and references to Tim Teeter, Head Swimming and Dive Coach to tim.teeter@northern.edu.
About Northern State University: Northern is one of 16-member institutions of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Through generous donor support, Northern has transformed its athletic facilities in recent years. As of July 2021, more than $60 million has been raised for the Educational Impact Campaign, a transformational project that has resulted in a $40 million on-campus regional sports complex, including the new Dacotah Bank Stadium for football and Koehler Hall of Fame softball field, opening in August 2021. It has also resulted in a state-of-the-art football practice and soccer competition facility, the $6.5 million Athletic and Recreation Fields, which was completed in October 2018. Numerous facility improvements have also been made to the Barnett Center, including a $525,000 renovation to Wachs Arena and Don Meyer Court in 2019, which involved removing the entire concrete floor of the arena and replacing with a new maple, Robbins MVP parquet style floor that is level with the track surface. Also, $800,000 in technology upgrades were finished in 2019, including a new center-hung Daktronics 4-sided videoboard display, the largest collegiate center-hung in the state of South Dakota.
