Position Description 9/2026
Job Title: Assistant Dive Coach
St. Catherine's School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 enrolling roughly 950 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine's core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.
St. Catherine's School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.
POSITION OVERVIEW
St. Catherine’s School seeks a Varsity Dive Assistant Coach this winter to work with our program that includes athletes from both St Catherine’s and St. Christopher’s in grades 7 - 12. This is a growing program that utilizes our on-campus aquatic facility for practices and competitions.
The majority of practices are from 5:00 - 6:45 pm on weekdays. The season runs from mid-November through mid-February.
Supervisor : Director of Athletics and Strategic Partnerships
Supervisory Responsibilities : n/a
Position Status : Salaried, exempt, temporary – based on seasonal sport
Hours of Work : Typical practice times are from 5:00 - 6:45 pm on weekdays
Expected Salary Range : $3,000
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist the Head Dive Coach in planning and conducting practices, training sessions, and competitions.
Teach and reinforce proper diving techniques, fundamentals, body positioning, approaches, takeoffs, dives, and entries appropriate to each athlete’s skill level.
Provide individualized instruction, feedback, and encouragement to help student-athletes develop their skills and confidence.
Support the development of student-athletes’ physical conditioning, mental preparation, focus, and overall athletic development.
Supervise student-athletes during practices, meets, team activities, and travel in accordance with School policies and safety expectations
Maintain a safe and positive training environment and consistently reinforce appropriate diving safety practices and procedures
Assist with meet preparation, including warm-ups, event organization, athlete readiness, and communication with meet officials and opposing teams as appropriate
Create a positive, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate team environment that reflects the School’s mission and values
Prepare and manage practice plans, game strategies, lineups, and other team-related activities
Set a tone of professionalism among coaches, athletes, and parents
Assist with proper use of diving equipment and facilities; report safety concerns promptly
Attend scheduled practices, competitions, team meetings, and other required athletic activities
Follow all School, league, and governing-body policies and procedures, including those related to student safety, conduct, and eligibility
Maintain required certifications and complete all School-required training
Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to grasp, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision,…