Employment

Posted April 8, 2026

Commencement Bay Rowing Club

Lakewood, WA (near Tacoma, WA)

Commencement Bay Rowing Club (CBRC) is committed to serving the South Puget Sound rowing community with the highest quality rowing programs. Founded in 1992, we've grown to become one of the premier rowing clubs in the area, offering competitive programs for juniors (middle and high school), masters (post college), and sculling. Our teams train out of a modern boathouse on American Lake in Lakewood, WA, and compete in local, regional, and national USRowing-affiliated regattas.

CBRC is seeking an assistant youth coach for our upcoming Summer racing season and beyond. We are looking for coaches to work directly with our novice and intermediate rowers, as well as assist in coaching our varsity rowers as we grow our youth team of about 35 athletes back to pre-pandemic levels of 40-50. The assistant coaching positions are great entry-level positions for aspiring coaches eager to inspire and motivate the next generation of rowing champions. 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has:

• several years of experience rowing at the high school, club, or collegiate level

• a positive and inclusive attitude

• a current WA state boating card (or ability to obtain one before position start)

• USRowing Coaching Certification Level 1 or higher (or ability to obtain one before position start)

• Safesport certification (or ability to obtain one before position start)

• CPR/First Aid certification (or ability to obtain one before position start)

About the position

• Start date: rolling, but ideally May 1

• 15-20 hours/week, plus extra hours on regatta weekends

• $18-$22/hour, DOE

• Practice Days & Times:

  • Fall and Spring Seasons:
    Middle School practices are M/T/R, 4-6 p.m.
    High School practices are M-F, 4-6 p.m.

  • Summer Season:
    All practices are M-R, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

  • Winter Season:
    Middle School practices are T/R, 4-5:30 p.m.
    High School practices are M-R, 4-5:30 p.m.

• Assistant coaching duties are from 3 - 6 p.m. on practice days

• Additional Summer morning coaching opportunities available through our Learn to Row programs and junior summer camps

• Regattas: typically 4 in fall, 1 in winter, and 6 in spring including multi-day

• Additional coaching at Youth National Championships for crews that qualify

• Free membership is included for our coaches

Youth (Juniors) program season dates

• Spring Season
  Mid-February - Mid May

• Summer Season
  Late June - Early August

• Fall Season
  Early September - Early November

• Winter Season
  Mid-November - Early February
  
  

How to Apply

For additional information or to submit your resume and references, please contact: 

Jim Bertolini

Youth Head Coach

youthheadcoach@combayrow.net

Jim Gallagher

President, CBRC Board of Directors

jdg231554@icloud.com