Under the direction Associate Executive Director Youth Development and consistent with the Christian mission of the YMCA, the Aquatics Director position responsibilities include:
- Providing leadership, management and direction to the Aquatics Department and all related activity.
- Actively supporting and participating in the YMCA and Special Events
- Actively supporting and participating Annual Support Campaign
Areas of Responsibility:
- Responsible for the development and management of the Aquatics department for the branch.
- Manage and develop staff and volunteers for Aquatic area, with focus on building “team” within the department, the Branch, the Association and with volunteers.
- Adhere to YMCA policies and procedures while accomplishing your day to day duties
- Responsible for all staff certification in required area and provide ongoing training throughout the year in Risk Management in the area of Aquatics.
- Oversee overall program implementation and development for the Aquatics department.
- Maintain adequate records to evaluate control and measure the effectiveness of the assigned areas of responsibility.
- Manage total maintenance operations of the pool in compliance with YMCA regulations and state and local health department regulations.
- Supervise and schedule the effective use of the branch pool and any offsite pools.
- Represent the YMCA and maintain appropriate relationships with area organizations and other YMCA staff.
- Work with Metro Marketing department to coordinate and develop brochures and other marketing efforts for the assigned areas of responsibility.
- Serve as contact for the Association’s Aquatic Program Management Team and attend any required/scheduled meetings or in-service trainings
- Carry out special projects as assigned
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in physical education /recreation/sports management or five years of applicable experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Must possess a minimum of two years of experience to recruit, orient, supervise, train, evaluate and recognize (ROSTER) employees and volunteers
- Must have or obtain within 6 months of hire, the following certifications: YMCA Lifeguard Instructor, YMCA Pool Operator or NC State Certified Pool Operator, Child Abuse Prevention Training and New-Hire Orientation
- Must have current CPR-PR or BLS, First Aid, AED, Blood Bourne Pathogen, YMCA Lifeguard
- Highly developed organizational skills and ability to motivate and develop staff.
- Proven ability to take initiative, demonstrate good judgment and make decisions independently utilizing established branch and association policies
- Demonstrated ability to develop short & long term plans with a high degree of quality, effectiveness and professionalism
- Ability to prepare, monitor and control budgets
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Previous experience with personal computer applications (ie: Word Perfect, Excel)
Compensation/Benefits:
Hourly: $15.89 - $19.86
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 3 2018
Active Until:
Jun 3 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit