Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and in accordance with Association policies, the Stanly County Family YMCA Aquatic Director is responsible for the scheduling and supervising of the Aquatics Team. This leader will lead the development and implementation of innovative curriculum and activities, supervising, guiding and developing staff to ensure that participant’s development occurs in a fun, healthy and safe environment, and ensuring program outcomes are consistently achieved. The Thomas J. Kean Aquatic Center hosts both a cool water competition pool as well as a warm water therapy pool and is used heavily by the community.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Lead Aquatics department by providing direction, leadership, support, and efficiencies for team members through strategic planning, administrative standardization, registration, quality standards, and risk management according to the Stanly County Family YMCA Aquatics Standards.
- Ensures that daily care of members, teens and families is a key priority by showing leadership towards staff and volunteers in accordance with the organization’s policies, mission and applicable laws at Francis Family YMCA.
- Hire, supervise, train and evaluate aquatic staff.
- Prepare and conduct all in-services, trainings, and meetings.
- Schedule and supervise lifeguards and swim instructors. Fill in for absent staff as needed. Help to secure subs as necessary.
- Perform safety checks weekly and live drills as least 1 per month and other suggested Association Aquatics Audits.
- Will input and set up swim lesson schedules in computer system in a timely basis to ensure YMCA member’s ability to register as needed.
- Attend all branch weekly staff meetings.
- Accountable for the payroll of the Aquatics department.
- Assist with coordinating the Pool Schedules, equipment monitoring and ordering.
- Coordinate, communicate and conduct special pool events to YMCA members and staff.
- Inspect the premises daily for any hazardous conditions and report any findings to the Property Manager and the CEO.
- To assist in coaching/training, and coordinating the swim team when possible.
- Assist in development and implementation of the Aquatics program communication/marketing plan and strategies.
- Requires flexible hours to work evenings and weekends. Must work during majority of scheduled swim lesson times.
- Accountable to the CEO for execution of policies and procedures of the Association.
- Assist in the Budgeting Process.
- Any other responsibilities deemed necessary by the CEO.
Educational Background:
Bachelor Degree in Physical Education, Recreation, or other related field or related experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum age of 21.
- Experience in aquatics management, leadership, motivation, public relations and staff supervision. Previous experience in water safety, swim instruction and pool management helpful.
- A passion for the YMCA mission, vision, and guiding principles.
- Hard working, organized, detail-oriented, dedicated, enthusiastic, with an energetic leadership style. Strong customer-service and communication skills.
- Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, Publisher and Outlook.
- Proficient in Daxko Operations or become proficient in a 90 day period
- Have (or be working toward)CPR/First Aid/AED/Lifeguard/Certifications or become proficient in a 90 day period..
- Have (or be working toward) Y lifeguarding instructor certification, Y swim instructor certification, POOL/CPO, and Y water fitness instructor certification (or nationally recognized equivalents).
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social, cultural and economic segments of the community.
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $30,000.00 - $33,000.00
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jun 14 2018
Active Until:
Jul 14 2018
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit