Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Associate Aquatics Director will be responsible for the management of the lifeguards and the development of offsite aquatic opportunities. The position delivers a relentless focus on organizational clarity, high performance and operational excellence to meet and exceed YMCA goals and objectives.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Provides excellent member service by promoting a professional image, maintaining a clean and safe enironment and using ListenFirst and other skills to actively engage assist and orient everyone they come across; understands the individual's goals and interests and takes the initiative to assist in achievement of those goals;
- Develops, implements and oversees all lifeguard staff, including, lifeguard training, backyard pool program, aquatic leaders and pool rentals (non instructional);
- Develops, manages and achieves the annual aquatic budget in ways plus-sided and sustained;
- Supervises and evaluates the Associate Deck Supervisor;
- Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates all lifeguards;
- Schedules and staffs all lifeguards; will appropriately schedule themselves in LG shifts if and as needed to manage budget;
- Works to understand and is able to deliver to any community the Marketing/Membership Director's work in-department;
- Develops new offsite programs according to the organizational and community needs;
- Delivers and maintains excellent parent, staff and community relationships;
- Participates in Branch and Association activiities including special events and fund raising;
- Participates in trainings that benefit the position, they YMCA, and self-development;
- Instructs classes and lifeguard training as needed;
- Acts locally, regionally and nationally as leader in the Movement regarding aquatics expertise.
- Prepares and submits bi-monthly payroll on a timely basis.
- Holds orientation meetings for the lefeguarding opportunities for new participants at the beginning of every session;
- Holds monthly in-service trainings and reviews for lifeguards;
- Communicates effectively with their partner Associate Aquatics Director for Aquatic Instruction;
- Performs other duties as necessary or assigned.
Educational Background:
College graduate preferred; strong organizational, computer, communication and problem-solving skills;
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 1 year of supervisory and swim instruction to all levels and ages along with prior lifeguard experience;
- Experience supervising staff and developing a pool and class schedule as well as the ability to develop and maintain good member and staff relationships;
- Knowledge of budgeting and expense control required;
- Working knowledge of Daxko computer program preferred.
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
- Must be a ble to work off hours and weekends;
- Primarily working on a pool deck walking on wet slippery surfaces;
- Noise level is frequently loud;
- Must be able to ascend/descent stairs;
- Must be able to remain stationary in an office position at least 20% of the time;
- Occasionally operates a computer and other office productivity machinery;
- Must be able to exchange accurate information while frequently communicating with staff, parents and members.
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $35,000.00 - $42,000.00
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jan 19 2019
Active Until:
Feb 19 2019
Hiring Organization:
YMCA of the USA
industry:
Nonprofit