Aquatic Program Coordinator - French Creek YMCA

YMCA of Greater Cleveland Recruitment Team • Avon, OH

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Aquatic Program Coordinator plans, markets, schedules, and delivers quality YMCA water-based programs for members, participants, and guests, ensuring programs align with YMCA of Greater Cleveland and Y-USA standards and guidelines. The coordinator is expected to be knowledgeable and professional, demonstrate care for program participants, and support the YMCA’s mission and values.

The role supports swim team operations and administration, coordinates and improves the swim lesson program, and develops a pathway from lessons to swim team readiness and competitive swimming. It also supports aquatics staff hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and development; builds positive relationships with families; and monitors participation, retention, and swimmer progression. The coordinator helps develop programs and events that grow participation and promotes a safe, welcoming, and equitable environment for swimmers of different skill levels.

The position requires a flexible schedule of 35–40 hours per week, with times varying according to program schedules and needs. Work takes place in a clean and orderly environment that is often wet and slippery, with moderate to noisy sound levels. The role may require outdoor work and occasional exposure to inclement weather.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• At least one year of related experience working in aquatic programming.
• At least one year of aquatic instruction experience.
• Current CPR/AED Pro, O2 Management, and First Aid certifications.
• Current Water Safety Instructor or YMCA Swim Instructor certification.
• Proficient swimming skills and ability to demonstrate freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, and elementary backstroke.
• Ability and willingness to model the attributes of being welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined.
• Commitment to the YMCA mission and cause, and ability to uphold its values and ethics.
• Ability to work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.
• Willingness and ability to act as a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse and neglect and follow the YMCA reporting process.
• Ability to perform frequent sitting, standing, swimming, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, bending, and instructing for the duration of a shift.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• Ability to work a flexible 35–40-hour schedule, with hours varying according to program schedules and needs.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree preferred.
• At least one year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Current YMCA or American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification; Instructor Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist swim team coaches with practices, meets, swimmer development, and team administration.
• Support swim team registration, communication, scheduling, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions.
• Help foster a positive, inclusive team culture grounded in YMCA core values.
• Coordinate and support day-to-day swim lesson program operations.
• Work with instructors to promote consistent teaching standards and skill progression.
• Evaluate lesson structure and identify opportunities for program improvement.
• Establish skill and readiness benchmarks to help swimmers progress toward competitive swimming.
• Build a pathway from swim lessons to swim team readiness and competitive swimming.
• Identify and encourage swimmers who may be ready to join the swim team.
• Develop communication and engagement strategies to introduce lesson families to the swim team.
• Collaborate with instructors and coaches so swimmers and families understand opportunities for growth.
• Track participation and progression to measure the effectiveness of the feeder program.
• Support hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and development of aquatics staff as assigned.
• Coach and provide feedback to instructors to strengthen program quality.
• Build positive relationships with families and respond to questions or concerns in a timely, professional manner.
• Monitor participation, retention, and progression within aquatics programs.
• Help develop programs, events, clinics, and opportunities to increase participation and swimmer engagement.
• Promote a safe, welcoming, and equitable environment where swimmers can develop confidence and achieve their goals.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
• Follow YMCA child abuse and neglect reporting requirements, including completing the reporting form, contacting children’s protective services, and notifying designated YMCA personnel.

Benefits

• Free membership to a local YMCA.
• Discounts on YMCA programs, including childcare; part-time positions do not receive the childcare discount.
• Employee discounts at many places in and around town.
• Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance Plan.
• Retirement benefit paid at 9% by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland.
• Paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED