PBG AQUATICS DIRECTOR
About The Position
The Aquatics Director is responsible for overseeing and running the day-to-day operations of the Aquatics Department, including its programs, staff supervision, budget management, and planning. This includes programming, staffing, budgeting, maintaining records, communicating with internal and external customers and vendors, scheduling, and ensuring proper pool maintenance in compliance with all JCC insurance and Department of Health safety standards and procedures. This role is responsible for both pool and lake oversight during the school year and during Camp in the summers. The Aquatics Director is required to provide swim instruction and lifeguarding as necessary.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- 3-5 years’ experience in water safety and swim instruction.
- Red Cross Lifeguarding certification required.
- American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certification required.
- CPR and First Aid for the Professional Rescuer certification required.
- 2+ years of experience managing a team.
Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise and develop staff, including but not limited to hiring, training, evaluating, developing, scheduling aquatics staff.
- Maintain, prepare and complete payroll for Aquatics staff.
- Develop a strong sense of team and provide staff support.
- Ensure staff certifications and trainings are current.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of regular in-service trainings.
- Provide CPR/AED training for JCC staff, teach American Red Cross Lifeguard classes.
- Help create safety procedures and protocols.
- Ensure that first responder staff complete thorough incident report forms in a timely manner, signs off on them, and turns them into the Managing Director.
- Assist in the creating and adhering to the annual Aquatic Department budget.
- Monitor daily pool operations and adhere to state, local and JCC health and safety regulations.
- Maintain pool chemistry and concerns; communicate with vendors and necessary parties within the agency as needed.
- Assist in program development: including but not limited to instructional programming, camp pool usage, swim team, Aqua fitness classes, American Red Cross Classes registration procedures, curriculum planning, safety procedures and customer service.
- Assist in the creation and maintaining a tracking system for participation and attendance.
- Responsible for recruiting and training lifeguards and water safety instructors and making sure they retain their American Red Cross Certifications and other certifications as required.
- Responsible for effective space usage of facility and creating balance between participant programs and revenue-based programs.
- Prepare, maintain and share pool schedules and staff scheduling on a regular basis.
- Work with Aquatics team to develop policies and pricing.
- Act as the on-duty lifeguard, coach or instructor to assist staff and ensure programming and services are provided.
- Assist with campus wide special events.
- Stay up to date on Aquatics trends; research local competition, and national colleagues to ensure a high standard of excellence and appropriate price points.
- Communicate with participants and participants’ legal guardians on a regular basis to provide updates, feedback and aquatics-related information to them.
- Identify opportunities for community partnership and build potential sources of revenue.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Managing Director
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
