Aquatics Director

YMCA • Fort Lauderdale, FL

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Aquatics Director is responsible for preparing and administering departmental budget, coordinating swim lessons and Safe Start, as well as developing new programs. In addition, the Aquatics Director will manage the Aquatics staff to include hiring and training of staff as well as ensuring that all safety and risk management procedures are followed.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of Aquatics program experience with a budget exceeding 250K.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.
• YMCA Lifeguard Certified or Red Cross Lifeguard Certified, Certified Pool Operator (CPO or AFO) and Swim Instructor Certified, required within 30 days
• First Aid/CPR/AED, CPRO and oxygen administration certified.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to respond in safety and emergency situations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must be organized and detail oriented.
• Avid swimmer, passionate about the sport of swimming, dedicated to the cause of water safety and drowning prevention.
• High-energy personality, outgoing and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
• Natural leader with a competitive drive, emotionally mature, able to initiate and conduct difficult conversations with individuals at all levels.
• Comfortable with public speaking.
• Innately desire to provide excellent customer service to participants, which will result in an exceptional aquatic experience.
• Have the ability to swim test to be LGI and YSLI Trainer.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Health, Physical Education or related field, preferred.
• Bilingual, English and Spanish, a plus.
• YMCA Team Leader certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Meets all assigned program enrollment and program quality benchmarks by marketing and promoting the Aquatics Program.
• Develops new Aquatic programs both onsite and off-site; meets or exceed enrollment goals.
• Assists Executive Director in Annual Campaign to exceed Dollars, Donors and Volunteers goals.
• Ensures that the Aquatics Program follows the program standards, policies, protocol and guidelines of the YMCA of the USA, Y South Florida as well as state and local codes.
• Provides oversight of the Swim 4 Jenny week.
• Assists with Mobile Aquatics Van schedule.
• Oversees, in conjunction with the Director of Competitive Swim Programs, the swim team at Family Center.
• Prepares and controls the annual income and expenses for the budget in the Aquatics Department.
• Coordinates schedules of participants for each season and class.
• Keeps abreast of safety and Risk Management and emergency procedures.
• Maintains accident reports, records of equipment and safety inspection, and health code records.
• Recruits, hires, trains and manage staff.
• Audits lifeguard skills, certifications and in service documentation to ensure all staff are within association policy and standard.
• Provides training to staff in lifeguarding, CPR, first aid, oxygen.
• Assists with the development of member communication material, brochures, newsletter, PSA’s target marketing materials and in-house information.
• Maintains program areas at the YMCA and off-site locations in a clean, orderly and safe manner.
• Serves as a member of the management team as MOD.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Equal Opportunity prohibiting discrimination in the workplace because of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, political affiliation, age or disability.

What This Job Offers

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