Aquatics Director

SOLAR SWIM LLC•Lombard, IL

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Glass Court Swim & Fitness is hiring a Full-Time Aquatics Director to lead a high-visibility aquatics department with both an indoor and outdoor pool (each 6 lanes, 20 yards). This is a leadership role responsible for pool safety, water quality, staffing, scheduling, and aquatics program growth (swim lessons, open swim, lap swim, clinics, rentals, and seasonal outdoor programming).

Requirements

3+ years experience leading aquatics operations in a club, YMCA, swim school, or similar
Strong knowledge of pool operations, water chemistry, and safety procedures
Proven leadership: hiring, training, scheduling, coaching staff
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Comfortable with scheduling/reporting software (Jonas a plus)

Nice To Haves

WSI (or equivalent) / swim instruction certification
CPR/AED/First Aid certification (instructor a plus)
Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) or lifeguard management experience (if applicable)

Responsibilities

Lead daily pool operations for indoor and outdoor pools (6-lane, 20-yard each)
Maintain water quality: testing, chemical handling, documentation, and corrective action
Ensure safety and compliance with health department and club standards; manage incident reporting
Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and supervise swim instructors and lifeguards (if applicable)
Build and manage aquatics schedules (lessons, lap swim, open swim, clinics, rentals, seasonal programming)
Improve lesson performance: fill rate, retention, conversions (trial → program → membership)
Communicate professionally with parents/members; resolve issues and service recovery
Coordinate maintenance and vendors; drive preventive maintenance and minimize downtime
Track KPIs and reporting (Jonas experience preferred): utilization, revenue/hour, payroll vs revenue, incidents, compliance