Coordinator of Aquatics

Louisiana State University•Shippensburg Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Aquatics and Safety Education, the Coordinator of Aquatics assists in the organization and administration of the Aquatic area with University Recreation (UREC) at LSU including managing lifeguards and assisting with pool maintenance. This role involves overseeing the day-to-day aquatic operations through administrative management, working with UREC facility operations to ensure policies are followed and updated, and overseeing lifeguarding and pool safety. The Coordinator also assists with pool chemical distribution and monitoring. A significant part of the role is direct student support, sharing responsibility with the Assistant Director for leadership and management of over 50 part-time student employees, and developing trainings to ensure employees are knowledgeable about American Red Cross standards for a safe aquatic environment. The position also includes program support, assisting with coordinating logistics for events, experiences, or services within the Aquatic program area, and providing feedback on departmental programs, equipment, and services. Quality control is essential, ensuring a high degree of quality in all aspects of the Aquatic program area outputs, and seeking continuous improvement. Additionally, the Coordinator will perform other duties as assigned, supporting broad division/institution efforts such as Move-In Day, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Career Expo, and Disability Services Finals Testing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Work experience in an aquatic environment.
American Red Cross Lifeguard

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
2 years of professional work experience in an aquatic environment, with particular emphasis in collegiate recreation.
American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor
American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Trainer
Certified Pool Operator (CPO)

Responsibilities

Oversees the day-to-day aquatic operations through administrative management while working with UREC facility operations to ensure policies are being followed and updated when necessary.
Oversees life-guarding and pool safety.
Assists with pool chemical distribution and monitoring.
Shares responsibility with Assistant Director for leadership and management of 50+ part-time student employees.
Responsible for developing trainings that ensure employees are knowledgeable about American Red Cross standards relative to providing a safe aquatic environment.
Assists with coordinating logistics for events, experiences, or services within the Aquatic program area.
Provides feedback regarding departmental programs, equipment, and services by engaging in programs, experiences and using UREC facilities.
Contribute positively to the work environment by participating in dialog that is indicative of the divisions and unit’s culture of teamwork and cooperation.
Ensures every aspect of the Aquatic program area outputs including administrative tasks, implementation, and overall design exudes a high degree of quality.
Embraces and executes consistent improvement over time and seeks to improve the level of all aquatic services, events, programs, and experiences year after year.
Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director, Associate Director of Facility Operations, and/or Assistant Director of Aquatics and Safety Education. This includes but is not limited to efforts that support broad division/institution efforts including at least 40 hours per year spent helping divisional initiatives such as Move-In Day, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Career Expo, Disability Services Finals Testing, other special projects etc.