Aquatics Director - Lakewood
Company: YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Location: Lakewood
Posted on: October 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Summary:Develops, organizes, implements, and evaluates
all YMCA aquatic programs with a focus on quality, safety, youth
development and healthy living. This position is responsible for
managing an outdoor year-round pool, swim lessons, swim team, lap
swim, rec swim, and school swim programming.Essential Functions:1.
Directs and supervises program activities to meet YMCA objectives.
Establishes new program activities and expands program within the
community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community
organizations.2. Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules, and
directs personnel and volunteers as needed. Reviews and evaluates
staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and
achieve goals. Ensures records of staff certifications are current
and complete.3. Monitors daily pool operations to adhere to all
state, local and YMCA health and safety regulations.4. Conducts and
ensures proper maintenance of pools. Secures and schedules pool
facilities. Maintains accurate records of pool chemical levels and
facility maintenance.5. Conducts lifeguarding, swim instruction,
First Aid and CPR trainings.6. Creates and schedules swim classes,
water fitness classes, and swim team practices and meets.7. Assists
in the marketing and distribution of program information.8.
Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives.9.
Assists in YMCA fundraising activities and special events.10.
Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints in
timely manner.11. Participates in Los Altos Core Team Branch
leadership meetings.12. Compiles program statistics. Monitors and
evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in program.13.
Attends Association Aquatics Cluster Meetings to stay current
regarding pertinent Aquatic information.14. Maintains and updates
all Aquatic Records including in service training records, safety
drills, and skills testing.15. Ensures that all Aquatic Staff are
knowledgeable and proficient in implementation of center emergency
action plans. Is responsible to see that expectations are met
regarding Aquatic facility and program audits.16. Serves as branch
safety liaison, assists in implementing trainings for Emergency
action plans for branch.17. Performs other duties as
assigned.Qualifications:1. High school diploma or equivalent
required.2. Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent
experience preferred.3. Two or more years' experience working in an
aquatic facility. At least 1 year of experience hiring and
supervising staff or similar type management role.4. Completion of
YMCA specific and aquatic trainer certifications, including but not
limited to: Lifeguard Certification including CPR-Prop, AED, Oxygen
and First Aid, and Swim Instructor.5. Ability to exercise
effective, independent judgment, and to work independently, with
limited supervision.6. Computer literate with strong Microsoft
Office products skills.7. Ability to anticipate, initiate, and
structure work to be performed.8. Criminal Clearance: Including
Fingerprints and background clearance.9. Health Screening with
Negative TB Test and Negative Drug test screening.10. Complete all
required online trainings.Working Conditions:Environmental Factors:
Indoor and outdoor facilities (e.g., gymnasium and recreational
sites); exposure to heat, cold, potentially hazardous chemicals,
toxic materials; work on slippery or uneven surfaces. Noise level
is usually moderate.Physical Demands: The physical demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or
controls. The employee frequently is required to stoop, bend,
kneel, crouch, talk, hear, stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands
and arms. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, and/or
move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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