Aquatic Supervisor

Hospital for Special Care; United States; On-site; USD 44,691,000 - 67,027,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition reimbursement and professional

employee development opportunities

Pet insurance

Job summary

Hospital for Special Care's Aquatic Center is seeking an Aquatic Center Supervisor to lead daily operations and ensure safety in alignment with ARC guidelines. You will oversee program development, staff scheduling and quality assurance.

This role combines hands-on lifeguarding and instruction with leadership responsibilities, offering opportunities to mentor staff and enhance inclusive programs across departments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR/AED cert is required.
• Lifeguard Instructor cert or ability to obtain within six months.
• WSI certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Program Manager in the leadership and operational oversight of the Aquatic and Fitness Center, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, policies, safety practices, and industry standards.
• Assists with the development, implementation, and evaluation of aquatic programs while promoting a safe, high-quality participant experience.
• Provides leadership support to aquatic staff through training, mentoring, coaching, and performance oversight to ensure consistent program delivery.
• Ensures compliance with Hospital for Special Care policies, American Red Cross standards, and aquatic safety procedures through effective monitoring, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Provides direct aquatic services, including lifeguarding, lifeguard instruction, and swim instruction, as needed to support program operations.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Management experience

Microsoft Office

Program development

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

American Red Cross Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR/AED certification

Lifeguard Instructor certification or ability to obtain within six months of hire

American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI) Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Position Location: Hospital for Special Care Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32 Work Shift: Second Shift Department: Aquatics & Fitness Center

We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work, providing exceptional care to each patient each and every day!

AQUATIC CENTER SUPERVISOR QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Required: American Red Cross Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR/AED certification.
• Required: Lifeguard Instructor certification or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.
• Required: American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI) Certification.
• Required: Minimum three (3) years management or supervisory experience with demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and support performance development of staff.
• Required: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Required: Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Required: Experience developing or implementing adaptive and inclusive aquatics programming.
• Preferred: Certified Pool Operator certification

JOB SUMMARY

The Aquatic Supervisor supports the Program Manager in providing leadership and operational oversight of the Aquatic and Fitness Center while promoting a culture of safety, quality, and compliance with organizational policies, industry standards and American Red Cross guidelines. This role assists in the development and implementation of aquatic programs and contributes to daily operations, including staff supervision, training, mentoring, facility operations, and customer satisfaction. The Aquatic Supervisor is a proactive problem solver who demonstrates professionalism, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a commitment to aquatic safety, staff development, and community engagement. The position includes a minimum of twenty (20) hours of direct service per week, which may include lifeguarding, lifeguard instruction, and swim instruction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supports the Program Manager in the leadership and operational oversight of the Aquatic and Fitness Center, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, policies, safety practices, and industry standards.
• Assists with the development, implementation, and evaluation of aquatic programs while promoting a safe, high-quality participant experience.
• Provides leadership support to aquatic staff through training, mentoring, coaching, and performance oversight to ensure consistent program delivery.
• Ensures compliance with Hospital for Special Care policies, American Red Cross standards, and aquatic safety procedures through effective monitoring, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Provides direct aquatic services, including lifeguarding, lifeguard instruction, and swim instruction, as needed to support program operations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand or walk 60%-80% of each shift. Sit 20%-40% of each shift. Perform physical skills including lifting, reaching, bending, twisting, kneeling, squatting, climbing, and pushing/pulling up to 70% of each shift. Able to run and swim short distances as related to rescue techniques on rare occasion. Lift and carry up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis. Grasp with both hands on a frequent basis to handle equipment and assist members and participants. Fine hand manipulation with one hand is required on occasional basis to manipulate small objects. Maintain the ability to demonstrate physical lifeguarding skills such as 500-yard swim, brick retrieval with a 40-yard swim, submerged victim rescue, passive and active victim rescue, spinal injury rescue.

COGNITIVE DEMANDS

Job requires continuous alertness to observe swimmers, conforming with established rules, standards of practice to insure swimmer safety and prevent accidents, drownings. Job requires a working knowledge of medical terms and definitions. Job requires basic writing proficiency needed for written reports including accident/incident reports and the ability to express self clearly. Job requires problem solving skills needed for critical decision-making regarding appearance behavior of swimmers and determining the need for any type of lifeguarding/lifesaving response. Job requires the application of previously acquired knowledge, independent problem identification and problem solving. Job requires flexibility of thought, abstract reasoning, and organizational skills in quick decision-making situations. Selective attention and concentration are necessary. Job requires ability to adjust and prioritize schedule to adapt to events as needed. Job requires a high level of communication skill including expression of abstract/complex ideas, use of negotiation, active listening and an ability to dialogue with multiple parties.

WORK DEMANDS

Job requires working primarily indoors around water and associated chemicals. Schedule fluctuation is frequent and at times unpredictable. The environment may be noisy at times. There may be occasional exposure to water borne or blood borne pathogens/blood/body fluids. There may have need to respond to water, medical or behavioral emergency situations.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The wage range for this position is $19.49 to $29.24.

• employer-subsidized medical and dental, vision insurance
• a 403(b) retirement savings plan with an employer match of up to 6%
• paid time off
• employer-paid life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability insurance
• a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
• employee wellness programs with access to our onsite fitness and aquatics center
• an employee referral bonus program
• meaningful employee recognition and appreciation initiatives

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer a competitive benefits package.

ABOUT US

At HFSC, we are a family. Each person who is a part of our team of 1,300 employees and volunteers offers unique talents and perspectives. We all believe in keeping the same shared value of making our patients the center of what we do. By combining all of our unique skills and shared values we are able to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients. We are dedicated to creating an environment of care and engagement that makes us one of the most desirable places to work.