Aquatics Coordinator

Missouri Park and Recreation Association; Harrisonville (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrisonville Parks & Recreation is seeking an Aquatics Coordinator to lead planning, operations, programming, and staff management for the community center pool and outdoor aquatics center. The role ensures safe, inclusive aquatic experiences while managing programs, budgets, compliance, and partnerships.

The position requires availability on weeknights, weekends, and holidays, with supervision over assigned staff.

Qualifications

• High School or GED and 1–3 years of experience with customer service and program development in a recreation environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be available on weeknights, weekends, and holidays as job duties demand.

Responsibilities

• Plans and supervises aquatics programs, events and staff; schedules facility use and ensures safety.
• Selects and trains staff; provides ongoing customer service and safety training; supervises daily operations.
• Greets visitors, handles inquiries and maintains records; processes registrations and program information.
• Oversees swim lessons, lifeguard in-services and safety procedures in compliance with regulations.
• Monitors facility operations, coordinates maintenance reporting, and ensures proper staffing and supplies.
• Maintains chemical inventories and readings; oversees budgeting and paperwork for aquatics programs.
• Promotes and communicates aquatics programming and registration details using RecTrac.
• Assists in developing program budgets and acts as a courteous liaison with the public.
• Performs additional duties as required.

Skills

Staff supervision

Customer service

Program development

Education

Lifeguard Certification

Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) Certification

Certified Pool Operator (CPO) Certification

CPR/AED/First Aid Certification

Driver's license

Tools

RecTrac

Job description

General Definition of Work

The Aquatics Coordinator oversees the planning, operations, programming, and staff management of the community center pool and outdoor aquatics center. This position ensures safe, inclusive, and engaging aquatic experiences while managing programs, budgets, regulatory compliance, and community partnerships.

Aquatics Coordinator

Harrisonville (MO) Parks & Recreation

General Definition of Work

The Aquatics Coordinator oversees the planning, operations, programming, and staff management of the community center pool and outdoor aquatics center. This position ensures safe, inclusive, and engaging aquatic experiences while managing programs, budgets, regulatory compliance, and community partnerships.

Must be available on weeknights, weekends, and holidays as job duties demand.

Work is performed under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation.

Supervision exercised over assigned staff.

Essential Functions

• Plans, develops, implements and supervises aquatics programs, events and staff; schedules the use of facilities for programs and ensures their safe usage; ensures adequate supervision and oversight of programs; orders equipment, supplies, and other items for programs.
• Select, train, schedule, motivate and evaluate assigned facility staff; provide or coordinate staff training to include Customer Service, CPR, First Aid, Lifeguarding, Pool Operation and BBP, evaluate employee performance. Maintains high visibility and remains accessible to the public. Ensure deadlines are met. Supervises daily operations.
• Greets visitors; answers telephone and emails; receives inquiries, complaints, and service requests and resolves them within the framework of established policies and procedures or forwards them to the appropriate party for disposition; assists participants with the completion of standardized forms or documents; maintains records and files.
• Responsible for swim lessons, lifeguard in-services, developing and enforcing operational policies, safety procedures, and facility rules in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Monitors the day-to-day operations of aquatic facilities, programs and events, including making site visits, handling and resolving complaints, and ensuring that programs and events have required staff, materials and supplies.
• Inspect aquatic facilities for needed maintenance and repairs and daily activity within the facility: notify maintenance of repairs needed within the facilities. Oversee the care and maintenance of the physical assets and facilities/grounds of the assigned facilities.
• Maintain written and electronic accounting records for chemical inventories, and chemical readings.
• Promotes all aquatic programming, including oversight of the registration process using RecTrac; sends direct e-mail with program information to current and past program participants.
• Assists in preparing and developing program budgets.
• Must be courteous and helpful to customers, staff, and the public. Follow city and department policies and procedures. Performs additional duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School or GED and one to three years of experience with customer service and program development in a recreation environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Qualifications

• Current Lifeguard Certification (or ability to obtain in 3 months of hire).
• Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) Certification
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) Certification. (or ability to obtain in 3 months of hire).
• Current CPR/AED/First Aid Certification. (or ability to obtain in 3 months of hire).
• Must possess and maintain a drivers license.