Aquatics Director

USA SWIMMING; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

USA SWIMMING is seeking an Aquatics Director for the Jeff Rouse Swim & Sport Center in Virginia. The role entails overseeing aquatic staff and managing programs to meet community needs.

Key qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and strong leadership skills. The Aquatics Director will also ensure pool operations meet all safety codes and effectively serve all community segments through innovative programming.

Qualifications

• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Must have strong fitness knowledge and experience with varying ages.
• Knowledge of pool filtration systems and rescue equipment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise aquatic staff including lifeguards and swim instructors.
• Develops and implements aquatic programs for the community.
• Maintains operations of pools and oversees equipment maintenance.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university

Tools

Hytek Meet Manager

Colorado Timing System (CTS)

Job description

The Jeff Rouse Swim & Sport Center seeks an Aquatics Director. The Aquatics Director is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and supervision of the Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center Aquatic Department, directly managing the aquatic staff—interview, hire, training, and evaluation—and aquatic programs with the continual goal of better usage of the pool and meeting the needs of the community. The Aquatics Director will have the ability to teach or substitute coach swim teams, youth swim lessons or lifeguarding as needed, and will also maintain all pool operations and oversee all equipment and maintenance to ensure proper pool functioning. This staff will need to secure local, state, regional and national meets and have experience in competitive swimming as a participant or a coach. The Aquatics Director reports directly to the General Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operates pools and equipment in accordance with all state and local bathing code provisions and arrange for immediate corrections of any violation found during periodic inspections by appropriate authorities.
• Develops and implements a full range of aquatic programs to meet the needs of the membership and the surrounding community, including innovative means of serving the underserved and underprivileged segments of the community. Programs to consist of swim lessons, group exercise programs, community partnership programs, physical therapy rehab providers, etc.
• Selects, trains, evaluates, and retains staff to provide appropriate services to the community as lifeguards, swim instructors, and coaches.
• Enforces all personnel policies and guidelines in accordance with JRSSC policies.
• Conducts annual reviews for all aquatic staff and suggests salary increments to the appropriate supervisor.
• Acts as a representative for all aquatic staff and issues at JRSSC management team meetings.
• Teaches swim lessons and lifeguards on an as needed basis.
• Contributes to the membership development and retention of JRSSC members, placing the needs of the members as a key priority at all times.
• Participates as a vital part of the JRSSC Management team to provide exemplary services to the community. This includes sharing responsibility as the building supervisor (MOD) as necessary, participation in special events, fundraising campaigns, and shared leadership duties as assigned periodically.
• May be called upon to represent JRSSC at external stakeholder meetings.
• Develops department budget and provides daily, weekly, and monthly monitoring of department finances.
• Provides information to supervisor, as required, to complete monitoring of monthly financial performance.
• Requires outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Must be extremely professional in appearance, demeanor, and communication
• Must have excellent leadership skills
• Must have excellent customer service skills including a strong background and ethos of customer service
• Must be able to clearly communicate expectations of fellow team members and hold the team responsible for goal achievements
• Must be detail-oriented and have outstanding organizational skills
• Must have strong time-management skills
• Must be able to maintain focus in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Must be able to work under pressure and be decisive
• Must be able to handle difficult situations
• Must be able to motivate employees
• Must be able to prioritize work to achieve maximum returns
• Must be a team player
• Ability to remain calm and focus in an emergency situation
• Must have strong problem-solving skills
• Must be able to work irregular shifts to include days, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Strong fitness knowledge and experience developing programs and working with people of varying ages and backgrounds.
• Knowledge of pool filtration system, rescue equipment, computer and office equipment.
• Ability to manage and operate Hytek Meet Manager software, and operate Colorado Timing System (CTS) to include the managing the date of the swim meets and/or competitions and entering it into the meet management system, test and troubleshoot the CTS, and perform preventative and restorative maintenance to the CTS.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed, required, or assigned by the General Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises a total of 20-30 lifeguards.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with JRSSC’s policies and applicable laws including:
  • Training employees
  • Planning, assigning, and directing work
  • Appraising performance
  • Rewarding employees
  • Counseling employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents in English. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Proficiency in other languages is a plus.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have working knowledge of Google Suite (docs, sheets, slides, calendar, meeting, etc) and be able to use laptop and desktop computers and normal peripherals (printers, scanners, etc.).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the following:

• Current Lifeguarding Instructor, Water Safety Instructor (preferred), and Instructor Trainer certifications are required.
• Current Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Automated External Defibrillation, Administering Emergency Oxygen, and Bloodborne Pathogens Training certifications are required.
• Current Pool Operator’s certification required.

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.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather).
• The employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.