Assistant Swim Pool Manager (Part-Time)

CELTS Aquatics Group; Homewood (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly incentive pay

End-of-season incentive pay

Job summary

CELTS Aquatics Group is seeking an Assistant Swim Pool Manager in Illinois to lead daily pool operations, supervise staff, and ensure safety and service standards. The role requires coordinating scheduling, onboarding, and on-going staff development while stepping in to cover shifts as needed.

The ideal candidate brings strong customer service, safety focus, and the ability to manage a fast-paced environment with a positive, guest‑focused attitude.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service focus and safety mindset.
• Ability to manage staff schedules, onboarding, and training.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing policies and procedures to ensure smooth operation of pool facilities.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and staff development; supervise aquatic personnel.

Skills

Communication

Self Starter

High-energy

Team Player

Social Perceptiveness

Integrity

Innovative

Accountability

Esprit de Cor

Education

Pool Operator’s Permit (CPO/AFO)

Lifeguard W/CPR/AED Professional Rescuer and First

ASCA Level 2 Coaching Certificate

Job description

Assistant Swim Pool Manager-IL

Join our Pool Management Team and become a part of an energetic and friendly global group of individuals leading the way in the aquatic industry! You have a great opportunity to use your knowledge of swimming pool operations, outgoing personality, focus on water safety, and excellent customer service skills to help create a fun and memorable experience for every visitor to our pools. Your responsible nature and winning attitude make you the perfect candidate for this position.

About The Role:

At CELTS, our top priority is to instill a lifelong love for water by providing top-notch, developmentally sound aquatic programs and services in a fun and safe environment, with an unwavering focus on exceptional customer service. As the Assistant Swim Pool Manager, your role is critical in enabling us to achieve this objective. You must create a positive, engaging, and supportive work environment for all swimming pool employees, clients, and users by ensuring consistent staff schedules, overseeing equipment and supplies, handling hiring and onboarding procedures, providing staff development opportunities, and administering in-service training. Furthermore, you must be prepared to step in and cover shifts, support staff, and take charge when necessary to ensure that all safety and service standards are met at all times. We expect nothing less than your full commitment to helping us maintain our high standards of excellence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Enforcing policies and procedures to ensure the smooth operation of pool facilities.
• Help manage and train aquatic personnel.
• I oversee all swimming pool operations, including first aid, rotations, staff scheduling, public relations, janitorial duties, and limited pool maintenance, including cleaning.

The Assistant Swim Pool Manager is a supervisory position requiring working weekdays, weekends, and holidays in a warm, humid climate. Excellent organizational, communication, and public relations skills are necessary for this position.

What are we looking for?

CELTS has been a leading organization in the aquatic industry since it was established in 2008. To this day, CELTS is known for its innovative solutions, exceptional quality, and success in the industry. This sustained leadership is a result of our team members remaining true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. To effectively perform this job, an individual must be capable of executing each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Communication - Ability to provide concise communications confidently and clearly with others to convey information effectively.
• Self Starter - Independently capable of seeking information, solving problems, and operating in ambiguity
• High-energy - Motivated to work hard in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment to help our growing business
• Team Player - Works collaboratively and effectively across a diverse set of functions, backgrounds, and working styles.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Good customer focus and team negotiation skills are needed.
• Integrity - Being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values. Do the right thing every time.
• Innovative: Practice implementing ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services. Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.
• Accountability - Be responsible for your success and failure.
• Esprit de Cor - Maintain a high level of professionalism and CELTS Spirit.

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS

• Pool Operator’s Permit (CPO/AFO)
• Lifeguard W/CPR/AED Professional Rescuer and First
• American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 2 Coaching Certificate

Pay and Hours:

Earn up to $800 per week, depending on experience, with additional monthly and end-of-season incentive pay available. The position requires 20-30 hours per week, available for day and evening shifts, as well as weekend and holiday work.

What will it be like to work for CELTS?

CELTS is a well-known leader in the aquatic industry, offering a wide range of products and services to help communities sustainably maintain their swimming pools and aquatic facilities. We provide top-quality services, equipment, programming, and value to communities, clubs, members, and guests worldwide. Our mission is to increase access to safe swimming environments and enable every person to learn how to swim. We strive to create exceptional aquatic experiences daily, and our dedicated team members are at the heart of everything we do.

CELTS Aquatics Group and its affiliates, including CELTS Pool Management, CELTS Swim School, and CELTS Hospitality, are committed to hiring the most talented individuals from diverse backgrounds.

We offer equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, regardless of their sex, race, ethnicity, social origin, genetic features, language, religion, political beliefs, membership in any national minority, property, birth, disability, age, or sexual orientation. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodations to allow qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to perform essential job functions.