Program Director - Aquatics

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

YMCA of Northern Colorado seeks a Program Director of Aquatics to organize diverse swim programs, supervise staff, manage budgets, and ensure safety compliance across facilities.

The role involves lifeguarding, instruction, and coordinating classes while collaborating with branch leadership to advance association-wide objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Experience managing budgets and staff preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Commitment to safety and high-quality program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise aquatics program activities to meet community needs.
• Develop and manage budgets; monitor program costs and fundraising efforts.
• Recruit, train, and supervise staff and volunteers; evaluate performance.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Staff supervision

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent

Job description

The Program Director of Aquatics, under the direction of the Branch Executive Director, is responsible for organizing and implementing diverse and safe swim programs, which will incorporate large group and individual activities, swim lessons for all ages, and promote program participation. This includes supervising, budgeting, developing, and implementing YMCA programs and services. The Program Director participates in Association-wide efforts in order to fulfill the operating objectives of the Association and in accordance with the policies established by theBoard of Directors of the YMCA of Northern Colorado.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:1. Directs and supervises program activities to meet the needs of the community and fulfill YMCA objectives. Establishes new program activities and expands programs within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans set by the Branch Executive Director and the YMCA.2. Develops, manages, and controls budgets related to the position. Ensures program operates within budget, and that program fees are collected. Supports and budgets for healthy eating through coaching, mentoring, and monitoring menu quality.3. Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules, and directs personnel and volunteers as needed. Reviews and evaluates staff performance.4. Implement strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals. Ensures records of staff certifications are current and complete.5. Monitors daily pool operations to adhere to all state, local, and YMCA health and safety regulations.6. Conducts and ensures proper maintenance of pools. Secures and schedules pool facilities. Maintains accurate records of pool chemical levels and facility maintenance.7. Conducts lifeguarding, swim instruction, First Aid, and CPR trainings.8. Creates and schedules swim classes and water fitness classes.9. Assists in the marketing and distribution of program information.10. Assists in the development and monitoring of program budget to meet fiscal objectives.11. Assists in YMCA fundraising activities and special events. Fulfill association-wide responsibilities.12. Models relationship-building skills in all interactions. Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.13. Assists with Program Committee meetings as assigned.14. Provides data and reports as required for assigned programs.15. Participates in required Manager on Duty shifts.Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention, and emergencies.YMCA COMPETENCIES (Team Leader):Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Ys values. Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives. Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivates relationships to support fund-raising.Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Builds relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.Operational Effectiveness: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team.Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.Personal Growth: Shares new insights. Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices, and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.PHYSICAL DEMANDS/FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTESEssential functions are the fundamental job duties, meaning the position exists to perform the function; there is a limited number of employees among whom the performance of the function can be distributed; and/or the incumbent is hired for expertise or ability to perform the function due to its high specialization. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and associated Federal regulations protect qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination in all areas of employment. To be considered qualified, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of a position, with or without reasonable accommodation. It is important that the physical tasks associated with the essential functions be identified appropriately so that persons with disabilities can determine if any accommodation is necessary.General Physical Requirements• Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Physical Activity List• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.Visual Acuity• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.)Working Conditions• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or exposure to chemicals.• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.• The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl space, shafts, manholes, small-enclosed rooms, small sewage, and water line pipes, and other areas, which could cause claustrophobia.• The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.1. Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent.2. One to two years related experience preferred, for example, as an aquatics coordinator or supervisor.3. Minimum age requirement of 21.4. Typical requirements within 30 days of hire include completing Child Abuse Prevention for Supervisory Staff; Working with Program Volunteers; CPR; First Aid; AED; Bloodborne Pathogens.5. Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.6. Completion of YMCA program-specific and trainer certifications (list).a. CPR and First Aidb. Lifeguard, CPR, AED, First Aid, and O2 certificationc. Lifeguard Instructor certificationd. Certified pool Operatore. Swim Lesson Instructor