Are you looking for a place where the work is fun and rewarding? Do you want to grow professionally? Do you have a heart for service and a mind for safety? Do you want to lead the next generation of lifeguards? Then join SwimRVA as a Life Safety and Events Coordinator. The AM Coordinator position is an early morning to midday work shift. We can work with the right candidate on hours and days. If you join the SwimRVA team, you will be a facility and safety leader that oversees daily operations within the Life Safety and Events Department at SwimRVA. The position is intended to assist the Life Safety and Events team with overseeing and facilitating a team of professional rescuers, overseeing facility and patron safety, and general facility maintenance. We want you on our team to help SAVE LIVES through aquatics!

The mission of SwimRVA is simply to change lives through aquatics. SwimRVA believes our strength and impact is driven by our people. We invest in the growth and development of our team members in order to grow our impact.

The SwimRVA Coordinator job duties:

• Ensure safety of all patrons, guests and employees through the facility by firmly and fairly enforcing rules and applying lifeguarding principles learned in the American Red Cross Lifeguard certification course.
• Assist supervising a team of professional rescuers to ensure that all daily and weekly duties are satisfactorily performed.
• Inspect and carry out regular facility maintenance.
• Assist with regular operational checks of pool pumps, filters, strainers and chemical injectors.
• Assist with daily monitoring of systems (pool equipment, lighting, plumbing, etc)
• Keep accurate logs and records of daily and weekly duties, daily and bi-hourly chemistry checks, and daily shift reports.
• Setup, breakdown, and clean-up for events.
• Act as Manager on Duty during weekends on a rotating schedule with the expectation of working 2 shifts per month during meet seasons.

Qualifications:

• Strong desire to be helpful and solve problems
• Excellent communicator and collaborator
• Follow through approach to tasks and details
• Able to work non traditional times (early mornings, evenings, weekends)
• High School diploma or GED certificate
• Valid Driver's License and ability to drive between multiple sites
• American Red Cross Lifeguarding with CPR/AED and Emergency Oxygen
• Current American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) or ability to obtain within 90 days
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO)- or earn the certification in 90 days. We will train!
• Training available to qualified candidates

Salary/ Benefits:

• Full-time position
• Salary range starting at $34,000/year or the equivalent of $16.34/hour. Salary will match experience and qualifications.
• Health, Dental, Life, IRA with company match and three (3) weeks paid time off (PTO)
• Free employee facility membership to multiple locations
• Free competitive program membership for your family
• 50% off all other SwimRVA programs
• Free SwimRVA Hammerheads (adult swimming) membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid on the job training
• Advancement opportunities with a dynamic, committed, and growing organization