What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aquatics Coordinator position at YMCA?
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Job Description
Under the direction of the Operations Director, the Aquatics Coordinator is responsible for managing and overseeing all aquatic staff, programs, trainings, and activities at the Middle Tyger YMCA location. This role will ensure a safety-focused work culture, promoting programs, and providing excellent customer service while supervising staff and managing daily operations. This flexible role will lifeguard to ensure the safety needs of the facility are met. The remaining time will be spent doing administrative tasks pertinent to the successful operation of the Middle Tyger Aquatics Department and programming.
Qualifications
- Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Must have all necessary Certifications or be willing to obtain. Including but not limited to: Bloodborne Pathogens, Lifeguard, Professional Rescuer/CPR/FIRST AID/AED/O2, YSL v6 Swim Lesson Instructor, Lifeguard instructor
- Must be computer proficient using Microsoft Office & Google Suite platforms
- Must have good interpersonal team building skills.
- Must be able to work weekends and nights as needed.
- Must believe in the mission of the YMCA and be able to exhibit the mission statement in both personal and professional life.
Essential Functions
- Engage, teach, and communicate with lifeguards to build an effective aquatics safety team.
- Supervise, schedule, direct, and evaluate assigned staff, handling employee concerns and reviews.
- Interview, hire, and orient staff, lifeguards, and program instructors, ensuring compliance with policies.
- Prepare payroll, monthly reports and record daily information related to pools and personnel.
- Create, develop, implement, and monitor programming and activities for the aquatic facilities.
- Monitor pools to maintain a safe environment and provide high-quality aquatic facilities.
- Maintain and track expenditures for programs and services, managing resource allocation and purchases with assistance from Operations Director.
- Works closely with Swim Team Coaches for scheduling and staffing practices and meets.
- Implements cleaning training and expectations for lifeguard team.
- Schedule and conduct swim lessons, CPR & lifeguard courses when certified to do so.
- Completes records, documentation, reports & DHEC requirements in a timely manner.
- Engage in timely, positive public relations with participants: swim lessons, water fitness etc.
- Facilitate & document lifeguard in-services/training, staff meetings and guard drills.
- Practice preventive lifeguard procedures by following and enforcing pool rules and policies.
- Perform any rescues and emergency procedures in accordance with facility policies.
- Attend all training and staff meetings that are required.
- Support decisions and policies with fellow lifeguards, supervisors, and participants.
- Works inter-departmentally to support special events of the facility.
- Here at the Middle Tyger YMCA we are a team; there may be other duties as assigned.
