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Nestled in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina, work for a top non-profit in our region.
Job Description
As the Aquatics Manager, you will create a safe and positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals and promotes safety in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. You will build positive relationships with members and program participants through effective listening and verbal skills and creatively finds ways to connect them to one another and the Y community. You will ensure the quality of service and safety of all members and program participants within the pool area.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in human services, social services, business, or equivalent is preferred. Directly relevant work experience will be considered.
- Two or more years of management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency.
- Team Leader certification is preferred or obtained within two years from the date of hire.
- CPR and First Aid certifications are required within 30 days of hire.
- Lifeguard Certification is required within 30 days of hire.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to perform all necessary rescue and survival skills and all lifeguard prerequisite skills.
- Able to communicate verbally with good voice projection and clarity.
- Ability to direct department operations through volunteer development, staff supervision, development and monitoring of branch budget, marketing and public relations, and program development.
Essential Functions
- Knows and understands all YMCA of WNC Aquatics policies and procedures; ensures that all procedures are followed, and policies are consistently enforced.
- Assists or is able to lead efforts in recruiting, orientation, and on-site training of new lifeguard staff.
- Abides by the YMCA of WNC Association Aquatics Manual and/or department variation and ensures new lifeguard staff understands and abides by.
- Coordinates scheduling of all aquatic staff.
- Continually ensures that aquatic staff maintain required certifications and are aware of the expiration dates of their current certifications.
- Assists in or leads all required aquatic staff training and meetings.
- Performs and documents drop drills and aquatic quick checks for the aquatic team as needed.
- Coordinates scheduling of aquatic programming as needed and developing and implementing new aquatics programs.
- Serves as a swim lessons instructor and lifeguard as needed.
- Be able to manage pool rental scheduling, completing paperwork, and set-up/breakdown.
- Performs daily office work as needed, such as filing, copying, record keeping, and payroll completion.
- Ensures that all necessary paperwork and forms are available and accurately completed by the aquatic staff.
- Always champions the YMCA culture, continually provides outstanding customer service, and strives to develop committed participants, staff, and volunteers.
- Leads by example and works collaboratively with fellow YMCA aquatic staff.
- Initiates communication with aquatics leadership as necessary concerning program problems, personnel conflicts, and member concerns.
- Acts as a role model for other staff regarding preparedness, reactiveness, and performance.
- Continuously exhibits honesty, caring, respect, responsibility, reliability, flexibility, maturity, and good decision-making skills.
- Works in the Aquatics Department for approximately 40 hours each week.
- Performs other duties as assigned.