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Job Description
The Northwest Family YMCA in Tampa, FL offers an exciting opportunity for an Aquatics Director to lead a thriving program with significant potential for growth. The ideal candidate will not only drive innovation and expansion in aquatics programming but also position themselves for future career advancement within the Tampa YMCA Association. Supported by a long-tenured leadership team—including an Executive with over 20 years of experience and a proven history of developing staff into senior leadership roles—you’ll join an environment committed to professional growth and excellence. Known for delivering high-quality programming and exceptional member experiences, the Northwest YMCA consistently achieves the highest consolidated NPS across the Tampa Y, reflecting its reputation for impact and service.
Qualifications
Education/Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Recreation, Health Sciences, Physical Education or related field or equivalent experience preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of aquatic or similar with supervisor experience preferred.
- Experience as an aquatic faculty trainer (Youth Swim Lesson and/or Lifeguard instructor) preferred.
- Experience working in a Y (or similar) 1,500+ unit membership base organization supervising or serving in a leadership role preferred
- Supervision of budget exceeding $500,000 preferred (or equivalent budgeting and/or goal achievement)
- Proven results in increasing program quality and growth through exceptional planning and organizational skills.
- Highly motivated with the ability to meet or exceed goals, cultivate and retain program participants.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and adapt to changing contexts and priorities.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to identify and leverage relevant data to use in planning and decision-making.
- Strategic planning and tactical execution experience that resulted in achievement of goals
- Excellent personal computer skills and experience with standard business software
- Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments
of the community
Essential Functions
Under the direction of the Center Executive Director and responsible to the Association Aquatics Executive, the Aquatics Director leads center aquatics staff in playing an integral role in attracting, engaging and retaining members. This position serves on the center management team, playing an integral role in membership acquisition, engagement, aquatic program quality, and retention. The position will provide supervision to the aquatics staff, giving superior program quality, ensuring all programs support membership, increasing program enrollments, and enhancing the member and participant experience. This position ensure that their teams operate efficiently and employs a continuous improvement model to meet and/or exceed goals for member/participant satisfaction, financial management and overall growth. Serves as Leader-on-Duty when immediate supervisor or center leadership is unavailable to provide solution driven outcomes.
Critical areas of expertise include: leading others and working in teams, highly organized program management, delivering and managing programs focusing on quality, proven results in growth in programs, successfully overseeing part-time/full-time teams and interviewing, hiring and onboarding associates.
Required Certifications
Certifications/Trainings Required:
- Current Lifeguard Certification, ARC preferred. If not ARC, must convert to ARC certified within 30 days of employment.
- Current Swim Instructor Certification, YMCA preferred. If not YMCA, must convert to YMCA certification within 30 days.
- Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, First Aid, and Oxygen Administration within 90 days of employment
- LGI (IT preferred), SLI (IT Preferred), within 90 days of employment
- CPO within 90 days of employment with no handling of pool chemicals until certification obtained
- Maintain position-specific required certifications as stated in the training matrix.