Job Description
Benefits: - Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Position Summary: Directs the development, planning, introduction, and administration of a wide range of aquatic programs for a Branch through a staff of certified professionals.
Essential Functions: - Establishes new program activities and expands existing programs to meet needs of the organization and the community.
- Designs, develops, and disseminates aquatic oriented communications to attract and retain membership, and further community involvement in YMCA activities.
- Monitors, establishes schedules, and assigns staff responsibilities for pool maintenance and operation to meet all state, local, and YMCA health and safety regulations.
- Supervises and conducts training in a range of pool related activities including lifeguarding, swim instruction, first aid, and CPR.
- Organizes, conducts and schedules pool activities including swim classes, water fitness classes, swim team practices, and swim team meets.
- Conducts safety and risk management evaluations; provide corrective action; communicate areas of concern for further action including new or enhanced training, equipment upgrade or maintenance, and personnel or procedure changes.
- Interfaces with parents, members, and staff on issues, suggestions, and programs.
- Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives.
YMCA Competencies: Mission and Community Oriented : Models and teaches YMCA values. Champion inclusion activities, strategies, initiatives. Ensures high level services that differentiate the YMCA from other providers. Provides staff and volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition.
People Oriented: Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Builds
relationships to create small communities. Effectively tailors communications to specific audiences. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
Results Oriented : Holds staff and self accountable for high-quality results using formal process to measure progress. Conducts prototypes to support new programs and activities. Provides others with framework for making decisions. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team and others. Cultivates relationships to support fundraising. Effectively creates and manages budgets.
Personal Development Oriented : Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues, inappropriate behavior, or issues of performance. Shares new insights; facilitates change; models adaptability and awareness of change impact.
YMCA Southcoast JOB DESCRIPTION Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education, Recreation, or related areas, or a combination of training and experience managing a high activity level aquatics program.
- Experience in planning and directing a wide range of aquatic centered programs.
- Ability to create marketing and communications programs.
- Experience in dealing with, and resolving, a wide range of customer issues.
- Experience in professionally dealing with safety issues and emergencies.
- Proven capabilities in effectively communicating with support personnel.
- Currently hold, or readily obtainable, current required certifications.
- Experience in recruiting, leading, and developing high performance team members.
Physical Demands: - Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and on occasion assist or lift persons in distress of varying weights.
- Required to remain alert to dangerous situations while sitting, standing, or walking for various lengths of time.
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