Association Aquatics Director

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Association Aquatics Director provides leadership to our Association and branches in the areas of aquatics programming, training, and safety. This position acts as a subject matter expert and plays a critical role in the development, implementation, and quality standards of aquatics programing, staff development, and safety.

PROGRAMMING

• Develop, implement, and maintain an Association-wide centralized swim lesson and aquatics programming model.


• Manage the change process of program standards and/or best practices for aquatics to ensure consistency and continuous improvement in Aquatics programming across the Association.


• Audit, supervise, and continuously monitor aquatics program performance.


• Manage programming for Safety Around Water (SAW) and any aquatics-related grants.


• Serve as the main contact for RAYS Swim Team.


• Lead and provide supervision to Aquatic Directors to meet or exceed their aquatic goals.


• Serve as an Interim Aquatics Director as needed.

TRAINING

• Develop and maintain new aquatic director orientation.


• Maintain and supervise operating procedures, safety standards, record keeping, certification requirements, emergency action plans, dashboard audits, training plans, etc.


• Develop swim lesson, lifeguard, and lifeguard crossover training/certification schedule and plan for the Association in accordance with Association Aquatic Standards.


• Ensure the association has the appropriate level of qualified trainers to meet the certification and staffing needs of the Association.


• Administer the Association's aquatic & CPR-Pro/first aid training system.


• Develop a training and certification budget for the Association and ensure spending is within budget.


• Attend and support in the development of branch Aquatics In-Services.

SAFETY

• Ensure Branches are in compliance with Association aquatic standards which reflect Y-USA, American Camping Association (ACA), American Red Cross (ARC), state, federal and local requirements, and/or insurance recommendations.


• Develop measurement tools for association aquatic and safety standards and best practices, including pool, lifeguard, and emergency responder readiness audits; manage and report on performance metrics for branches through dashboards and/or other communications.


• Conduct audits of branch pools as needed to ensure safety compliance and best practices are met.


• Act as subject matter expert and provide critical aquatic & safety information to operations leadership and Human Resources.


• Establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with other community agencies, including the Health Department and city and county parks, which help to strategically place the YMCA as a critical community partner in aquatic safety.


• Annually review branch EAP as it related to aquatics programming and pool facilities.


• Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids.

Performs any other functions necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids Association

COMPENSATION

$58,000 - $72,000 annually; Full Time, Exempt

BENEFITS

• Free YMCA Family Membership and discounted program fees


• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance


• Paid Time Off, beginning at 4 weeks per year


• 9 Paid Holidays per year


• 12% retirement contribution upon eligibility, learn more here.


• 403(b) retirement savings account


• The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. More information can be found here.


• Paid Parental Leave


• Discounted childcare


• Long term disability, basic life insurance and other voluntary benefits


• Ongoing training and development opportunities


• Access to the Employee Assistance Program and resources for you and your family


• Community Discounts, and more!

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college or university required; 5-7 years of aquatics management and supervision required. Ability to demonstrate aquatic skills required. Ability to react quickly to emergency situations. Must have superior computer, oral and written communication skills and the ability to respond to a wide variety of constituencies (including staff, volunteers, members, community leaders, etc). Ability to interact with people from all ethnic backgrounds, ages, and lifestyles. YMCA experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within the first 60 days


• First Aid Certification required within the first 60 days


• AED-Oxygen Certification required within the first 60 days


• Blood Borne Pathogen training


• State of Michigan criminal background clearance (ICHAT)


• YMCA Lifeguard Instructor Certification preferred (required upon hire)


• YMCA Swim Instructor Trainer Certification preferred (required upon hire)


• Certified Pool Operator certification preferred (required upon hire)

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.


• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization.


• Ability to apply critical thinking skills to troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis.


• Ability to present data and concepts to large groups of people and be understood.


• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.


• Ability to apply common sense understanding in order to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.


• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

TRAVEL:

25% of local travel within the state of Michigan; occasional out-of-state travel may be required for educational conferences or training.

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