Aquatics Director

**Position Summary**

Responsible for planning, development, fiscal management, administration of complete YMCA swim program. The position includes supervision of indoor pool, along with hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluating program.

**Essential Duties**

1. Ensure national quality standards are met or exceeded in all program areas.

2. Directly supervises the lifeguards and lifeguard trainer staff.

3. Oversee pool schedules

4. Plan and implement aquatic emergency drills.

5. Work cooperatively with Association Branch staff regarding teen and community programs.

6. Develop written goals and objectives annually that align with branch results in areas of program and membership.

7. Attend appropriate meeting and trainings.

8. Hire, train, supervise and evaluate all staff under your direct supervision in a consistent and timely manner.

9. Keep staff schedule complete and current.

10. Interviews and hire new staff.

11. Observe swim instructors and team staff to assure program quality on a regular schedule.

12. Communicate with instructors and team staff in a caring and professional manner.

13. Time sheet check and verification of hours worked by staff.

14. Maintain current working knowledge of programs.

15. Instruct lessons as needed.

16. Lifeguard as needed.

17. Communicate with member/parents of concerns, changes, credits or transfers.

18. Develop new programs to ensure that programs are reflecting the needs of the community.

19. Responsible for regular inspection of equipment and to follow up with maintenance should repairs be needed.

21. Plan yearly budget and monitor monthly reports.

22. Provide supervisor with appropriate information to prepare annual report.

23. Keep up with all of the YMCA's safety policies and procedures.

24. Other responsibilities as determined by your supervisor

25. Follow and enforce all relevant Association and Branch policies.

26. Exemplify the YMCA character development principles at all times.

**Qualifications**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, or one to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

**YMCA of Greater Providence Team Standards**:

- Know our mission and be able to tell our story.
- The mission of the YMCA of Greater Providence is to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, through programs, services and relationships that are based on our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
- Honor your colleagues by being on time, present and fully engaged at all times.
- If you disagree, propose a solution.
- Be accountable for results.
- A commitment to valuing and acting as one YMCA as evidenced by referring to ourselves as employees of the YMCA of Greater Providence.
- Display leadership that requires not only skill, but energy, passion, optimism and creativity.
- Deliver exceptional service that is of high value. Build a positive staff team. Be friendly.