Assistant Aquatics Director

Assistant Aquatics Director & Camp Aquatic Supervisor

YMCA: Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut

Location: Greenknoll YMCA, Brookfield, CT

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Has the flexibility to work mornings, days, evenings, and weekends as scheduled.
2. Assists with the monitoring of daily pool operations to adhere to all state, local and YMCA health and safety regulations.
3. Models' relationship-building skills (including Listen First) in all interactions. Responds to all members and community inquiries and complaints promptly.
4. Assists with recruiting and training staff, developing schedules, evaluating performance, motivating employees to achieve goals, and maintaining current and complete staff certification records.
5. Coordinates the swim lesson program, scheduling classes, staffing, and training instructors. As well as, helps to drive and supervise programs to address community needs and advance YMCA objectives.
6. Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations. Develops new activities and expands community programming in alignment with strategic and operational plans.
7. Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and levels of participation in a program.
8. Performs additional duties/responsibilities/projects as directed by the Aquatic Director including evening Director on Duty, fill in Lifeguard and Swim Instructor shifts as needed.
9. To be determined if you will be our Camp Aquatic Supervisor for the Summer or if we need to fill this portion of the role with another employee

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent or at least two years' related experience; for example, as an aquatics coordinator or supervisor.
• Minimum age of 21.
• Hold current certifications in Lifeguarding: CPR/AED and First Aid.
• Completion of Child Abuse Prevention for Supervisory Staff within 30 days of hire.
• Demonstrate the Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

Physical Demands: Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to supervise program activities.

Salary: $20/hr for a 20hr work week, may work additional hours in different roles as well for Fall-Spring. If you take the Camp Supervisor Position as well, this will give you 35+ hours during the Summer.

Additional Compensation Details: The Regional YMCA of Western CT offers a comprehensive Benefits Plan: Health, Dental, Long-Term Disability, Retirement 8% paid by the YMCA upon meeting eligibility requirements, and Paid Time Off (PTO).

YMCA COMPETENCIES(Team Leader):

Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Y's values. Ensure a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives. Provides volunteers and paid staff with orientation, training, development, and recognition. Cultivate relationships to support fund-raising.

Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives. Build relationships to create small communities. Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Effectively tailors' communications to the appropriate audience. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.

Operational Effectiveness: Provides others with frameworks for making decisions. Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team. Effectively creates and manages budgets. Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.

Personal Growth: Shares new insights. Facilitates change, models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change. Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.