What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aquatics Director position at Alexandria Area YMCA?
Summary
The Alexandria Area YMCA is looking for an established or up-and-coming leader who is passionate about people, programs and our mission to lead our Aquatics department. The Aquatics Director will oversee a safe, welcoming and high-quality aquatics experience for our community, including swim lessons, lifeguarding, water safety and other aquatic programs. This role will recruit, develop and support a strong team while building programs that meet the needs of children, families and individuals throughout our community.
This is a great opportunity for someone ready to grow as a leader while making a meaningful impact. We’re looking for someone who builds relationships, brings energy and accountability to a team, solves problems and sees opportunities to make things better. Most importantly, you understand that Aquatics is about more than the pool—it’s about teaching life-saving skills, building confidence, creating belonging and helping people thrive through the YMCA’s mission.
Essential Functions
- Implement and manage existing high-quality aquatic programs that align with community needs and uphold
- YMCA standards of quality, safety, and care. Expand programs as per strategic plans.
- Supervise aquatics staff, handling recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
- Motivate staff to achieve department and organizational goals. Ensures records of staff certifications are current and complete.
- Assist in the development and management of the department budget.
- Complete all required department safety and quality documentation and drills on required timelines. Be an active participant of the Safety Committee.
- Conduct internal safety training for lifeguards and swim instructors.
- Maintain program statistics to assess effectiveness and participation levels.
- Schedule pool facilities.
- Demonstrate strong relationship-building skills in all interactions, promptly addressing member and community inquiries and complaints to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Provide coverage for swimming lessons or lifeguard shifts as needed, ensuring proper pool coverage and offering support as required.