Aquatics Maintenance Supervisor

General Summary

The Parks Division's Aquatics Maintenance Supervisor performs responsible work participating in and supervising the day-to-day maintenance of aquatic facilities (indoor pool, outdoor pools, spray grounds) operated by Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, including but not limited to all aspects of facility maintenance related to pool maintenance and assurance of water quality standards. Work is performed under the limited supervision of a P&R Building & Projects Manager.

To learn more about the Parks and Recreation Department and its operations, please visit: https://www.charlottesville.gov/1742/Parks-Recreation

The preferred hiring amount for this position is between $26.81 - $32.95 an hour ($55,764.80 - $68,536.00 Annually). Starting offer is based on applicable education, experience, and internal equity. This is a full-time, non-exempt, position which provides excellent benefits including 13 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday, paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance options with employer contribution, employer-paid life insurance, City's retirement options, gym membership reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education/training opportunities.

• For a general summary of benefits offered by the City, please click the 'benefits' tab on this posting, or visit https://www.charlottesville.gov/1047/Employee-Benefits.
• The City of Charlottesville manages its own retirement system which offers both a defined benefit and a defined contribution option. While the City does not participate in VRS, the City has a Portability Agreement with VRS and there are certain provisions that must be met. For questions pertaining to the Portability Agreement, please contact the City's Benefits Administrator at 434-970-3462.
  
  

Note: This job opportunity is advertised with a closing date of "Continuous." If interested in being considered, an application should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications may no longer be considered once a reasonable number of applications has been received or once a candidate to fill the position is identified. Applications may be evaluated on a continuous basis and interviews may be conducted as soon as possible during the recruitment. This job announcement may close at any time after 7 calendar days.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The essential functions of the job are not limited to those listed in the job description. The City retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

• Supervises and participates in the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all department aquatic facilities, including but not limited to pool and spray ground maintenance and assurance of water quality standards.
• Ensures and/or prepares spray grounds and pools for opening, by removing leaves, cleaning filters and strainer baskets, cleaning spray features, adjusting water chemistry and chemical controllers.
• Ensures and/or checks pools and spray pads throughout the day to determine maintenance needs, such as adjustments to water chemistry or need for backwash.
• Assesses issues and concerns as they arise; provides recommendations to manager as needed.
• Directly supervises, plans, schedules, and participates in the evaluation of assigned staff. Participates and provides input in the hiring and training of staff, coordinates and monitors work activities, assists with complex/problem situations and provides technical expertise.
• Directs, assigns work schedules, and/or completes work according to maintenance standards and reports issues to manager to ensure proper operations and/or adherence of safety regulations and implements corrective measures.
• Performs basic equipment maintenance and repairs to pool and spray ground facilities, using appropriate power and hand tools.
• Monitors staff to ensure work is completed on time and up to established standards. Ensures staff follow established safety protocols in the field. Ensures staff has met licensing and online training requirements.
• Ensures appropriate chemicals are available and used safely, properly, and responsibly; monitors conditions to determine, evaluate, and mitigate risks, and maximize efficacy of chemical use.
• Responsible for, assembles, tracks, and maintains an inventory of tools, equipment, and chemicals necessary to perform all tasks; including the storage, application, disposal, documentation and recordkeeping of chemicals/hazardous materials.
• Compiles and retains operational and safety records that comply with federal, state and City regulatory and safety standards. Keeps and maintains other specialized work records and prepares related reports.
• Operates vehicle in the performance of duties and ensures proper care in the use and upkeep of assigned equipment.
• Responds to applicable work orders, complaints, or requests from the public and staff; interacts effectively and professionally.
• Provides input and assists manager with maintaining aquatic maintenance budget, cost projections, expenditures and ordering materials within approved budgets. Provides input to manager on budget allocations for future projects, staffing, and needs.
• May be required to work weekends, nights, holidays or to be called back to work in weather or non-weather emergencies or as needed to provide necessary services to the public.
• Responsible for appropriate use and maintenance of City equipment, tools and other resources, including work time.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
  
  

Other Duties

• Performs additional duties to support operational requirements as apparent or assigned.
  
  

Education, Experience And Skills

Education and Experience: Candidates may qualify by demonstrating the required knowledge and skills outlined for the job through experience(s) other than formal education.

• High School diploma or GED AND at least 3 years of experience in aquatic facility maintenance, plumbing, or general building maintenance including 1 year in a lead or supervisory capacity.
  
  

OR

• At least 5 years of experience in aquatic facility maintenance, plumbing, or general building maintenance including 1 year in a lead or supervisory capacity.
  
  

OR

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the specific requirements listed above.
  
  

Certifications/Licenses/Other Requirements:

• Certified Pool Operator or Aquatics Facilities Operator within 6 months of hire.
• CPR and First Aid Certification within department established timeframe.
• Must obtain and maintain a Virginia driver’s license and acceptable driving record according to city criteria.
• Required to successfully pass a pre-employment background check, physical, and drug screen.
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience in aquatic maintenance.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Other Characteristics

Job Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of plumbing, electrical trade, pool chemicals and chemistry.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable requirements for maintenance, installations, and repair.
• Through knowledge of the maintenance tools, materials, principles, practices, and equipment used.
• Through knowledge of the maintenance, repair, and use of common hand and specialized power tools required in the work.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the safe use and operation of the mechanical equipment required in the work, and occupational hazards and safety requirements of the trade.
  
  

Reading

• Intermediate: ability to read, understand, and interpret written materials such as multi-step instruction manuals, drawings/plans, work orders, signs, notices, newspapers, magazines, journals, and reference materials.
  
  

Writing

• Intermediate: ability to organize data and write clear and concise reports, prepare materials such as business letters, explanations, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
  
  

Math

• Intermediate: ability to deal with number systems; simple formulas, practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement.
  
  

Communication Skills

• Intermediate: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, city staff, management, contractors, and the public. Ability to provide and receive standard to complex information both orally and in writing. Contacts may involve stressful, negative interactions requiring high levels of tact and the ability to respond to aggressive interpersonal interactions. Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.
  
  

Independence and Decision-Making

• Requires Limited Direction: normally completes work according to their own judgment, requesting supervisory assistance occasionally. Special projects are managed with little oversight and assignments may be reviewed upon completion. Performance reviewed periodically.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Skilled: comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the assigned and apparent job responsibilities. Oversee the application of specialized knowledge to ensure standards of practice. Skill in Microsoft Office applications and/or departmental software.
  
  

Fiscal Responsibilities

• Provides input and assists manager with maintaining budget, cost projections, expenditures and ordering materials within approved budgets. Provides input to manager on budget allocations for future projects, staffing, and needs.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises and monitors performance for a regular group of employees. Provides input on hiring, scheduling, discipline, work objectives/goals, performance evaluation and work assignments.
  
  

Other Characteristics

• Working closely with others as part of a team.
• Performs duties under sometimes strict time constraints.
• Balances multiple complex tasks.
• Subject to weather and non-weather emergency response, call backs, and standby call with minimum response time requirements.
• May require dealing with angry, frustrated and/or upset individuals.
• May require emergency response.
• May require a non-traditional schedule and flexible schedule including evenings and weekends and/or additional hours outside normal schedule.
  
  

Physical Conditions & Additional Information

Physical Demands

• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Work requires frequent standing, crouching, stooping, kneeling, reaching, grasping, and moving about in indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities.
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
  
  

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software and Hardware:

• Typically requires use of standard office equipment and telephone, and related software and hardware; requires use manual and mechanical equipment used in aquatic facilities maintenance; and any other equipment as appropriate or as assigned.
  
  

Work Environment:

• Work is performed both inside and outside where there may be exposure to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, chemicals, blood and body fluids, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, high or precarious places, and workspace that restricts movement. The noise level is usually loud to very loud depending on assignment.
• The employee is expected to use appropriate protective equipment for the assigned task (hard hat, safety vest, steel-toe shoes, etc.); and any other equipment as apparent or assigned.
  
  

The City of Charlottesville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports workforce diversity at all levels of the organization. The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The City is dedicated to this with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment.

Requests for reasonable accommodation by individuals with disabilities may be requested by contacting Human Resources at (434) 970-3490 or hr@charlottesville.gov.

The City of Charlottesville conducts job related background checks, reference checks, and pre-employment drug tests, in accordance with federal, state, and local law, of applicants who reach the final stages of the employment selection process. The City’s policy has not changed because of the decriminalization of marijuana in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Marijuana remains an illegal drug under federal law, and it continues to be a violation of the US Department of Transportation regulations and the City’s policy prohibiting employees from testing positive for marijuana.

Summary Of Employee Benefits

Updated July 1, 2022

Benefits cited represent those for regular 40-hour employees and may differ for Management Level, Part-Time, and/or Library positions. Long-term temporary employees are eligible for all benefits except retirement. Interns, temporary, seasonal, substitute, and relief employees are not eligible for benefits. 2. INSURANCE: 3. RETIREMENT: The City of Charlottesville manages its own retirement system and does not participate in VRS, however the City has a Portability Agreement with VRS. There are certain provisions that must be met and the portability request must be executed within 18 months of vesting in the City's Plan. 4. OTHER BENEFITS:

LEAVE:

Vacation:

3.09 hours accrued biweekly -- 0 - <3 years 3.85 hours accrued biweekly -- 3 - <5 years 4.62 hours accrued biweekly -- 5 - <10 years 5.40 hours accrued biweekly -- 10 - <15 years 6.16 hours accrued biweekly -- 15 - <20 years 6.93 hours accrued biweekly -- 20 - <25 years

7.70 hours accrued biweekly -- 25 years

Sick:

• 4.62 hours per biweekly pay period, approximately 120 hours a years, no limit on accumulation

Holidays:

14 paid holidays per calendar year (13 observed and 1 floating)

Aetna Medical –

Choose from three options with different premiums and levels of coverage and coverage is effective on the first of the month following date of hire:

• HMO: $0 premium for employee only coverage
• POS 1: Employee-only premium of $36.28 per biweekly pay
• POS 2: Employee-only premium of $13.02 per biweekly pay
• (Dependent coverage is available but the cost of the premium is not subsidized.)

Prescription Card ($10 generic, $30 lower cost name brand, $55 higher cost name brand)

Mail Order Maintenance Prescription Drug Program ($20 generic, $60 lower cost name brand, $110 higher cost brand)

Dental (Delta Dental)

• No cost for employee only coverage. Dependent coverage is available but the cost of the premium is not subsidized.
• Diagnosis and Preventive -- 100% of allowable charge; Basic Dental Care - 80%; Major Dental Care - 50%
• Primary -- $50 deductible, 80/20
• Prosthetic & Complex Restorative -- $50 deductible, 50/50
• $1,500 maximum annual benefit
• $1,000 Orthodontic Benefit

MetLife Vision Plan: Optional

• Employee only coverage: $2.50 bi-weekly; Dependent coverage also available at differing rates.
• Eye health exam, dilatation, prescription and refraction of glasses covered after $10 co-pay;
• $130 allowance for frames, after co-pay, plus additional discounts where accepted.

Life:

• Two times annual salary (paid by the City)
• Optional supplemental life available for employee, spouse, dependents (paid by employee)

AFLAC: Optional

Cancer/accident/short term disability/intensive care insurance (paid by employee)

Long Term Disability

Protection from income loss due to long-term illness or injury (paid by the City)

Pension:

Choose from two options:

• A Defined Benefit Pension plan pays a monthly benefit in retirement using a defined formula based on the employee's earnings history, tenure of service, and age. Our plan has a 5 year vesting period and an employee contribution of 5% of salary.
• A Defined Contribution 401a plan in which fixed contributions are paid into an individual's account by the employer, the contributions are invested, returns (positive or negative) are credited to the account, and the account balance is used to provide retirement benefits. The vesting schedule for our 401a plan is 33% after one year of service, 67% after two years of service, and 100% after three years of service. There is no required contribution from salary. (Note that: the Defined Contribution retirement plan is the only plan available for Library employees)
• Supplemental:
• Deferred Compensation (457) - employee contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
• Health Care Expenses
• Dependent Care Expenses
• Parking/Mass Transit Expenses
• Parking Subsidy of $50 per month
• Wellness Programs:
• Gym Reimbursement Program
• Monthly On-Site Nurse and Annual Flu Shots
• Health Screenings and Fairs, Education Sessions, & Weekly Fitness Classes
• Weight Watchers at Work
• Bike Commuter Program:
• Reimbursement of up to $20 per month for reasonable bike commuting expenses
• Employee Assistance Program:
• A variety of confidential, personal professional services for you and your family available 24 hours a day.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program:
• Up to $1,500 for undergraduate OR Up to $3,000 for graduate level tuition per fiscal year per employee.
  
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Do you have a High School Diploma or GED? (Must be verifiable in reference to the Education History section of your online application.)


• Yes; I have a High School Diploma or higher.
• Yes; I have a GED.
• No; However, I have a combination of education and work experience equivalent to a High School Diploma or GED.
• No.
  
  
02

Please indicate your level of work experience in aquatic facility maintenance, plumbing, or general building maintenance: (Must be verifiable in reference to the Work History section of your online application.)


• No experience related to this position.
• Less than three (3) years of experience.
• Three (3) to less than five (5) years of experience.
• Five (5) years or greater.
  
  
03

Do you have at least one (1) year of experience in a lead or supervisory capacity? (Must be verifiable in reference to the Work History section of your online application.)


• Yes; I have at least 1 year of experience as a lead worker.
• Yes; I have at least 1 year of experience as a supervisor.
• No.
  
  
04

Which of the following certifications/licensures do you currently possess? (Check all that apply)


• Certified Pool Operator
• Aquatics Facilities Operator
• CPR and First Aid Certification
• Other related certification
• None of the above
  
  
05

This position requires driving to perform essential job duties and requires a valid driver's license. The candidate selected for this position must meet the driver eligibility requirements of the City and must provide a certified copy of their DMV driving record. Do you possess a valid driver's license and are you willing to provide a certified copy of your DMV driving record, if selected as a finalist, for the City to confirm your driving eligibility?


• Yes; I possess a valid driver's license and am willing to provide a certified copy of my DMV driving record.
• No; However, I am willing and able to obtain a valid driver's license and am willing to provide a certified copy of my DMV driving record.
• No; I do not have a valid driver's license, nor am I willing or able to obtain one, and/or am not willing to provide a certified copy of my DMV driving record.
  
  
06

To be considered, qualifying education and experience, including City of Charlottesville employment, must be clearly documented in the education, work history, and additional information sections of the employment application. Resumes can be attached but should not be used as a substitute for the required information on the application. I understand that an attached resume may not be accepted in place of a completed employment application and that my qualifications should be stated on the employment application itself.


• Yes
• No
  
  
07

I certify that the information above is true and correct, and I certify that it can be verified with reference to the information in my basic application. I understand that my application may be rejected if the responses to supplemental questions do not match my basic application.


• Yes
• No
• Required Question