Assistant Pool Manager

Benefits:

• Training & development
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
  
  
  

Assistant Swimming Pool Manager

The Assistant Swimming Pool Manager is responsible for all aspects of the Sandburg pools, and accompanying activity areas, including preventative maintenance, repairs and overall cleanliness. The Assistant Swimming Pool Manager must coordinate with all associated departmental personnel (Pool Manager, FFC Old Town Management and Housekeeping) to accomplish duties.

***Seasonal position, April through October (final end date is TBD)***

Position: Assistant Pool Manager

Job Type: Seasonal (April 2026 through October 2026)

Location: Sandburg Pools (Managed by FFC Old Town)

Compensation: equivalent of $47,840 annually ($23/hour) - Salary is prorated for the season.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide a clean, safe, and healthy environment for members, guests, and co-workers
• Every staff member, regardless of position, has a primary and urgent responsibility to clean and disinfect all club components as they are used by members and guests and yourself. Help retain and attain new members through club promotion and customer service excellence
• As a team member manager, assist with the opening and closing of the club on a team rotational basis
• Perform weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual preventative maintenance schedules on all exercise equipment. Exercise equipment being defined as all cardiovascular and strength machines, and group exercise equipment
• Maintain all preventative maintenance and repair action logs for pools
• Perform repairs and parts replacements as needed
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly, preventative maintenance schedules on the swimming pool
• Maintain all preventative maintenance, chemical adjustment, back-wash, water exchange and repair action logs for all swimming pool
• Test water chemistry parameters, including sanitizer and pH levels, for pool on a daily basis. Make chemical adjustments based on results of water chemistry testing
• Coordinate with support staff to ensure cleanliness and overall appearance of pool and surrounding areas.
• Maintain storage areas in a clean and orderly manner
• Be available to respond to emergencies at the facility in a timely fashion
• Attend all required staff meetings
• Actively promote member events
• Respond to members’ concerns, suggestions, and requests
• Demonstrate a positive customer service attitude
• Miscellaneous duties and responsibilities assigned by the Pool Manager
• Registering members
• Payroll
• Staff scheduling
• Life guard duties
• Cashier duties
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Lifeguard Certified and experience 3-4 years, certifications last 3 years
• CPR for professional rescuer certified
• First Aid certified
• Knowledge of pool operations, chemical and mechanical
• Previous aquatics management
• Knowledge of housekeeping responsibilities of outdoor aquatics facility
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to complete multiple tasks, demonstrate accountability and initiative, and possess a strong work ethic
• Physical requirements include: walking and standing during the entire shift (often 4-8 hours), climbing stairs, kneeling, pushing, and pulling objects, lifting and moving objects (up to 50 lbs.) with or without reasonable accommodation
  
  
  

Our Commitment to Hospitality: FFC offers a robust training program mandatory for all employees to attend. The training includes multiple hospitality courses to be completed during your first 90 days. Your manager will go over your role specific training and dates upon hire.

Our Purpose:

"To enhance the lives of our members and guests by improving their overall health and well-being." Our members, guests, and staff are as diverse as the city we call home. We are "Chicago from Day One," committed to building a respectful and inclusive community.