Pool Manager

JobID: 7357

Position Type:

Aquatic Center

Date Posted:

12/17/2025

Location:

East Kentwood High School

Closing Date:

01/09/2026

Position: Pool Manager (part time)

Position Type: Management

Location: KPS Aquatic Center (KAC)

Position Purpose: The part time pool manager ensures consistency and compliance for all aquatic center operations. Performs check-in and administrative duties for the office, and provides excellent customer service.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform opening and closing responsibilities of the pool as necessary
• Process membership applications, locker rentals, class fees as needed
• Maintain consistency and standards of lifeguarding and instructional staff
• Report work orders or other facility concerns to Manager of Aquatics Operations
• Alert appropriate parties to abnormal pool chemicals or mechanical malfunction
• Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures, and maintain a high level of customer service
• Able to follow routine verbal and written instructions and follow all KAC Standard Operating Procedures
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance

Additional Duties: Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Manager of Aquatics Department and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.

Equipment: Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone.

Travel Requirements: Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Provide proper surveillance of facility and patrons.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Enforce all aquatic facility policies, rules, and regulations.
• Identify hazardous conditions and eliminate or minimize them to ensure safety.
• Recognize and respond effectively to incidents and emergencies.
• Provide proper emergency care (first aid, resuscitation, CPR, use of AED) when necessary.
• Report unsafe/unsatisfactory conditions and behaviors to Director of Aquatics.
• Ability to work on early mornings, evenings and/or weekends
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Ability to problem-solve and exercise conflict-resolution in high pressure situations.
• Ability to accurately prepare routine administrative paperwork
• Ability to pass a pre-employment swim skills test in the water
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Qualifications:

• American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification required
• Water Safety Instructor (WSI) and Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) strongly recommended, but not required.
• CPT or CPO (certified pool tech or operator) recommended, but not required.
• High School diploma and two years of work experience in an aquatic center required.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

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