What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aquatic Assistant - Hourly position at Lee's Summit R-7 School District?
2026-27 School Year
Purpose Statement
The job of Aquatic Assistant was established for the purpose/s of assisting the Director in maintaining a comprehensive Aquatic enrichment program for staff, students, and community members. Responsibilities include but are not limited to creating a fun, safe, learning environment that delivers an effective program model.
This job reports to the Aquatic Center Director
Essential Functions
Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adhering to safety practices; controlling and motivating students; and effective listening; leadership; managing projects/programs; monitoring activities; planning; problem solving; recordkeeping; supervision; and training.
KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percent’s, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include stages of child development; age appropriate activities; positive reinforcement techniques; and safety practices; codes/laws/rules/regulations/ policies; and curriculum and instructional methods.
ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a wide diversity of individuals; work with a variety of data; and utilize job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data may require independent interpretation; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: Adapting to changing work priorities; communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; working as part of a team; organizing; reliability; decision making; leadership and direction; meeting schedules/deadlines;
multi-tasking; organizing; prioritization; and reliability.
Responsibility
Responsibilities include: working under limited supervision following standardized practices and/or methods; directing other persons within a small work unit; and monitoring budget expenditures. Utilization of some resources from other work units is often required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to impact the organization’s services.
Working Environment
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 30% sitting, 40% walking, and 30% standing. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.
Experience
Education
Equivalency
Job Related Experience Is Required.
High School diploma or equivalent. None Specified
Required Testing None Specified
Certificates & Licenses CPR/First Aid Certificate
Clearances Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance; TB Clearance; Child Abuse and Neglect Check
Continuing Educ. / Training
American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification or LGI, and trainings as assigned.
CPR, First Aid, AED certification.
Ability to work and relate well with children (ages 6 months- 18 years old)
Ability to walk and stand for long periods.
Purpose Statement
The job of Aquatic Assistant was established for the purpose/s of assisting the Director in maintaining a comprehensive Aquatic enrichment program for staff, students, and community members. Responsibilities include but are not limited to creating a fun, safe, learning environment that delivers an effective program model.
This job reports to the Aquatic Center Director
Essential Functions
- Adheres to District personnel guidelines (e.g. maintains self-control and composure, uses positive approach with adults and children. Refrain from personal cellular telephone use and working on personal items while on District time, ) for the purpose of maintaining a positive, safe, learning environment.
- Assists in day-to-day facility operation.
- Assists with routine in-service trainings for Lifeguards, Swimming Instructors, and Front desk staff.
- Provides a clean, safe educational learning environment that promotes health & safety for students and the general-public.
- Administers, first aid and assistance for providing appropriate care.
- Monitors special activities, assist writing lesson plans, monitors programs and outside user groups while ensuring a safe, clean, and effective learning environment.
- Assists in preparing a variety of reports and documents (e.g., lesson plans, newsletters, evaluations, letters, observations, e) for the purpose of communicating information at the appropriate level and meeting District guidelines.
- Provides supervision for supporting the effective and efficient function of staff and programs.
- Maintains a variety of documents, files, and records for the purpose of documenting activities, providing information, and complying with program and District guidelines.
- Operates the registration/booking system, answer customer inquiries and complaints, reporting them as appropriate to the Aquatic Center Director.
- Demonstrates responsibility to manage staff scheduling, meeting and continues training.
- Monitors students and patrons in all settings for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
- Promotes good habits, self-discipline, and self-help activities in an effort to improve the quality of programming while encouraging positive participant development.
- Assists the Aquatic Director in implementing new activities to expand the Aquatic Center program model.
- Represents the Director in his/her absence ensuring the efficient and effective functions and over all operation continues to meet the needs of the work unit.
- Monitors and supervises employees, volunteers, patrons and others for the purpose of creating a safe, clean, learning environment for all.
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adhering to safety practices; controlling and motivating students; and effective listening; leadership; managing projects/programs; monitoring activities; planning; problem solving; recordkeeping; supervision; and training.
KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percent’s, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include stages of child development; age appropriate activities; positive reinforcement techniques; and safety practices; codes/laws/rules/regulations/ policies; and curriculum and instructional methods.
ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a wide diversity of individuals; work with a variety of data; and utilize job-related equipment. Problem solving is required to identify issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data may require independent interpretation; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: Adapting to changing work priorities; communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; working as part of a team; organizing; reliability; decision making; leadership and direction; meeting schedules/deadlines;
multi-tasking; organizing; prioritization; and reliability.
Responsibility
Responsibilities include: working under limited supervision following standardized practices and/or methods; directing other persons within a small work unit; and monitoring budget expenditures. Utilization of some resources from other work units is often required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to impact the organization’s services.
Working Environment
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 30% sitting, 40% walking, and 30% standing. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and under conditions with some exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.
Experience
Education
Equivalency
Job Related Experience Is Required.
High School diploma or equivalent. None Specified
Required Testing None Specified
Certificates & Licenses CPR/First Aid Certificate
Clearances Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance; TB Clearance; Child Abuse and Neglect Check
Continuing Educ. / Training
American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification or LGI, and trainings as assigned.
CPR, First Aid, AED certification.
Ability to work and relate well with children (ages 6 months- 18 years old)
Ability to walk and stand for long periods.