Assistant Aquatics Director

The New Canaan YMCA is looking for an experienced and mature Aquatics professional for a full time role as Assistant Aquatics Director.  The New Canaan YMCA is home to 3 indoor pools in our facility, and over the summer also provides oversight and staffing to our summer camps and off-site swim instruction.

GENERAL FUNCTION

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Aquatics, the Assistant Aquatics Director will provide lifeguard schedules, pool schedules, lifeguard certification courses, lifeguard duties, pool maintenance (cleaning, polishing, etc.), act as point of contact for or aquatics staff, and assist Senior Director of Aquatics in other duties including swim instruction administration, annual budget and forecasting, and program implementation and development. Additionally, the Assistant Aquatics Director will set up lifeguards for summer camps, waterfronts and activities as needed. The Assistant Aquatics Director will provide department leadership and guidance along with the Senior Director of Aquatics as well as in their absence.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

• Ensure a safe and caring environment for all members and staff.
• Follow and enforce safety standards, policies, and procedures provided by the Senior Director of Aquatics and New Canaan YMCA.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and guidance to the aquatics staff.
• Assist Senior Director of Aquatics with other duties including program development and implementation, and annual budget and forecasting.
• Responsible for tracking all staff certifications and monitoring and managing expiration dates.
• Actively guard and/or instruct as needed.
• Actively lead and engage all aquatic department staff through role modeling professional behavior and job expectations
• Supervise, train, hire, recruit, and recertify all lifeguarding staff.
• Take leadership of scheduling and coordinating lifeguarding staff and pool schedules, with oversight from the Senior Director of Aquatics
• Flexibility with working hours required, with the ability to work some evenings and weekends. Working hours could change based on pool programming and staff availability.
• Responsible for pool operations related to cleanliness and maintenance of pool, deck, equipment and other pool areas, pool usage tracking, safety checklist oversight, and chemical and temperature tracking. 
• Along with the Senior Director of Aquatics, assist in the planning and facilitation of department staff meetings and training.
• Provide timely annual staff evaluations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to: climb, kneel, reach, push, swim, crouch, stand, pull, grasp, navigate stairs, stoop, crawl, walk, lift, talk, hear, and sit. The employee may occasionally need to exercise these physical labor demands: exert 60-100 pounds of force occasionally and 20-40 pounds of force frequently. Acute hearing is essential to this position. In this position, this person will occasionally be required to work in outside-weather conditions.

EFFECT ON END RESULT

Organize, schedule, and provide a safe and welcoming aquatic experience for all members. Act as a role model for all staff by leading and representing the Y in a positive, welcoming, caring, and professional manner.

Full Time  Salaried/Exempt staff are offered a full range of benefits which includes:

• Complimentary family membership to the New Canaan YMCA
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life Insurance and Long Term Disability (at no cost to employee)
• 32 Days of PTO Annually
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Immediate ability to contribute to Retirement Savings
• 12% contribution to Y-Retirement savings once eligibility criteria has been met
• and more

• Must hold current certifications in: Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid, Waterfront Skills, Lifeguard Instructor, and Y Water Safety Swim Instructor (or obtain Lifeguard Instructor and Y Swim Instructor within 6 months of start date).
• Possess the following skills: problem solving, communication, and critical thinking. Must be mature, dependable, professional.
•  Minimum of 1 year of leadership experience is preferred.
• The age requirement for this position is 21 due to Connecticut State regulations for summer camp responsibilities.

Salary : $55,000 - $61,000