Aquatic Manager at Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreation

Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 May, 26

Salary

85000.0

Posted On

14 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Budgetary Background, Hiring, Training, Supervising, Evaluating, Coordinating, Scheduling, Program Planning, Facility Management, Staff Management, Public Relations, Problem Solving, Organizational Abilities, Computer Applications, Safety Procedures, Leadership

Industry

Recreational Facilities

Description

Description Aquatics Manager – Make Big Waves With Us! Are you ready to dive into a leadership role where every day feels like summer, working alongside a dynamic, fun, hard-working team of Parks and Recreation professionals? We are on the lookout for an energetic, visionary Aquatics Manager to lead our pools, programs, and people to new heights (and deeper depths)! If you believe great pools are more than just water—it’s a hub for laughter, learning, and community—this might be your dream job. Position Characteristics: Non-seasonal, Full Time Exempt, in-office; PTO accrual (80/year), 120 sick leave, 11 paid holidays, 1 paid personal day, 1 paid birthday, participation in Utah Retirement Systems with investment/co. matching options, and partial co. sponsored Health/Dental/Life Insurance. FREE Family Ultimate Membership. Flexible schedule including weekdays, evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Positions Directly Supervised: FT Aquatic Coordinator, FT Aquatic Programs Coordinator, FT Head Swim Team Coach. Position Purpose: Responsible for overseeing and programming various activities in Aquatics to maximize the use of the facility for both patrons and the Service Area. Candidate must possess a strong budgetary background with the ability to prepare, implement and evaluate effectively. Works with department heads to ensure optimal hiring, training, supervising, evaluating, coordinating, and scheduling of all Aquatics staff. Coordinates scheduling and staffing of all specialty classes. Candidate represents the Service Area at seminars, clinics, professional organizations, and community functions as appropriate. Essential Functions and Basic Duties: Assume responsibility for effective planning, coordinating, and scheduling a variety of programs and facilities at the Service Area. Ensure the scheduling of all swim lessons, master swim, and water fitness classes as assigned. Utilize input from patrons to ensure that participants’ needs are met. Coordinate the distribution of schedules to the public. Schedules all pool activities to ensure optimum pool usage. Ensure high program standards. Maintain close contact with American Red Cross and swim lesson provider to ensure that all Service Area sponsored courses meet their requirements. Administer and coordinate all Red Cross and other training classes. Seek ways to continually improve program offerings and coordination. Prepare reports as requested to the Board of Trustees. Provide input to the Executive Director and Board to assist in short and long range planning. Coordinate annually with Canyon School District according to the contract. Assume responsibility for ensuring the optimal performance of all assigned personnel. Ensure the hiring of well qualified aquatics staff. Coordinate the orientation, training, and evaluation of aquatics employees. Conduct in-service training as necessary. Encourage opportunities for instructors to continue education outside of the Center. Ensure that performance appraisals are completed by appropriate department heads. Ensure adequate scheduling of aquatic staff. Ensure proper certification of aquatic staff (and all other staff) as required. Hold regular meetings as necessary with the Executive Director, Aquatic Team Coaches, Aquatic Coordinator, Aquatic Program Coordinator. Assume responsibility for effectively performing general administration functions. Attend all department head staff meetings as needed. Maintains and coordinates an adequate inventory of first aid supplies for all Departments of the Service Area. To ensure proper pool area maintenance, inspect pool regularly, and make suggestions for improved pool safety and operations to appropriate departments. Prepares annual budget and continually monitors compliance throughout the year. Assume responsibility for establishing and maintaining professional relations with business contacts and patrons. Ensure that all programs within the realm of responsibility are effectively and efficiently directed. Swim meets and public programs project the Service Area’s professional reputation. Receive patron complaints and suggestions and respond appropriately. Provide and generate water safety presentations as requested by the community. Administer surveys to determine public needs and obtain suggestions for program changes. Represent the Service Area at public meetings, seminars, clinics, and professional gatherings as assigned. Assume responsibility for completing related duties as required or assigned by the Executive Director. Improves and upgrades qualifications, professional education, and job knowledge continually. Major Challenges: Ensuring optimal coordination and scheduling of all programs and facilities. Ensuring that public needs and requests are addressed in planning processes. Ensuring that assigned personnel are supervised, coordinated, evaluated, and trained appropriately. Implementing policies and programs effectively as assigned by the Executive Director. Performance Measurements: Scheduling and coordination of all swimming and water fitness programs and classes result in optimal use of the facility. High quality and competent personnel are attracted and hired in assigned positions. Good communication exists with staff members. Personnel are appropriately informed of all scheduled activities, lessons, and programs. Assigned staff members are assisted with administrative duties as needed. All personnel are appropriately certified. Positive relations exist with patrons, business contacts, and professional associations. Good communication and coordination exist with the Executive Director. Requirements Qualifications:Training/Education/Certification: College degree in related area (Parks and Recreation) preferred; directly related experience may substitute educational requirements on a year by year basis. Five years of experience in Recreation-Aquatics preferred. Current American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer or equivalent certification as of hire date. Current American Red Cross First Aid or equivalent certification as of hire date. Current American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor or equivalent certification within six (6) months of hire date. Current American Red Cross Lifeguard Training or equivalent certification as of hire date. Current American Red Cross LGI preferred. Approved Criminal Background Investigation check if over 18 years of age. Must pass a drug screen. Required Knowledge: Knowledge of computer related applications. Knowledge of American Red Cross policies and procedures. Knowledge of local and national aquatics policies and procedures. Strong understanding of budget preparation, implementation and monitoring. General knowledge of Aquatic recreation program planning, implementation and evaluation. Understanding of Aquatic urban recreation needs and interests in the community. General knowledge of facility supervision and management. Experience Required: Preferred Five years recreation experience in Aquatics. Two years of directly related supervisory experience. Skills/Abilities: Strong leadership and supervisory skills. Excellent public relations and communications abilities. Problem solving skills. Maintain composure in highly stressful situations. Planning and organizational abilities. Physical Activities and Requirements of this Position: Stooping: Bending downward and forward at the waist. Requires full use of lower extremities and back muscles. Crouching: Bending downward and forward at the leg and spine. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Standing: For extended time periods. Walking: Especially for short distances. Finger Dexterity: Pinching, typing, etc., primarily with fingers only. Talking: Especially when one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly. Grasping: Using fingers and palm on an object. Hearing: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information. Seeing: Average, ordinary, vision acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products, or operate machinery. Physical Strength: Light work, exerts up to 20 lbs. occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. frequently. Working Conditions: Work both inside and outside, subject to weather. Must work under hazardous conditions including high places, chemical exposures, electrical currents, moving machinery, and exposure to blood, etc. Frequent local travel. Mental Activities and Requirements of this Position: General Education-Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, involved instructions and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables. General Education-Mathematics Ability: Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing two digit numbers; to perform the four basic arithmetic operations with coins as part of a dollar; to perform operations with units such as inch, foot, yard; ounce and pound (or their metric counterparts). General Education-Language Ability: Ability to read (by sight or Braille) a variety of books, novels, magazines, instructions, atlases, and encyclopedias. Ability to prepare memoranda, reports and essays; using format punctuation, spelling and grammar. Ability to communicate distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis; correct pronunciation (or sign equivalent) and variation in word order; using present, past, and future tenses Intent and Function of Job Descriptions: Job descriptions assist organizations in ensuring that the hiring process is fairly administered and that qualified employees are selected. They are also essential to an effective appraisal system and related promotion, transfer, layoff, and terminations decisions. Well-constructed job descriptions are an integral part of any effective compensation system. All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determines to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization. Job descriptions are not intended to and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason no prohibited by law.

Responsibilities

The Aquatics Manager is responsible for overseeing and programming various aquatic activities to maximize facility use for patrons and the service area, requiring strong budgetary skills for preparation, implementation, and evaluation. This role involves coordinating the optimal hiring, training, supervising, evaluating, and scheduling of all aquatics staff, including specialty classes, while ensuring high program standards.