Aquatics Specialist

at  YMCA

Be part of a dynamic team making an impact as the Aquatics Specialist for the Caine Halter Family YMCA.
Job Description
The YMCA of Greenville is a dynamic and rapidly growing association that seeks to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

• Instruct, Lifeguard, or coach 75% of scheduled hours per week.
• Assist in planning, administrative tasks, and branch support 25% of scheduled hours.
• Communicates and enforces aquatics rules and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment.
• Properly opens, performs daily tasks, and closes aquatics area each day according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Handles and resolves aquatics concerns and informs director of unusual situations or unresolved issues.
• Provides accurate, appropriate, and immediate responses to all requests by members/guests.
• Works without constant direct supervision and remains at assigned lifeguard post for extended periods of time, as required.
• Maintains positive relationships at all time, with members, participants, and staff.
• Coach and mentor Lifeguard/Instructor level 1 & 2 staff regarding performance.
• Prepared to teach the assigned classes/programs. Greets and welcomes participants to class each day. All equipment and instructional methods are appropriate for the class.
• Provide timely and accurate feedback to participants (or parents) about their progress and skills they need to work on.
• Leave instructional area in a clean and orderly condition by ensuring all equipment is returned to its appropriate area.
• Maintain required instructional certifications.
• Aquatic Director and Assistant Director with staff & YMCA member/program participant communication, to include but not limited to, policies, procedures, schedules, and progress reports.
• Assist Aquatic Director and Assistant Director with staff coverage of unassigned shifts, communicating all policies and procedures to aquatic staff, and in developing and leading session-based Swim Instructor/Lifeguard in-services.
• Meets and plans annual Association lifeguard in-service with Association Lifeguard Instructors.
• Maintain high level of member service by answering questions and problem-solving member or staff concerns and issues.
• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with consumers.
• Attend/complete required abuse risk management training.
• Adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising consumers.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements.
• Adhere to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.
• Follow employees and volunteers screening requirements and use screening instruments to screen for abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with ongoing supervision and training related to abuse risk.
• Provide employees and volunteers with regular feedback regarding their boundaries with consumers.
• Require employees and volunteers to adhere to policies and procedures related to abuse risk.
• Respond quickly to policy and procedure violation using the organization’s progressive disciplinary procedures.
• Respond seriously and confidentially to reports of suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Follow mandated reporting requirements.
• Communicate to all employees and volunteers the organization’s commitment to protect their consumer from abuse.
• Report essential abuse risk management information to the board of directors