Assistant Program Director - Aquatics

Job Details: Job Location: YMCA at Norton Commons - Prospect, KY, Position Type: Part Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.00Hourly, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Aquatics and Swimming, As the nation’s leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job. We offer you a career with a future and the chance to make a lasting difference in your community.

This position supervises daily pool activities and is responsible for proactively communicating and maintaining a safe pool atmosphere while preventing accidents. The purpose of this position is to provide a positive role model for members as well as fellow aquatic staff and to create a character-developing atmosphere. In addition to lifeguard and swim lesson duties, this position assists the aquatic director with scheduling, hiring, training, and supervising all staff. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Implement strategic direction/vision for operations of the aquatic department
Assist in recruiting, hiring, and training staff, including Lifeguards and First Aid/CPRinstructors
Assist with the monthly scheduling of lifeguards and creatively work to fill gaps in coverage
Work lifeguard shifts when coverage cannot be achieved
Ensures excellent customer/member service and meet Association standards
Develops relationships in the community that have a positive impact on programming and fundraising
Ensure safety across all aquatic and program endeavors; lead collaboratively to provide systems that achieve 
sanitary conditions, safe environments, program excellence, and member service excellence
Assist in facilitation and planning Lifeguard staff meetings
Maintains the certifications of aquatic staff

EFFECT ON END RESULT:
Successful performance in this position results in vibrant and safe programs and services that utilized to deliver the YMCA mission. Participants will encounter staff and programs that will allow the development of human potential and build good health and promote positive self-esteem and safety. Behaviors of staff and volunteers will reflect the characteristics of welcoming, nurturing, genuine, determined, and hopeful.
Qualifications: POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Experience in aquatics and/or recreation preferred
Experience working with children and adults
Experience supervising and training
Strong organizational and communication skills
Ability to communicate through multiple generations and formats
YMCA Lifeguard certification preferred, will be trained
YMCA Lifeguard Instructor certification preferred, will be trained and will teach

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to pass lifeguard certification course

Lifeguard training swim requirements are: 100 yard front crawl followed by a 2 minute water tread, 50 yard  swim each of front crawl with head up, sidestroke, breaststroke, breaststroke with head up, inverted breaststroke kick with hands on chest, surface dive and swim underwater for 15 feet, sprint swim of 60 feet (in 20 seconds) with a surface dive to bottom of 6 feet to retrieve an object, hold object out of water for 1 minute tread, climb out of the pool and perform 100 chest compressions.

Must be able to remain alert
Must be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time
Adequate ability to hear noises and distinguish distress signals
Ability to continuously scan all areas of the pool with clear vision
Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks necessary for a water rescue
Ability to communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations
Work in a wet/humid environment and come into contact with chlorine.
Exposure to indoor or outdoor elements
Ability to lift 25 pounds
Noise level-High

The YMCA of Greater Louisville is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.