Aquatics Instructional Coordinator

Position: Aquatics Instructional Coordinator

Position Type: Management

Location: KPS Aquatic Center (KAC)

Position Purpose: Full time pool manager that ensures consistency and compliance within the instructional staff. Acts as a pool manager and performs all the relevant duties when on the schedule as such. Provides leadership as a part of the management team, and displays excellent customer service.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinate and schedule paid instructional programming at KAC
• Provide training and maintain consistency of the instructional staff
• Schedule and organize instructor in-service training
• Track participation and attendance for mandatory training
• Track the certifications for all instructors
• Schedule relevant paid programs in Team Up
• Audit program attendance records for instructor compliance
• Inform Manager of AQ Ops of needs for hiring new instructors
• Coordinate pool use for KIDS aquatics programs, and assist coordinators of those programs
• Fill-in as the pool manager on duty for an average of 25 hours per week

Additional Duties: Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Manager of Aquatics Department and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.

Equipment: Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone.

Travel Requirements: Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Perform opening and closing responsibilities of the pool as necessary
• Process membership applications, locker rentals, class fees as needed
• Maintain consistency and standards of lifeguarding and instructional staff
• Report work orders or other facility concerns to Manager of AQ Ops
• Alert appropriate parties to abnormal pool chemicals or mechanical malfunction
• Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures, and maintain a high level of customer service
• Able to follow routine verbal and written instructions and follow all KAC Standard Operating Procedures
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Ability to pass a pre-employment swim skills test in the water
• Ability to work on early mornings, evenings and/or weekends
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Ability to accurately prepare routine administrative paperwork
• Excellent customer service skills

Qualifications

• American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification is required to apply
• 2 years consecutive instructional experience
• Water Safety Instructor (WSI) and Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) preferred
• CPT or CPO (certified pool tech or operator) recommended, but not required.
• High School diploma and two years of work experience in an aquatic center required.

Paid instructional programs at the KPS Aquatic Center

• American Red Cross swim lessons
• Water Aerobics classes
• Private swim lessons (WSI or USA certified)
• Or other future programs that are created and paid for by patrons of the aquatic center

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

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