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.
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.
Skills Required
- Experience in aquatics and/or recreation
- 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)
- Ability to pass lifeguard certification course (including swim and rescue requirements)
- Ability to remain alert
- Ability 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
- Ability to work in a wet/humid environment and come into contact with chlorine
- Ability to lift 25 pounds
What We Do
The YMCA of Greater Louisville is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Its mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all, striving to strengthen communities by ensuring everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive regardless of age, income, or background.
