Aquatics Coordinator

LOCATION:     Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center

                         Phoenix, Arizona

STATUS:         FT

Mission Statement: 

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Phoenix, AZ is looking to fill an Aquatics Coordinator position, The successful candidate for this position will possess significant experience working at a large public pool facility and/or waterpark; experience developing, managing and supervising aquatics programs and facilities; and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. This position is benefit eligible and comes with vacation, sick, health, vision, life insurance, free Kroc membership and more.  

The Aquatics Coordinator will give oversight to and leadership over operations of the Aquatics programs, splash pad and facilities. This employee will develop and maintain all aquatics-related programming, including but not limited to adult group exercise classes, swim lessons, CPR/First Aid Classes, lifeguard certification sessions, and open swim usage. This person will establish, maintain, and enforce guidelines relevant to the aquatics department and conduct aquatics in-services to ensure ongoing training and develop skills for lifeguards. The Aquatics Coordinator will also work collaboratively with other Directors, Managers and Coordinators to serve as a Manager on Duty.

Qualifications: 

• Possess a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Sports Management or related field.
• Experience may substitute for education on a 2:1 ratio.
• Must be able to obtain StarGuard Elite Lifeguard Instructor Trainer, American Safety & Health Institute Authorized Instructor, and StarFish Instructor Trainer certifications within 30 days of employment.
• Prefer candidates with a Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certificate.
• Possess significant experience working at a large public pool facility and/or waterpark.
• Experience working with/familiarity with pool mechanics – pump and filtration systems.
• Experience developing, managing, and supervising aquatics programs and facilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
• Must have the ability to swim with proficiency and endurance.
• Ability to prioritize and address projects, which may conflict, in a time-sensitive manger.
• Ability to communicate effectively; ability to interact with co-workers, management, leadership, and the general public in a positive, productive manner.
• Ability to analyze problems and reach acceptable and workable solutions; implement effectively.
• Ability to present oneself in a professional manner; ability to maintain confidentiality and sensitivity in relation to information and documentation
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to operate telephone, a desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.