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Posted: 21-Aug-24
Location: Long Beach, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $66,560
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GENERAL STATEMENT
The Aquatics & Safety Manager assists in developing and administrating a comprehensive aquatics and safety program serving a diverse campus community. The incumbent leads a team of qualified staff in several programmatic areas that help participants in developing physical, mental, social, and emotional wellness.
"This position has been identified as a mandated reporter required to report the observed or suspected abuse or neglect of children, dependent adults, or elders to designated law enforcement or social service agencies. We reserve the right to make employment contingent upon completion of signed statements acknowledging the responsibilities of a mandated reporter."
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Provides leadership and management for a comprehensive aquatics program. Is responsible for the development, organization, administration, and supervision of the program, including facility scheduling, coordination of daily operations, staffing, promotion and evaluation of new and existing programs.
2. Implement Aquatic and Safety Education instructor training programs that emphasize instructor development, quality programs and customer satisfaction. Assist with the hiring, training and evaluation of student employees for instructing Safety Education classes. Implement assessment tools and evaluation processes of current and new Safety Education programs and services.
3. Oversee the facilitation of staff emergency preparedness drills.
4. Assist with monthly training programs that will be presented to SRWC student staff.
5. Develop and implement full-time staff training programs based on a pro-active risk management principles.
6. Oversee accident reports and maintain semester log sheets. Analyze the data to help reduce injuries at the SRWC.
7. Maintain staff certification records for SRWC and communicate with program are supervisors about deficiencies.
8. Coordinates pool maintenance tasks with the Facility Services Technician including, but not limited to chemical feeders, pool vacuums, wet/dry vacuums, pool filters and other equipment related to pool maintenance.
9. Coordinates and orients members with or without physical, social, or developmental barriers to resources that will enhance their recreational integration and participation.
10. Develops traditional and nontraditional aquatics events within the program.
11. Provides daily supervision of adjacent beach volleyball court and assists other department programs in programming the space effectively.
12. Assists students with the development of a variety of programs that promote a healthy lifestyle.
13. Studies and analyzes current trends in aquatics programming, as well as safely related best practices. Makes recommendations based on research to assist in the development of short- and long-range goals.
14. Creates, updates and maintains standard operating procedures, employment training manuals, safety rules, and standards and guidelines for program areas. Collaborates with ASI staff to organize and maintain a detailed risk management and emergency response program.
15. Assists the Director in developing budgets and financial projections and monitors monthly financial statements for the Aquatics program. Initiates cost-containment measures or revenue generation strategies to ensure that program meets or exceeds financial expectations.
16. Supports student assistants, lifeguards, aquatics instructors, and other department programs with scheduling events, including games, class times and locations.
17. Maintains statistics on the amount of participation within program.
18. Oversee the day-to-day cash handling operation of the aquatics program. Ensures that proper cash handling policies and procedures are adhered to.
19. Utilizing ASI’s student development philosophy, recruits, trains and mentors student assistants.
20. Maintains inventory of all program equipment. Tracks wear and tear of equipment and makes recommendations for repair and replacement.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises 10-15 student assistants, work study students, and event staff. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Physical Education, Sports Management, or related field, Master’s preferred. Experience in the Recreational Sports field preferred. Four years of experience in the aquatic recreation field. At least two of the four years should be at the supervisory level. A Master’s Degree in physical education, recreation or a closely related field may be accepted as an equivalent to two years of years of experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must currently possess a Water Safety Instructor Certification and at least one of the following: American Red Cross CPR, First Aid and AED Certification, or Lifeguard Certification, as well as a CPO Certificate. IFA, AFAA or relevant aquatic fitness certification or training preferred.
Knowledge and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of modern aquatic methods, practices, and trends. The ability to identify and apply these methods, practices, and trends in a consistently evolving work environment. General working knowledge of the program, activities and services, or ability to rapidly acquire such knowledge as a condition of continued employment. General working knowledge of the organization of CSULB.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as funding policies, form instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before customers, employees, and visitors to the office. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Work requires frontline contacts with a variety of campus and community individuals requiring active problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills.
Background Check
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with ASI. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current ASI employees who apply for the position.
