Aquatics Supervisor

**Aquatics Supervisor & Advanced Aquatics Training**
**Lead**
Hamilton Downtown YMCA
79 James Street South
Hamilton, ON
L8P 2Z1

**Starting Annual Salary**:$40,000 - $45,000, commensurate with experience
**Position Status**:Full-Time, with benefits and a complimentary YMCA
membership
**Placement**:Immediate***

**Benefits & Perks**: We offer an array of total rewards to recognize loyalty,
longevity, and passion for the work we do:
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- Competitive total compensation packages
- Group health and benefits plans (includes medical, dental, and- Generous pension plans with employer matching
- Free YMCA Health & Fitness Memberships
- Professional development opportunities including paid training and
- access to YMCA education scholarships- Reduced rates for YMCA Child Care, Camp, and Child & Youth- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Opportunities for career advancement

**Nature & Scope**:
Reporting to the General Manager, this position provides supervision and
coaching to members, staff and volunteers within all Aquatics programs and
service areas ensuring program excellence at the Hamilton Downtown YMCA.
To support workforce recruitment, this role will coordinate and execute an
annual plan for Advanced Aquatics Training and Certifications across the
YMCAHBB Association in collaboration with the Aquatics Program Group.

The Aquatics Supervisor participates as a member of the Health, Fitness &
Aquatics team and provides leadership to the aquatic program area, ensuring
program excellence. The core function of this position is program planning
and implementation, customer service, advanced aquatics training plans,
staff and volunteer recruitment, training, and performance management.
Hours of work will vary including early mornings, days, evenings, weekends
and statutory holidays based on rotational schedule and arranged in
advance; emphasis of this position will be on direct program development/
delivery and statistical tracking, facility supervision and the provision of
excellent customer service through relationship building strategies.

**Organizational Overview**:
As one of the largest charitable
community service organizations in
Canada, the
Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford
responds to critical social needs in
the community and works to provide
solutions. By nurturing the potential
of children, youth and adults, the
YMCA connects people to life
- building opportunities, to each other
and enhances their quality of life.
We foster social responsibility and
healthy living. The YMCA works
collectively with community
partners that share the YMCA’s
determination in strengthening the
foundations of community for all
people

This position requires a commitment
to the YMCA mission and core values
of: Belonging, Caring, Honesty,
Respect and Responsibility, as well
as, a commitment to building
developmental assets in children
and adults. All offers of
provision that the successful
incumbent provides the
Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford with
a current and satisfactory Police
Records Check. Positions
responsible for the direct
supervision of children and/or
vulnerable persons will be required,
in addition to a Police Records
Check, to provide a Vulnerable
Sector Screening Report at the time
of hire.

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**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the development, scheduling and delivery of Aquatics

programs and member engagement activities
- Coordinate and lead all Advanced Aquatics Training and Certifications

across the Association to support workforce recruitment at all HFA
Centres of Community
- Recruitment, training, and mentoring of all staff and volunteer team

members for the purpose of delivering excellence in customer service
through Aquatics programs and services
- Development and maintenance of the Aquatics budget
- Maintenance of current status of all required qualifications and

certifications for self and Aquatics team members using internal and/ or
central data tools
- Works as an active member of the Branch Leadership Team with

scheduled Manager on Duty shifts/responsibilities
- Provide direct leadership in programs modeling/mentoring service

excellence
- Supports and assists in the delivery of branch initiatives including youth

swimming lessons and works frontline Lifeguard shifts***
- Plans, coordinates and Ensures all lifeguards and swim instructors have

current qualifications and certifications;***
- Ensures the adequate staffing of the pool based on bather loads and

Public Health Regulation 565 Public Pools in Ontario;***
- Provides leadership to the Aquatic Team Leaders;***
- Teaches Aquafit, AquaEase and Hydrotherapy as needed;***
- Organizes and runs annual CPR and NLS courses;***
- Ensures that program policies and procedures are implemented and

monitored proactively***
- Effectively and efficiently communicates all departmental activities,

programs and updates with the Branch Leadership Team and

Membership Services***
- Will need to travel to other health, fitness and aqu