Aquatics Program Coordinator

**Title**: Aquatics Program Coordinator **Position Status**: Full-Time (4-month term; possible permanent) **Salary**: $38,000 - $44,000 per year **Start Date**:August 20, 2025 **Location**: John W. Lindsay YMCA There is potential inside all of us - we all have it in us to shine. Every charity exists to help solve a problem - our charity exists to help solve many problems, from childcare shortages, social isolation, mental health issues, access to wellness, and more. Today, our network is spread across 100+ program locations in HRM and the province, meeting the most urgent needs of our communities in mental health supports, accessible childcare, supporting an increasing immigrant population, safe spaces for youth to grow and lead, helping to navigate a precarious labour market, delivering wellness programming for all, and creating community for isolated older adults. We give people the tools, encouragement, and safe space to discover their inner strength. When they know someone’s in their corner, with unconditional support, they realize they can do more than they thought possible. It’s your support, expertise, and guidance that helps people ignite their full potential and shape our neighbourhoods into vibrant and healthy communities. With us at their side, they can Shine On. **As part of your total compensation**: - Receive a complimentary YMCA membership to our Health & Fitness facilities - Access to Y at Home, where you can participate in fitness programs from your own home - Discounts on YMCA childcare and camp programs - 3 weeks’ Vacation entitlement and paid wellness days - Comprehensive benefits package and pension - Complimentary wellbeing and counselling services **About the role**: Reporting directly to the Aquatics Manager, this role is responsible for the coordination of administrative functions around aquatics programming and delivery. Through coaching, leadership and collaboration of the Aquatics team, this position is accountable for championing our Y core value and mandate through the delivery of meaningful, safe, positive, inclusive programming within the community. **Is this role, you will**: - Be responsible for the coordination, administration, and delivery of aquatics programming in keeping with the YMCA Aquatics Swim Instruction and The Y Way standards, ensuring a high level of member satisfaction, engagement, and retention - Support and occasionally lead aquatics programs, such as swim lesson instruction and aquatics leadership courses - Build, foster, and maintain positive working relationships with participants, community members, staff and volunteer in efforts to enhance and promote our Y profile in the community - Evaluate, present, and initiate recommendations to enhance participant satisfaction, engagement, and retention to ensure the delivery of quality aquatics programming - Ensure Aquatics Centre and program delivery meets or exceeds any and all provincial/public health regulations, Child Protection, and Aquatics safety standards - Manage programming administration including maintenance of program statistics, staff certifications, participant information, wait list management, safety/program supply procurement, and other tasks as required to support smooth, effective program delivery and compliance - Facilitation and delivery of positive internal and external communications, including responding to program questions, participant concerns, sharing of resources/information, and fostering collaborative efforts with internal departments in aim of supporting program delivery and Y mandate - Other duties as assigned **Education and skills qualifications"** - Post-secondary degree in physical education, recreation or a related field recommended - 1-3 years of supervisory experience in aquatics, recreation field - 3-5 years’ Experience in delivery of aquatic youth and adult programming - Current National Lifeguard Service, Standard First Aid & CPR and Swim Instructor certification required - Lifesaving Instructor, NLS Instructor, Bronze or NLS Examiner an asset - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish rapport with clients - Proven track record of programming excellence and dedication to safety - Demonstrated ability to meet multiple, competing deadlines - Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite - Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required **To apply**: - Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Check, and Child Abuse Register Check (less than 6 months old), if 18 years of age or older - Attend Child Safeguarding Training upon hire - Valid First Aid and CPR Training If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.