Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develops, implements and oversees maintenance and cleaning schedules for Wellness Center pool and outdoor areas; Marion Bowman Activities Center pool; and lakefront
• Monitors pool chemicals
• Processes space requests for Wellness Center pool and outdoor areas made by internal and external clients
• Processes space requests for Marion Bowman Activities Center pool made by internal and external clients
• Maintains, inventories, and purchases aquatics and lakefront equipment
• Develops quality aquatics programming, responding to the changing needs of students and members
• Ensures adequate programming to meet community member needs, including but limited to swim lessons
• Conducts CPR/First Aid and lifeguard certification courses - ensuring students are certified and training is updated
• Implements pool rental program for internal and external clients
• Researches best practices and shifting industry trends and adapting policies/procedures/programs
• Hires, trains, and manages student employees assigned to pools and lakefront
• Collaborates with campus depts. to promote participation in aquatics programming and activities
• Assists in the development of and implements internal marketing plan for aquatics
• Supervises daily operation of Wellness Center as manager on duty, including mornings, nights, and weekends
• Supports fitness, recreation and events when necessary
• Covers and supervises events when necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge:

• A successful candidate will have experience in aquatics programming, management, and experience supervising staff.
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university required
• Master’s degree preferred from a regionally accredited college or university specializing in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Physical Education, Recreation, or related field preferred.
• Current certification or willingness to obtain from a nationally accredited certification organization for Certified Pool Operator.
• Current certification or willingness to obtain from a nationally accredited certification organization for Water Safety Instructor, CPR/First Aid Certification Instructor, and Lifeguard Certification Instructor preferred.
• Knowledge of risk management, pool chemistry, state health code guidelines, and fiscal management preferred.

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Skills in planning, organizing, systematizing, implementing and follow up are essential.
• Must possess and maintain required aquatics certifications.

Abilities:

• Ability to collaborate with other departments on campus for special events.
• Ability to speak and present in front of groups on campus for special events, admissions events, involvement fair, activities fair, etc.
• Ability to work weekends and evenings.

Special Instructions

Required Documents

In addition to a resume, the following documents are required for consideration. Please upload documents in the second step of the application packet process: 

• Cover Letter
• Values Statement - (500 words or less), should highlight how your philosophy and practices fit the Mission, Vision, and Core Values of Saint Leo University. The Mission Statement, Vision Statement, and Core Values are available on the Saint Leo website at https://www.saintleo.edu/about/mission-values.

ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are a representation of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office and University, handle various type of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess.   The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description.

NOTICE:

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.  Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.  Saint Leo University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success.