Sr. Programs Coordinator-(Chesterfield locations) - SwimRVA

Are you looking for a place where the work is fun and rewarding? If you love the water and working with kids and adults, come change lives through aquatics with SwimRVA. We are looking for a Sr. Programs Coordinator- (Chesterfield locations) who wants to make a difference. SwimRVA is committed to Drownproofing Richmond and needs your help to teach every child and every adult in the region to swim! Qualified candidates will have excellent communication and customer service skills, the ability to cultivate strong relationships, loves to create engaging activities, while ensuring safety of our program participants. Previous swim instruction and/or competitive swimming experience preferred. This position will require non-traditional hours to include evenings, early mornings, and weekends. This position will serve as the lead of the SwimRVA Swim School deck operations as a part of a dynamic team. It will support and grow staff as the shift leader of the Swim School consistent with the Programs staff development process. The Sr. Programs Coordinator will work collaboratively as part of the Programs design team for providing members with quality service, programs and leadership thus helping SwimRVA achieve higher impact levels. We are dedicated to developing our participants into confident, life-long swimmers. We want you on our team to help SAVE LIVES through aquatics!

The mission of SwimRVA is to change lives through aquatics. SwimRVA believes our strength and impact is driven by our people. We invest in the growth and development of our team members in order to grow our impact.

The Sr. Programs Coordinator job duties:

• Deck coordination for swim instruction based programming.
  • Responsible for the daily operations of the SwimRVA Swim School programs
  • Understand the teaching modalities with ability to demonstrate skills
  • Oversee the SwimRVA Swim School deck independently during programming using SwimRVA metrics and development tools/checklists to maintain lesson quality
• Staff training and development
  • Assist with developing and training for Swim School coaches
  • Assist in evaluating swim school coach performance and creating performance improvement plans with the Assistant Director of Programs and Director of Programs as necessary.
• Program development and increasing impact
  • Assist with business growth and attracting new customers.
• Demonstrate responsibility in regard to work schedule, meetings and trainings

Qualifications:

• Ability to work and relate well with children and adults (ages 6 months-and up)
• A love for teaching, water, and aquatics programing
• A desire to grow professionally through aquatics
• College degree or equivalent experience
• CPR and AED for Adult and Child
• American Red Cross First Aid
• Swimming experience preferred
• Ability to work in high stress conditions, using critical thinking, and customer service savvy
• Must be able to show great customer service to all customers and employee teammates of SwimRVA

Salary/ Benefits:

• Full-time non-exempt position
• Health, Dental, short-term disability. IRA with employer match, life insurance
• 3 weeks paid time off
• Starting salary at $17.78/hour
• Free employee facility membership to multiple locations including SwimRVA's summer location at SwimRVA North
• 50% off program fees for your family
• Free SwimRVA Hammerheads (adult swimming) membership
• Advancement opportunities with a dynamic, committed, and growing organization
• On the job paid training opportunities!
  • SwimRVA and Swim America Coaching and teaching certifications
  • SwimRVA Deck Coordinator training and certification
  • SwimRVA Swim School School training and certification
  • American Red Cross First aid/CPR/ AED and Oxygen certification
  • American Red Cross Lifeguarding