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They YMCA of the North Shore is seeking an experienced Aquatics Director to join our team at the Sterling Center YMCA. The Aquatics Director is responsible for all aspects of the instructional and recreational aquatics experience. Key responsibilities of this role include recruiting, retaining and transitioning swimmers of all ages and abilities through the programs and working collaboratively with the competitive team to achieve a successful conversion rate of instructional swimmers to the competitive program. Through strong leadership, dynamic planning, high quality engagement, and direct service, the Aquatics Director manages staff, provides guidance on the technical and physical skills of swimming, creates an environment of fun that develops relationships, achievement and belonging while fostering a lifelong love of swimming and the water. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Recruit, hire, train, develop and manage high quality staff for all components of the department. Ensure records of staff certifications are up-to-date and complete. Create and lead a culture that provides an excellent participant experience by leading quality programs and services, including but not limited to: aquatics classes, aquatic open times, vacation programs, and special events. Lead site specific events and assist in association wide swim team social event planning, as necessary. Implement association swim lesson curriculum providing progression through the aquatics program. Work collaboratively with the competitive team to ensure progression from instructional to team, be well versed in team schedules and details to provide high quality service to families. Manage all reporting relative to programming, activities and pool operation management. Keep detailed and accurate records as needed including attendance, work-outs and swimmer progression, maintenance logs, etc. Manage and maintain all pool operation and programming equipment. Maintain consistent, clear, effective and positive communication with youth and parents. Personally build relationships with YMCA members through daily interactions. Foster and maintain positive relationships with schools, agencies and organizations to expand services, programs and the impact of the Y in the community. Be proactive and flexible in addressing community needs for aquatics programming. Establish and innovate new programs and scheduling to increase and improve the quality of programming and quantity of registrants. Ensure optimal program availability, safety and cleanliness by adhering to all safety guidelines for pool and aquatics operations according to local, state, YMCA and Risk Management guidelines and regulations. Support and directly lead outdoor pools and guards as applicable. Participate in the development of marketing efforts for aquatics programming. All other duties as directed or required for the overall success of the organization. In addition to quality work environment our YMCA offers competitive salaries, benefits and professional development opportunities including; Paid training and development. Grants providing access to FREE college courses needed to advance your career. Advancement and growth opportunities within our seven YMCA locations. Free YMCA membership and employee discounts on programs. Health and dental insurance for full time employees. 3 weeks paid vacation in addition to generous paid sick and personal time for full time staff. Retirement fund with company contribution. Employer funded life insurance. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree or commensurate work experience. At least 21 years of age with 3-5 years experience as a competitive coach, preferably in a leadership capacity. At least one year of staff supervision experience including one evaluative cycle and demonstrated ability to positively develop and support exceptional performance. Current USA Swimming and or YMCA Swim coach credentials. Certified Pool Operator CPO, CPR, AED, Basic First Aid certification or ability to obtain within 3 months. Must be able to demonstrate proficiency of swim skills in accordance with YMCA standards and have a strong foundation in stroke mechanics. Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to relate to individuals and families from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Enthusiastic presence and ability to appropriately encourage and guide youth and adults to reach their goals. The YMCA is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, protected genetic information, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran's status, or sexual orientation.

Position Objective Stamford American International School is seeking to employ an inspirational Aquatics Director to lead the competitive swimming club program and PE swim curriculum. The Aquatics Director will have overall responsibility for the Swim Program. This will require him/her to work closely with the Athletic Directors office to ensure that the swimming programme coordinates and gels with the overall sports, and academic, programmes offered by the school. Responsibilities The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhered to and ensure compliance with the relevant Cognita Safeguarding; Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, s/he must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or to the Head or indeed to the Cognita Regional Safeguarding Manager so that a referral can be made accordingly to the relevant third party services. SAIS has two 8 lane competition pools. There is already a successful swimming programme at SAIS with in excess of 200 swimmers some of whom compete successfully both locally and within the region, in addition to a large Learn To Swim (LTS) program. The Aquatics Director would design and implement an appropriate schedule to cater for a diverse range of abilities and age-groups, from elementary school pupils through to very competitive High Performance Team (HPT) school swimmers, in addition to developing and managing a team to deliver the PE swim curriculum. They will work alongside staff in the Athletics and Activities office as an exemplary component in the SAIS sports programme. In addition to coaching at various levels with the programme, the role will entail: Leading the – • Planning of the annual and seasonal training programmes; • development and mentoring of the lead swim coach and all other coaches; • organization of home meets and all overseas trips; • selection of all swim teams and groupings; • development of the annual Calendar consisting of internal, external and overseas meets. • professional development for all swim coaching staff • PE swim program and the delivery of this program. Liaising with the – • Sports & Activities office who will assist with facility preparation, administration, finance; • parents sharing the structure and schedule of the programme and • enlisting their assistance to support the staffing and organization of events. Programme design & implementation: • To draw up and implement a training plan for swimming that aims to ensure that SAIS representative teams are capable of competing successfully against other school and club teams in the region. • To lead and manage the PE swim curriculum General Administration: • To coordinate the overall administration of the swimming programme to include (but not limited to) calendar, meet hosting, meet entries, uniforms, equipment. • Overseeing the maintenance of accurate and up-to-date registers of all coaching groups. • Providing accurate attendance details. • Liaise closely with the lead swim coach and the Athletics office re calendar, budget, squad information etc. • Organize a Parent Support Group to support the programme’s needs. • To plan and implement pre-season training during the last week of Summer vacation and at other appropriate times in the swim calendar. Personnel Management: • To oversee the delivery of the Development and Age-Group training programmes. • To mentor any assistants required to work within the programme. • To line-manage the assistant coaches and ensure expected levels of performance are achieved and maintained Coaching: • Coaching as required to lead the program. • To provide a high level of personal input into all ‘performance squads’. • To ensure that the most up to date and age appropriate coaching methods and routines are provided for the programme Squad Administration: • Designing and maintaining records of training schedules for squads and individuals and providing current information as required. This may include: 1. Results of ongoing time trials. 2. Team selection for home and away meets. 3. Assessment, recording and reporting on squad members re. squad placement. Competition Calendar: • To assist in drawing up the annual calendar of events that provides opportunities for all levels of swimmer. This should include a fortnightly club night, inter-school/club events, and opportunities to travel overseas. • To attend all meets in which the school participates and, where possible, to support individual athletes at championship meets. Advisory: • To provide swimmers, parents, assistant coaches and teaching staff with information and advice on new developments in coaching and training methodology. • To provide the PE faculty with training and manage the delivery of the PE swim program. In order to create a ‘whole-school’ approach to the development of the sport Position Requirements • At least 10 years of experience in working with children in Aquatics • An appropriate approach to age-group training focusing on technical competence, team-building and long-term success • Strong organizational skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • A working knowledge of the ‘Hy-Tek’ suite of programmes would be extremely beneficial • Experience of working in a multi-cultural and diverse environment • Demonstrates the Stamford Values – Integrity, Courage, Ingenuity and Compassion Qualifications • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent is required • ACSTA Silver / ASA Level III or equivalent but a Bronze/Level II with experience and a definite potential to inspire our swimmers would also be ideal Contacts • Other Stamford Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff • Parents and Students • PTA Working Conditions • Duties performed within a school environment • Working hours as per swim squad training requirements, normally 6 – 10am (mornings) 3 – 7pm (afternoons), Saturday morning (two hours of morning training in line with the needs of the programme) Terms of Employment • Annual Leave 21 working days • Medical Benefits: Medical insurance provided where applicable • Sick Leave/Hosp: 14 days sick leave and 60 days hospitalization leave (including sick leave) • Probation Period: 3 months from date of commencement • Referee request: Required • Background Check: Required How to Apply Please email your CV and SAIS Job Application form to: careers@sais.edu.sg and paul.hodgkinson@sais.edu.sg . SAIS Job Application form can be found on: https://www.sais.edu.sg/contact-us/careers . We regret only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

Olympic Solidarity National Sports System Development Program. The Bahrain Swimming Association Is undergoing a vast development program to improve all aspects of swimming in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bahrain Swimming Association has been accepted into the Olympic Solidarity Development of National Sports System (DNSS) program. Therefore we are searching for a technical expert to help us develop the BSA for a six month period through the Olympic Solidarity program. Also, we are scouting for a full time National Team Technical Manager that will see through the implementation of the development work done by the expert. Bellow are our goals for the program: • Evaluating the current swimming program • Develop a structured Swimming program • Establish a systematic evaluation process for our national team coaches.  • Set up a Coaching Development Program (CDP) • Administrative system of technical management of the BSA • Improve Technical Aspect Coaching of National Team. • Enable the BSA to better administer the technical aspect of program development for coaches and athletes.  • Produce higher quality athletes and be able to compete internationally

Exciting opportunity to lead our highly regarded swim team and work with a great group of young athletes, from 6 years old to Junior Olympics level.  Location:  Deer Path Branch                                             Salary: $55,000-60,000 Hours:   Full time exempt position with benefits.   Available: May 1, 2019 Duties:    Coordination of winter and summer swim teams; maintaining and developing competitive aquatic programs and clinics; oversight of all competitive swim levels within the teams; coaching an age level for the winter and summer teams; supervision of staff; administrative responsibilities; and managing and collaborating with the volunteer parent committee and other volunteers. Skills Required:  Requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 4-year college or university, preferably in a related field; a minimum of 4 years experience in the aquatic field; demonstrated competence in swim team administration and coaching with at least two years Head or lead Asst. Coach experience.  Demonstrated competency in interpersonal communication & problem-solving skills; supervision & training abilities; budgeting and facility management capabilities; and expertise in creating & implementing aquatic programming.  Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and website maintenance required. Learn more and apply online at www.hcymca.org/employment For questions contact LuAnn Aversa at 908-483-4327 or laversa@hcymca.org The Hunterdon County YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer  EOE/M/F