Aquatics Safety & Training Coordinator

Class Concept

Are you passionate about safety, training, and community impact? The City of Dublin is seeking a dedicated and safety-minded professional to join our Aquatics team as the Aquatics Safety & Training Coordinator.

This position oversees all aspects of aquatic safety, staff training, and risk management within the City's aquatic facilities. The successful candidate will lead recruitment and certification of lifeguards, coordinate emergency action planning and safety drills, and ensure compliance with public health and safety regulations.

The Aquatics Safety & Training Coordinator serves as a key member of the Aquatics leadership team-working closely with other coordinators and supervisor to maintain operational excellence and provide an outstanding experience for both staff and community members.

Working for the City of Dublin means joining a collaborative team that values innovation, professional growth, and service to our community.

At the City of Dublin, you'll work with a dynamic team committed to operational excellence, innovation, and high-quality service to the public.

Given the nature of this classification's duties/responsibilities, it has been designated as Non-Exempt under the governing Fair Labor Standards Act regulations and entitled to formal overtime compensation.

Working at the City of Dublin is more than just a job! In addition to competitive pay, the City offers a comprehensive benefits program for our permanent full-time employees that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Opportunity to earn premium-free medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Employer-provided contributions to Health Savings or Health Reimbursement Account Healthy By Choice Wellness Program
• Potential Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• Employer-provided Short-term Disability (Non-Union Employees) Employer-provided Life Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, and Personal Leave Longevity Pay
• Bonus opportunity
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reciprocity between the State Teachers Retirement System and the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System for service credit
• The City maintains the cost of team member certifications and training time is paid. All certifications achieved belong to the team member
• Dublin Community Recreation Center Membership

Examples of Duties

Aquatics Safety & Training Coordinator duties include, but not limited to, the following:

Ensure the Safety of All

• Oversees lifeguard management, recruitment, and certification tracking.
• Leads safety and emergency preparedness training, including Emergency Action Plan (EAP) updates and drills.
• Conducts ongoing risk management and compliance oversight, reviewing and following up on incident, accident, and rescue reports.
• Ensures all operations meet public health and safety standards; provides guidance on water chemistry and pump room operations.
• Coordinates public safety education and community outreach initiatives.

Staff Management & Development

• Recruits, hires, onboards, and trains aquatic staff, including lifeguards and lifeguard instructors (LGIs).
• Supervises approximately 65 - 170 staff, depending on the season.
• Schedules lifeguards through WhenToWork, maintaining coverage and adjusting for seasonal needs.
• Oversees performance management, coaching, and discipline to support staff success and retention.
• Maintains training and certification records, including in-service logs, skill checks, and internal Red Cross trainings.

Training & Compliance

• Manages all internal aquatic safety training programs (Lifeguard In-Service, Spring Training, and compliance refreshers).
• Supports citywide safety and risk management training initiatives.
• Maintains current certifications and ensures staff remain compliant with American Red Cross standards.
• Serves as liaison to external certification bodies, auditors, and health inspectors.

Operations & Collaboration

• Assists with facility startup, shutdown, and winterization tasks.
• Collaborates with other coordinators, particularly in risk management and staff development areas.
• Supports Aquatics social media accounts and serves as the primary contact for WhenToWork, scheduling software.

Typical Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Possession of a bachelor's degree in recreation or related field or any equivalent combination of accepted education and experience that would provide the above knowledge, abilities, and skills.

A minimum of two years of supervisory experience, preferably in aquatics or recreation operations.

Certification in work unit specific area includes: Lifeguarding certification, Lifeguarding Instructor certification, and CPO/AFO

Preferred Requirements

• Lifeguard Instructor Trainer

Special Requirements

Valid driver's license.

Other Requirements

• Demonstration of the following established core values: Integrity, Respect, Communication, Teamwork, Accountability, Positive Attitude, and Dedication to Service.
• Regular attendance, as governed by and in accordance with applicable rules, regulations, procedures and laws, is regarded as an essential requirement of this classification.
• Compliance with training directives established by supervisory/managerial personnel.
• Adherence to all applicable Federal and State safety laws, rules and regulations and City safety policies/procedures.

DEI Initiative Statement: The City of Dublin is committed to establishing and maintaining an inclusive and equitable community. We work to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We actively celebrate colleagues' differences, support them through their careers with us, and prohibit discrimination and harassment. We strive to ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities that allow individuals and groups to feel safe, respected, motivated, and valued. Creating a culture of equity and belonging helps to ensure we meet the needs of all residents, visitors, and City of Dublin employees

Core Competencies

Approachability: Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.

Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first- hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Directing Others: Is good at stabling clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.

Hiring and Staffing: Has a nose for talent; hires the best people available from inside or outside; is not afraid of selecting strong people; assembles talented staffs.

Informing: Provides the information people need to know to do their jobs and to feel good about being a member of the team, unit, and /or the organization; provides individuals information so that they can make accurate decisions; is timely with information.

Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Time Management: Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make a quick decision.

Drug-Free Workplace

The City of Dublin is a drug-free workplace (AO 2.35) which prohibits the use of controlled substances including marijuana. As permitted by law and in accordance with City Policy, new hires must pass a pre-employment drug test before appointment to any City position. Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to Administrative Orders 2.38, or as outlined in the posting.

EEO Statement

The City of Dublin is committed to establishing and maintaining an inclusive and equitable community. We work to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We actively celebrate colleagues' differences, support them through their careers with us, and prohibit discrimination and harassment. We strive to ensure equitable access to resources and opportunities that allow individuals and groups to feel safe, respected, motivated, and valued. Creating a culture of equity and belonging helps to ensure we meet the needs of all residents, visitors, and City of Dublin employees.

HEALTH BENEFITS

The City of Dublin offers a high deductible health care plan through United Healthcare that provides 100% coverage for preventative care. Employee or family coverage is available. Additionally our integrated wellness program, Healthy by Choice (HBC), allows employees to earn a waiver of all or a portion of the medical plan premiums.

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT/HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT

Annually, the City will deposit 75% of your health insurance deductible amount into an HSA account in your name.

VISION AND DENTAL

The City pays 100% of the premium for dental and vision. Coverage levels will be explained in further detail at time of hire.

LIFE INSURANCE

The City pays 100% of the premium for 1.5 times your salary up to $150,000 term life insurance coverage for the employee. Supplemental insurance is available.

RETIREMENT PENSION

The City contributes 14% monthly toward retirement benefits offered through the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System. The employee pension payment share is 10% of gross salary.

VACATION

New employees accrue two weeks of paid vacation their first year. Vacation time increases with length of service time. Prior public service may be honored as service credit for vacation accrual.

PERSONAL LEAVE

Employees receive five prorated days of personal leave annually.

SICK LEAVE

Employees are advanced three sick days at the time of hire and accrue nine sick days in total annually.

OTHER

Eleven (11) paid holidays per year, employer paid short term disability, tuition/certification reimbursement of up to $7,000 annually, recreation membership and longevity pay after four years of full time completed service with the City of Dublin.

01

Please select from below that which represents your years of experience in a supervisory capacity.

• Less than 1 year
• 1 year up to 3 years
• 3 years up to 5 years
• 5 or more years

02

Are you able to work some evening and weekend hours to meet business needs?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have experience working in Recreation Services, Aquatics Operations and/or any other type of similar industry?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

05

Of the following certifications, please list the certifications you currently hold: CPR Aquatics Lifeguarding certification Lifeguard Instructor CPO/AFO

Required Question

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