Programs Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

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 SwimRVA Programs Coordinator who wants to make a difference. Programs Coordinators are the magic to the success of a fantastic experience for each department.

The ideal candidate is upbeat and loves to connect with participants and coworkers. Coordinators are proactive support personnel to ensure every program achieves the desired outcomes.

Coordinators are direct support for Senior Coordinators who are tasked with the program operation. Coordinators are helpful, excited and team builders.

Coordinators are trainers for new staff and lead by example. SwimRVA program coordinators are the critical piece to a successful program and experience.

They are also entrepreneurial and look for new ways to improve the Richmond region through aquatics.

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.

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 SwimRVA Programs Coordinator job duties :

• Deliver high quality instruction and classroom readiness for a variety of programming
• Support record keeping and program assessment tools
• Serve as a trainer for new swim instructors and program operators
• Assist with business growth and attracting new customers
• Be activating advanceing aquatics career by maintaining certifications and advancing certification base
• Advance SwimRVA Safety protocols and procedures

Qualifications :

• A love for teaching, water, and aquatics programing
• A desire to grow professionally through aquatics
• High School degree required
• College degree-preferred
• Swimming experience preferred
• Ability to work in high stress conditions, using critical thinking, and customer service savvy

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 $16.35 / 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 Deck Coordinator training and certification
• SwimRVA Swim School Instructor training and certification
• American Red Cross First aid / CPR / AED and Oxygen certification
• American Red Cross Lifeguarding
30+ days ago