Director of Life Safety

SwimRVA is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to build and manage a dynamic Life Safety workforce around aquatics for the Richmond Region.

The SwimRVA Director of Life Safety is the senior leader of SwimRVA's Life Safety team. The Director is responsible for elevating SwimRVA's life safety protocols, training and service to the community.

The Director oversees the SwimRVA life safety staff and the impact of the SwimRVA Safety School. The Director designs life safety training and operational protocols for all SwimRVA locations.

Both the training and the operational protocols will advance the SwimRVA brand by elevating safety throughout the system which will carry forward to the Safety School instruction.

The SwimRVA Safety School certifies over 500 safety professionals a year for RVA and has a growing faculty of instructors and talents.

The Director will be charged with creating an engaging and positive team culture among the life safety team at SwimRVA. The positive team culture will foster dedication to SwimRVA safety, cleanliness and helpful facility flow for all patrons of SwimRVA facilities.

The Director will also be a key member of the strategic evolution of the organization. The Director will strategically support the budgeting process for the organization and manage the life safety staff and material budgets.

The Director will lead collaborative processes for facility scheduling and usage cross-departmentally among the SwimRVA leadership.

SwimRVA facilities are designed and operated to be efficiently prepared for maximum users and impact in the community. The Director will be a relentless learner and teacher of life safety operations for SwimRVA and the RVA community.

The mission of SwimRVA is to elevate swimming in the Richmond region making water safety and aquatic fitness more accessible to all.

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.

Richmond, Virginia is also one of the coolest places to live! Right here in the Richmond region, a creative culture has popped up through the cobblestones.

Murals cover the walls of local restaurants and shops. We have charming neighborhoods like the Fan District, which was named one of The South's Best Neighborhoods by Southern Living.

Major art museums draw national attention. Artisans share their talents in shops and markets. Food is an art here, too. In fact, National Geographic put us on their list of the world's - yep, the world's- "top 10 places to travel for food.

Running through it all : the James River. You can whitewater raft through downtown on its class III and class IV rapids.

Bike the Virginia Capital Trail alongside the James. Or just hang out on the river rocks with your dog. We're a place of stories, with 300+ historic markers to prove it.

A place of architectural eye candy. A place of where you can drive from one great experience to another, and it's within a day of most of the east coast.

Come and grow with us at SwimRVA and enjoy the playground we call RICHMOND!

Job Description

• Build and steward a world class Life Safety team for the community
• Develop a world class SwimRVA Safety School dedicated to training aquatics professionals and elevating the industry in the Richmond region.
• Serve as a senior leader and key counsel during strategic developments for the organization as part of the Directorship

Qualifications

• Passion for safety and the power of aquatics to support the health and goals of the Richmond region
• 10+ years in aquatics service to the community
• 5+ years of management experience
• Certified Pool Operator or ability to obtain certification
• LGIT certified or ability to obtain certification
• BLS certified or ability to obtain certification
• Able to match long term goals with short term needs
• Passion for safety and the power of aquatics to support the health and goals of the Richmond region
• Committed to a collaborative and inclusive approach
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work nights and weekends and manage emergency and event needs
• Ability to work nights and weekends as a rotating member of SwimRVA's manager on duty roster for events

Salary / Benefits

• Full-time exempt position
• Salary range : $60-$85 / year based on qualifications and experience
• Health
• Dental,
• $25,000 Life Insurance
• Short Term disability
• IRA with company match
• Three weeks (PTO), increases based on years of service
• Access to all SwimRVA Facilities

Please submit your resume with a cover letter, references, and other documentation via email to Kim Wiiki, .