Aquatics Operations Coordinator

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As Alberta's 'Botanical Arts City', St. Albert is a community renowned for its botanical arts, its commitment to a green lifestyle and the cultivation of activities that provide for a well-rounded quality of life. Our employees provide over 70,000 residents with high-quality programs and services and are proud to contribute to making St. Albert one of the best places to live in Canada.

The Opportunity

The City of St. Albert is recruiting an individual to join our Recreation & Parks department as an Aquatics Operations Coordinator.

Reporting to the Aquatics Operations Supervisor, this position will be responsible for on-site and overall day-to-day operations of both indoor and outdoor Aquatic facilities and providing leadership and supervision to permanent Head Lifeguard staff and a large contingent of casual staff, which include Lifeguards and Water Slide Attendants.

The key responsibilities will include:
• Coordinating all aspects of the daily operations by implementing operational guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Hiring, training, scheduling, supervision, and performance management of both permanent and casual staff in the safe and effective delivery of pool supervision and operations based on all Provincial Pool Operations Regulations and mandated Public Pool Safety standards.
• Serving as a role model and mentor to staff by delivering exceptional customer service, as well as a representative of the City of St. Albert.
• Managing budgets, assisting in annual budget development, and ensuring payroll aligns with budget coding and City policies while balancing fiscal responsibility and customer service.
• Promoting health and safety by modeling safe behavior, enforcing safety rules, ensuring compliance with regulations, conducting inspections, investigating incidents, and supporting safety training.

The individual we seek has knowledge and experience working in a recreation or aquatics area in both a front line and supervisor capacity.

Qualifications

• Two-Year diploma in a related field combined with 3 years of related experience, including supervisory experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• National Lifeguard Certification Awards by the Lifesaving Society: National Lifeguard Pool, Intermediate First Aid, Oxygen Administration
• National Lifeguard Instructor and First Aid Instructor certifications are an asset.
• The ideal candidate must possess outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Any experience or expertise in public speaking is considered an asset.

Hours of Work

We offer a compressed bi-weekly work schedule of 72 hours, Sunday - Thursday, 8:00 – 5:00, with a biweekly regular day off (RDO).

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE
This position may be eligible to apply for flexible hours to adjust start and end times from the core hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. by 30 or 60 minutes.

Compensation

$72,373- $ 89,075 per annum. In addition, the City of St. Albert offers a generous and comprehensive benefit package.

Conditions of Employment

• The successful applicant will be required to obtain a satisfactory police information check.
• An Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business use are required.
• The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials.

Application Information

• Please upload a cover letter and a resume when applying for this opportunity. These will need to be uploaded as two separate documents.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.
• Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.
• This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, at the same or lower classification level.
• Please note that the City conducts most interviews via video conference and will provide a link and instructions to applicants selected for an interview.

Closing Statement

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of St. Albert will no longer accept applications in person, via fax, email or by post. Applications will only be accepted to 10:00 p.m. (Mountain Time Zone) on closing date.