Aquatic Assistant - Hourly

Aquatic Assistant
- Hourly Lees Summit R-7 School District AQUATIC CENTER
- Lees Summit, Missouri Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Lees Summit R-7 School District

Starting Date: To Be Determined

2026-27

School Year

Purpose Statement

The job of Aquatic Assistant was established for the purpose/s of assisting the Director in maintaining a comprehensive Aquatic enrichment program for staff, students, and community members. Responsibilities include but are not limited to creating a fun, safe, learning environment that delivers an effective program model.

This job reports to the Aquatic Center Director

Essential Functions

• Adheres to District personnel guidelines (e.g. maintains self-control and composure, uses positive approach with adults and children. Refrain from personal cellular telephone use and working on personal items while on District time, ) for the purpose of maintaining a positive, safe, learning environment.
• Assists in day-to-day facility operation.
• Assists with routine in-service trainings for Lifeguards, Swimming Instructors, and Front desk staff.
• Provides a clean, safe educational learning environment that promotes health & safety for students and the general-public.
• Administers, first aid and assistance for providing appropriate care.
• Monitors special activities, assist writing lesson plans, monitors programs and outside user groups while ensuring a safe, clean, and effective learning environment.
• Assists in preparing a variety of reports and documents (e.g., lesson plans, newsletters, evaluations, letters, observations, e) for the purpose of communicating information at the appropriate level and meeting District guidelines.
• Provides supervision for supporting the effective and efficient function of staff and programs.
• Maintains a variety of documents, files, and records for the purpose of documenting activities, providing information, and complying with program and District guidelines.
• Operates the registration/booking system, answer customer inquiries and complaints, reporting them as appropriate to the Aquatic Center Director.
• Demonstrates responsibility to manage staff scheduling, meeting and continues training.
• Monitors students and patrons in all settings for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Promotes good habits, self-discipline, and self-help activities in an effort to improve the quality of programming while encouraging positive participant development.
• Assists the Aquatic Director in implementing new activities to expand the Aquatic Center program model.
• Represents the Director in his/her absence ensuring the efficient and effective functions and over all operation continues to meet the needs of the work unit.
• Monitors and supervises employees, volunteers, patrons and others for the purpose of creating a safe, clean, learning environment for all.

Other

Functions

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: adhering to safety practices; controlling and motivating students; and effective listening; leadership; managing projects/programs; monitoring activities; planning; problem solving; recordkeeping; supervision; and training.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percent’s, and/or ratios; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and solve practical problems. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include stages of child development; age appropriate activities; positive reinforcement techniques; and safety practices; codes/laws/rules/regulations/ policies;

and curriculum and instructional methods.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using…