Aquatics Safety & Education Specialist

Job Details

CLOSING DATE: Continuous

SELECTION INTERVIEW DATE: TBD

DESIRED

START DATE:

April 2023

This recruitment is for an Aquatics Safety and Education Specialist assigned to safeguard swimmers, conduct or assist swimming instruction and aquatics education at the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center, and to assist with instruction of adaptive aquatic programs. The Aquatics Safety & Education Specialist position is an Individual Contributor role that provides safety and water skills for youth and adults of the community and provides pool patron safety.

Their role enables the Santa Maria residents to gain skills and confidence in a water setting and to enjoy a healthy, safe, and pleasant environment to participate in recreational activities.

NOTE: This is a Limited Services job class (up to 19 hours per week) job class and is not benefit-eligible.

The City of Santa Maria is a full-service city with a Council/Manager form of government with over 700 employees and serves approximately 108,000 constituents. The City is located on the beautiful central coast of California and covers over 23 square miles. The community is a harmonious balance of coastal and agricultural lands while promoting business. Santa Maria has been recognized nationally as an All-America City by the National Civic League and offers reasonably priced housing, community festivals, quality schools, cultural arts, a local airport, wineries, and higher education institutions and is near locally accessible beaches.

The Department of Recreation and Parks' mission is to enrich the lives of the residents of Santa Maria through quality recreation programs and services; and to provide safe and well-maintained facilities and parks, while anticipating the changing needs of the community. The department operates 234 acres of developed parkland in 28 neighborhood and community parks, part of the 1,774-acre Los Flores Ranch Park property, the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center, and other community centers.

The department provides programs in aquatics, youth and adult sports. It also manages the City's Urban Forest Program.

Under general direction of assigned supervisor, safeguards swimmers, conducts or assists swimming instruction and aquatics education at the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center, and assists with instruction of adaptive aquatic programs. Lead duties are not normally a responsibility of this classification but may act as lead worker for temporarily assigned employees, or special projects.

These duties are a representative example; position assignments may vary depending on the business needs of the department and organization. This position:

• Safeguards swimmers, enforces pool safety rules and regulations, and provides life guarding during activities such as public swim and aquatic instruction.
• Provides swimming instruction, aquatic education and skills evaluation of students registered in lessons.
• Supervises programs including accident prevention.
• Prepares written information relating to lessons, registrations, incidents/accidents, and assists Facility Specialist as needed.
• Assists with general facility maintenance and performs other facility duties as assigned.
• Adapts patiently to the needs of various patrons.

• Scope of assigned area will depend on departmental structure and is at the discretion of the department director.
• Upholds the values of the organization and has strong customer service orientation.
• Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable and punctual attendance.
• May be required to work weekends, holidays and split shifts.

• Team Player – Effective performers are team oriented, share resources, respond to requests, and support a spirit of cooperative effort.
• Customer Orientation – Effective performers are in touch with community needs and review the organization through the eyes of Santa Maria residents. They go out of their way to anticipate needs.
• Integrity – Effective performers think and act ethically and honestly, take responsibility for their actions and foster a work environment where integrity is rewarded.
• Communicativeness – Effective performers…