Aquatics Coordinator

Overview

Dive into an exciting opportunity as a Recreation Coordinator in Aquatics! In this role, you’ll help to shape our aquatics programs by planning, promoting, and running fun and safe programs for the community. You’ll lead and inspire our dedicated staff, contribute to the efficient operation of facilities, and help provide excellent customer service at the front desk. You’ll also help schedule classes, coordinate staffing, and make sure everything is ready for a great experience at the Durango Community Recreation Center and Lake Night horse Swim Beach.

Located at the Durango Community Recreation Center, our Aquatics Center is home to two pools, one 11-lane lap pool and one zero-depth leisure pool
, as well as a 23-person hot tub and outdoor splash pad
. The lap pool features public swimming lanes and one-meter and three-meter diving boards. The leisure pool features a current channel/lazy river, vortex, 160-foot water slide, two lap lanes, and a shallow area with play features for children. Our aquatics staff also works shifts at Lake Night horse’s Swim Beach & Wibit Aqua Park during the summer months.

The City of Durango’s Trail to Excellence
The City of Durango is a purpose-driven organization with more than 400 full-time and 300 part-time and seasonal employees across 15 departments, all working together to provide a wide range of services that keep our community running every day. From public safety and utilities to parks and recreation, our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality services that enhance the lives of all who live, work, and visit here.

At the city, we focus on continually improving how we work and serve the community. This effort is called the Trail to Excellence (T2E), and every employee plays a part in it. Whether you work outdoors, in an office, or lead a team, your daily efforts connect to the city’s mission of providing excellent service and reaching the city’s vision of being a multigenerational community that is authentic, diverse, engaged, thriving, and environmentally responsible.

The full details of this vision are outlined in the city’s strategic plan
.

As a member of our team, your work will be meaningful because:

• Your ideas help shape citywide improvements.
• The work you do ties directly into measurable goals.
• You ll be part of a system that values collaboration, innovation, and results.

We re looking for team members who share our core values of teamwork, dependability, professionalism, service, respect, innovation, and wellbeing — and who are excited to make a difference in the community we serve.

• Support planning, organization, and delivery of aquatics programs and activities.
• Assist with administrative tasks, such as scheduling, payroll, program registration, and financial transactions.
• Assist with hiring, training, scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of aquatics staff and volunteers, including staff assigned to Lake Night horse swim beach.
• Oversee daily operations of aquatics facilities, including the coordination of community rentals, independent contractors, programming, and maintenance.
• Ensure facilities and equipment are clean, safe, and well-maintained; perform or coordinate minor repairs and routine maintenance.
• Monitor water chemical levels and make necessary adjustments to ensure safety and compliance.
• Maintain inventory and order supplies and equipment for programs, events, and facilities.
• Build positive relationships with customers, answer questions, and handle concerns in a friendly and professional manner.
• Promote a safe, welcoming, and service-focused environment for everyone using the facility.
• Help prepare and monitor program budgets, track expenditures, and support purchasing decisions.
• Enter program data into recreation software and ensure accuracy of daily cash handling and accounting.
• Contribute to the design and promotion of programs through brochures, flyers, social media, and website updates.
• Recommend and help implement innovative aquatics and safety programs to expand community offerings.
• Support the development of goals and policies to improve program quality and operations.
• Serve as Facility…