Aquatics Director

Overview

Glass Court Swim & Fitness is hiring a Full-Time Aquatics Director to lead a high-visibility aquatics department with both an indoor and outdoor pool (each 6 lanes, 20 yards). This is a leadership role responsible for pool safety, water quality, staffing, scheduling, and aquatics program growth (swim lessons, open swim, lap swim, clinics, rentals, and seasonal outdoor programming).

Location:

Glass Court Swim & Fitness — Lombard, IL

• Lead daily pool operations for indoor and outdoor pools (6-lane, 20-yard each)
• Maintain water quality: testing, chemical handling, documentation, and corrective action
• Ensure safety and compliance with health department and club standards; manage incident reporting
• Recruit, hire, train, schedule, and supervise swim instructors and lifeguards (if applicable)
• Build and manage aquatics schedules (lessons, lap swim, open swim, clinics, rentals, seasonal programming)
• Improve lesson performance: fill rate, retention, conversions (trial → program → membership)
• Communicate professionally with parents/members; resolve issues and service recovery
• Coordinate maintenance and vendors; drive preventive maintenance and minimize downtime
• Track KPIs and reporting (Jonas experience preferred): utilization, revenue/hour, payroll vs revenue, incidents, compliance

Required

• 3+ years experience leading aquatics operations in a club, YMCA, swim school, or similar
• Strong knowledge of pool operations, water chemistry, and safety procedures
• Proven leadership: hiring, training, scheduling, coaching staff
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Comfortable with scheduling/reporting software (Jonas a plus)

Preferred

• WSI (or equivalent) / swim instruction certification
• CPR/AED/First Aid certification (instructor a plus)
• Lifeguard Instructor (LGI) or lifeguard management experience (if applicable)

• Fun team atmosphere
• Competitive pay
• Flexible hours
• Valuable work experience
• Increased social opportunities

To Apply:

Submit your resume and a short note describing your racquetball/program leadership experience (leagues/tournaments run, participation numbers, and any coaching background).