Mt. Hood Community College Seeks Aquatics Manager

1. Manages all business and operational aspects of the College’s aquatics and summer youth recreation camp.
2. Provides comprehensive and consistent programs and services that effectively, efficiently, and safely meet the goals of the College and community’s needs.
3. Provides event management direction for the aquatics and summer recreation camp including the preparation of facility use agreements and contractual agreements
4. Collaborates with the Department of Brand, Marketing and Communications to develop promotional and marketing strategies to promote our aquatic center programming
5. Collaborates with facilities to schedule and develop a plan to fund short term repairs, preventative maintenance, and long-term repairs.
6. Ensures that all assigned personnel are properly instructed and trained in emergency procedures, safe working conditions, and procedures.  Recruits, trains, and schedules staff for all areas of the program, including lifeguards, swim instructors, adult exercise instructors and front desk clerks.
7. Instructs and monitors tasks of personnel
8. Promotes diversity in staffing, curriculum, programs and services. Supervises staff, including recruitment, selection, orientation, scheduling, evaluation, discipline, and holding staff accountable.   Trains staff, provides for personal and professional development, encourages and motivates employees to enhance individual skills, promotes professional growth, and maximizes staff performance.
9. Provides strategic support and input to the design and improvement of the department and related programs and services; carries out strategic initiatives while preparing short- and long-term plans in support of the College mission, vision and goals.
10. Manages the day-to-day department budget ensuring spending within the budget allocation; provides input and direction to the budget planning process.
11. Actively participates on and/or leads various College committees, meetings, and workgroups.
12. Monitors compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, accrediting commissions, licensing requirements, and with administrative regulations, Board policies and collective bargaining agreements as appropriate.
13. Promotes innovation and improved services for students, employees, and the community.  Utilizes existing department technology to maximize efficiency and advocates for the continuing expansion of technology within fiscal constraints.
14. Attends training sessions and participates in professional training opportunities.
15. Supports and takes part in College’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Additional Duties

1. May serves as college representative on various statewide, local and college committees and attend events as appropriate.
2. Generates innovative ideas for effective resource mobilization which lead to budgetary efficiencies and new external funding resources
3. Performs the duties of a certified pool operator as necessary.
4. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Examples of Duties:
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health, physical education, recreation administration, business administration or related field
• Three (3) years of experience of managing or coordinating an aquatic facility or recreation facility which includes aquatic programming, including experience managing public relations and budgets
• Experience working with diverse backgrounds of the College’s community, students and employees; demonstrated commitment to promoting equity and inclusion.
• Current driver license, insurance, and access to a reliable automobile during work hours for transportation to off-campus sites. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history.

• Certified Pool Operator or Aquatic Facility Operator or the ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire
• Demonstrated experience as an equity-minded leader that uses influence and authority to build diversity, equity, and inclusionary capacity
• Certified in CPR, AED, and Lifeguarding, or ability to obtain certifications within 30 days of hire

At the College’s discretion, additional qualifying experience may substitute for education, on a year for year basis

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree health, physical education, recreation administration, business administration or related field
• Certified lifeguard instructor
• Aquatic instructor and/or swim coaching experience
• Meet or event management experience

Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• High personal integrity and sound professional ethics
• Strong organizational, communication, human resource and interpersonal skills, with a team-based approach to leadership
• Skills in building collaboration and sustaining productive and respectful working relationships, both internally and externally
• Knowledge of technical aspects of aquatic facility operations, pool maintenance, operations, and sanitation
• Project management and problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate needs and make decisions
• Knowledge of institutional budgeting and accounting processes
• Ability to work effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Computer proficiency to effectively communicate, gather data and generate reports
  • Knowledge of and commitment to the use of information technology to support advancement programs
  • Ability to maintain strong customer service relationships with students, college employees, community members, and other district-wide constituencies.
  • Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal employees in assessing department issues and services.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with business and industry partners, agencies, community organizations and/or education institutions.
• Skills in marketing, advertising campaigns, displaying merchandise

Supplemental Information:
Working Conditions
Works assigned schedule, and exhibits regular and predictable attendance.  Work may be performed in an office and recreation facility. As necessary to meet workload demands, works outside of typical schedule including evening/weekend hours.  Work may require travel to off-campus locations.

Salary
Initial salary placement will be based on years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Handbook or Collective Bargaining Agreement.  Please include all relevant full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement.  Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.

Important Information
MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note:  We do not request or read letters of recommendation.  Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials.  We are looking for the required documents. Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.

Please note:  this is initially a self-screening system.  We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them.  Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position.  Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.

Position subject to budget consideration and approval.  For the candidate who is hired into this position, salary placement will be based on guidelines in the faculty association agreement to assess education and experience.  For this reason, please be sure to include everything in your application that you want the college to consider towards placement.  Any appeals to placement must be submitted in writing to the human resources recruitment specialist no later than one week after an offer is made.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran’s disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application.  You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked “veterans’ preference document,” or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR   97030.  If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans’ Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.

MHCC complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, among other State and Federal Laws related to employment. Mt. Hood Community College makes educational and employment opportunities available to all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable state or federal law. Individuals requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the Human Resources Office. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires the college to hire only American citizens or aliens who are authorized to work in the United States. MHCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.