Aquatics & Safety Specialist

The mission of USC Recreational Sports is to provide the university community with opportunities to pursue a balanced, healthy lifestyle through participation in recreational activities. Recreational Sports aims to support our members through fitness and recreational programming, leadership development, training, and cross-unit collaboration. Recreational Sports includes the following programs and services: Intramural Sports, Club Sports, Fitness Programs, Youth Programs, Aquatics, Informal Recreation, Facility Memberships, and Special Events. Our staff works together to provide quality recreational activities, enhance the USC student experience, provide quality customer service, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to full-time and student employees.

Under the direction of the Aquatics & Risk Management Coordinator, the Aquatics & Safety Specialist will help coordinate the daily use and operation of the Uytengsu Aquatics Center and PED Indoor Pool, including direct oversight of the lifeguard staff, facility maintenance, rescue equipment, and first-aid supplies. The Aquatics & Safety Specialist will support the department Risk Management program by leading department trainings, maintaining emergency equipment, supplies, and conducting safety audits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the Coordinator in ensuring safety and quality program delivery.
• Assists with developing student staff training and administrative duties.
• Recruits, hires, trains, schedules and evaluates student positions, including head lifeguards, lifeguards, and safety instructors.
• Responsible for conducting a comprehensive regular in-service training program for all aquatics staff.
• Responsible for evaluating, updating, and revising all aquatics manuals, handbooks, waivers, forms, policies, and procedures.
• Researches, purchases, inventories, and distributes aquatic recreational equipment and supplies.
• Maintains a full knowledge of current risk management standards, policies, and practices in aquatic operations and programming. Ensures that all risk management and liability expectations are met and documented.
• Continuously monitors all aquatic areas for hazardous or unsafe conditions.
• Immediately reports any hazardous or unsafe conditions to management and takes appropriate action.
• Provides support for departmental programs and events, including special events, intramural events, and club events/games.
• Supports department operations serving as a first responder for emergency situations, providing emergency care, providing customer service, resolving conflicts, and making decisions regarding facility usage.
• While on duty as a lifeguard, provides continuous, uninterrupted scanning of pool and aquatic area.
• Reviews all emergency procedures and responds to emergency situations immediately in accordance with Rec Sports policies and procedures.

• Supports department operations in leading certification courses (CPR/AED/First Aid/BBP) and first-aid workshops.
• Additional duties as assigned in support of USC Recreational Sports.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.

Experience

• Experience in facility management, aquatics/program supervision, or student personnel administration.
• Current certification in American Red Cross Lifeguarding or Ellis & Associates Lifeguarding. Additional Instructor certification required; must be able to obtain instructor certification within 90 days of hire.
• Knowledge of computer software for record maintenance and familiarity with aquatic facilities operations.

In addition, the successful candidate must also demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC's Unifying Values.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Master's Degree

Experience

• Two years of experience in lifeguard supervision.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish department goals.
• Candidates should possess a strong orientation towards customer service, organizational skills, decision-making skills, and a willingness to work with the student and staff/faculty populations.

Note: This position will require some early mornings, nights, and weekends as business needs dictate.

The hourly rate range for this position is $24.96 - $27.38. When determining an offer, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills, internal peer alignment, applicable laws, contractual requirements, grant funding, and market conditions.

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Minimum Education:
- Related undergraduate study
- Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience:
- 3 years,
- Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience
Minimum Field of Expertise:
- Knowledge of computer software for record maintenance and familiarity with facilities operations.