Aquatic Manager

Who We Are

V3 Sports is a nonprofit located in vibrant North Minneapolis, focused on elevating our community through wellness, fitness, and education! Thanks to our amazing partners, donors, and incredible community members, we have been making waves in Minneapolis, serving over a thousand families since 2007.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Founded as a nonprofit in 2007, V3 Sports' mission is to elevate our community through wellness, fitness, and education. In 2024, V3 Sports opened Phase One of the V3 Center, a 40,000-square-foot health and wellness center that will become a North Minneapolis community asset and a regional destination. The focus of Phase One is to provide Northside residents of all ages with access to water, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, physical rehabilitation, and healthy, delicious food offerings. Phase Two, which V3 Sports is actively fundraising for, will be a regional destination for sporting events, career fairs, community events, and other drivers of economic stability. At the V3 Center, Northside young people and families will access programming that supports their career and economic aspirations and builds the skills they need to make their dreams a reality.

Wages and Benefits

$65,000 - $70,000 annual salary; Generous paid time off (PTO), plus 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays; competitive health, dental, and vision insurance. There is employer-paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee. The employer pays the premium for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and long-term disability insurance. V3 Sports sponsors a retirement plan with a 4% employer match and immediate vesting.

Schedule

The Aquatic Manager's schedule will consist mainly of regular business hours Monday through Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends.

Join V3 Sports as our Aquatic Manager and lead the development and operations of innovative, inclusive aquatic programs that prioritize safety, community partnerships, and a culture of excellence. Responsibilities will include the following:

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of V3 Sports aquatic programs.
• Recruits, hires, trains and supervises V3 Sports aquatic staff with an emphasis on development and retention.
• Responsible for the daily management of all activities and programs taking place in V3 Sports Genesis Pool, and rule enforcement in the Hydrotherapy pool.
• Provide operational oversight and management of the Swim2Learn lesson program.
• Provide operational oversight and ensure that the lifeguard program meets or exceeds standards set by the American Red Cross.
• Develop, promote and execute special events.
• With support from aquatic partners, seek out collaborations with local schools and organizations to deliver aquatic programming to the community.
• In collaboration with the V3 Sports Marketing team, ensure the appropriate promotion of V3 Sports aquatic offerings.
• Manage the Aquatic program budget, and work with the Director of Facilities to assess and establish annual budgets for each coming year.
• In collaboration with the Director of Facilities, manage and refine V3 Sports' Emergency Action Plan for facility-related incidents.
• Manages employee and team performance; ensures adequate training for employees; communicates job expectations and coaches employees; supports employee professional development aspirations; investigates complaints and performance concerns; implements disciplinary action as needed and in consultation with MACC HR.
• Manages the hiring process for positions within this team; develops and updates job descriptions; develops performance expectations, identifies essential functions and knowledge, skills, and abilities required; assigns work shifts; completes position requisition forms; forms selection committees, if applicable, and ensures compliance with organization processes for interview and selection of employees.
• Manages and ensures effective employee relations; creates an ethical, inclusive, non-discriminatory, and safe work environment; establishes effective communication lines/methods; identifies and solves employee problems; manages conflict, responds to, and resolves grievances.
• Accepts resignations; initiates terminations and executes layoff actions following established protocols.
• Reviews and approves leave and overtime requests; completes and reviews timecards promptly, ensuring all information submitted is accurate to the best of the incumbent's knowledge.
• Ensures all personnel changes for this team are entered into the Human Resources Management System in a timely fashion to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• In collaboration with V3 Sports leadership, establish and maintain strong relationships with community partners, schools, local businesses, and government organizations to collaborate on initiatives and leverage resources.
• Attend community outreach events, particularly those where aquatics is a focal point.

Who You Are

• You bring 3 to 5 years of experience in swim programming, or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
• You have a proven track record of managing organized programs, leading teams, and handling administrative responsibilities with excellence.
• You bring experience working with diverse populations across a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
• You demonstrate strong conflict management and communication skills.
• You are able and willing to maintain current CPR, First Aid, AED, and BBP certifications. (For new hires, training will be provided during onboarding.)
• You hold a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet V3 Sports' driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of V3 Sports. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

V3 Sports participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.