Employment Terms: Full-Time, Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Join a dynamic and vibrant community where you're not just working, but are inspired to grow, create, and make a difference every step of the way! At Branksome Hall, a leading IB World School for girls in Toronto, you'll be surrounded by more than 900 bright students and 230 passionate colleagues, all in an atmosphere that thrives on innovation, collaboration and creativity. Our core values — Sense of Community, Inclusiveness, Creativity, and Making a Difference — will ignite your passion and inspire you to reach new professional heights.
Get ready to embark on a truly rewarding career where your impact will help shape a better, brighter future!
The Opportunity:
The Aquatics Lead, Auxiliary Programs is responsible for coordinating and supporting all aquatics-based programming for Branksome Hall’s Auxiliary Programs which take place on weekends and evenings. This includes being a key contributor to the ongoing development and coordination of our auxiliary swim programs and summer camp aquatics programs. The successful candidate will lead hiring, staffing, schedule, and all coordination related to program registration, communication and on-site programming.
This role requires flexibility in hours to align with the needs of auxiliary programs. This will regularly work weekends, along with any support within and outside of the regular school day as needed. The working hours and schedule for summer camps, which run from late June through August, are from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, with occasional aftercare support until 6:00 pm, with flexibility based on the camp's aquatics programming.
Key Accountabilities include, but are not limited to:
- Ideate and design proposals for auxiliary programs, and drive the marketing programs to maximize enrollment.
- Assist in overseeing our weekend Swim Program, first aid certification programs, training programs, and all other auxiliary programs, to maximize utilization and revenue generation opportunities.
- Collaborate with Camps in the development of camp programming, scheduling, and staffing.
- Lead the hiring process, supervision of, and schedule of swim instructors and lifeguards.
- Registers participants for auxiliary programs and manages all communication, information shared, and registration documentation (includes payments) with registrants, students, and parents.
- Collaborate with the Aquatics and Athletic teams to coordinate curricular/co-curricular weekday pool hours with auxiliary program hours, and provide deck support for day programming as required.
- Point of contact for all Lifesaving Society’s programming, including purchasing, ordering, test sheet submissions, and attending the Society’s meetings.
- Oversee the purchase and care of pool equipment, materials and supplies.
- Update the pool manual, pool regulations, pool signage and the pool office to industry, provincial and local standards and policies are enforced.
- Liaise weekly with Housekeeping and Facilities in order to ensure proper care and cleaning of the pool deck and pool features in order to adhere to all safety regulations.
Candidate Profile:
- Related post-secondary training or 3+ years of relevant experience, including experience in a coordinating role
- The following certificates are required to be up-to-date:
- National Lifeguard Certification
- Standard First Aid (AED & CPR-C Certification)
- Lifesaving Society Swim and Lifesaving Certification
- Additional Lifesaving Society Examiner and advanced leadership certifications are an asset
- Experience working with youth and ability to build rapport with various stakeholders
- Experience with developing and planning a variety of swim programming (Toddler, Preschool, Swimmer, Adult lessons, etc.)
- Experience developing revenue generating programs and marketing is an asset.
- Experience with registration system software (eg: Pike 13, Jack Rabbit, CampBrain, PerfectMind, iClassPro)
- Working knowledge of pool filtration systems, implications of the Ontario Pool Regulations 565 and OCA Standards
- Strong organizational skills and effective communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders;
- Strong team player and able to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
Why Join Branksome Hall:
Joining Branksome Hall will change your life. Along with highly collaborative, mission-driven colleagues and a stimulating environment, Branksome Hall offers the opportunity to:
- Earn a competitive salary and generous vacation, taxable lunch benefit, health & dental benefits and pension plans, including contributions to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) for eligible employees;
- Join a strong community with a commitment to students and to the growth and development of employees through ongoing professional development and mentorship;
- Engage with a network of internationally renowned industry experts, leaders and entrepreneurs;
- Access state-of-the-art facilities and resources to support wellness, such as the Athletics and Wellness Centre.
Target Hiring Range: $64,153.44 - $80,191.80
How to Apply:
Bring your vision, passion and creativity to Branksome Hall. Tell us about yourself and how you will make a difference in the lives of girls by submitting your application to our careers page. Please name any document you are uploading during the application process with your First and Last Name and type of document (eg: resume, cover letter).
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis beginning July 23rd and the posting will remain active until the position is filled.
Please be advised that a closed AI system may be employed in our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and the review of all candidates. While this technology helps us assess qualifications, our team actively reviews outcomes to identify and address any potential assumptions or biases throughout the process.
Applications (resume and cover letter) can also be sent to:
Branksome Hall – Human Resources
10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1N4
Branksome Hall is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the position. Branksome Hall is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with (dis)abilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas, and champion diversity in its broadest sense. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates engaging in all parts of the recruitment and selection process at Branksome Hall.
We thank all applicants in advance; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
To learn more about Branksome Hall, visit our website at: branksome.on.ca.