Lake Director at The McCallie School, Inc.

Description

Founded in 1905 and serving nearly 1,000 day and boarding students from 28 states and 19 countries, McCallie is one of the country’s premier independent schools and a national leader in educating boys in grades 6-12. McCallie takes an expansive view of education, seeking to form the whole boy. In his journey to manhood, McCallie comes alongside the student and supports his mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional development.

The McCallie Lake is a centerpiece of the McCallie community. The Lake commences open season with Duck Day each year. A day for students to "duck" out of school every spring to swim, play games, eat food and spend time as a community before the push to finish the school year. Then, the Lake is a beloved part of the 22 different day and boarding summer camps offered over 68 sessions. Often these camps are the beginning of a boy’s journey with McCallie. The Lake is also a favorite spot for the faculty and staff families and boarding students that call our campus home. Lastly, it stays busy with many different school and community activities. 

McCallie seeks an experienced and dynamic Lake Director to join our team. The Lake Director is responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing all Lake activities, including summer programs, residential community and student swimming, and a large number of planned activities. The director oversees management of all events and activities at the pool while ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants. 

This is a 6-month, full-time position. It is considered exempt under the FLSA, and it is not eligible for full benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

Programming Management and Coordination:

• Weekly notification of all programming to the Physical Plant and Security
• Partner with summer camp program directors for use of the lake during each session
  • Facilitate scheduling across approximately 10 camps per day
  • Open each session with a review of the Lake rules and administer swim tests for each camper
  • Ensure each camper is with his group when arriving/leaving the Lake 
• Develop and communicate a schedule for students and residential families
• Schedule/coordinate school and sports team events at the Lake
• Schedule/coordinate Coordinate events with the Girls Preparatory School (GPS)
• Schedule/coordinate all other events including Club activities, Camp Alpine, and various other parties
• Develop and implement processes to safeguard swimmers and transition activities indoors that will be followed in the event of lightning/weather events

Staff Management:

• Ensure the Lake is properly staffed for each day’s scheduled activities
  • Daily May 1 - September 30; 4 days/week October 1 - October 26 or end of kayak/fall afternoon activities 
  • Create and manage “Availability” and “Scheduling” documents
• Identify and hire lifeguards and supervisors to work throughout the season ensuring necessary qualifications are met (such as meeting age and certification requirements)
• Ensure proper training; both for the Lake and American Red Cross training
• Partner with human resources to onboard staff and submit hours each week to payroll
• Supervise staff
  • Ensure adherence to safety protocols and emergency procedures 
  • Ensure that each lifeguard is in his/her post and maintaining necessary coverage for breaks and shift changes

Communication and Records Management:

• Maintain records of students’ swim scores
• Collaborate with Communications team to promote events and to inform constituents of important information, such as
  • Calendars for faculty/staff summer availability
  • Calendar for boarding students
  • Calendar for day students
  • Lake Rules and Regulations

Physical Oversight of the Lake:

• Ensure the Lake, all equipment, and surrounding area are safe and enjoyable by ordering/maintaining or securing support for:
  • Lake Signage
  • Lake equipment/backboard/megaphones/umbrellas/safety tubes/breathing barriers
  • Properly stocked first aid kit
• Coordinate facility cleaning and upkeep
• Address any safety concerns or complaints related to the pool area 
• Ensure Lake maintenance, trash maintenance, and landscape maintenance
• Oversight of necessary building access/doors/restrooms

Requirements

• Experience as a certified lifeguard preferred;
• Comprehensive understanding of pool safety procedures and emergency response; 
• Experience managing and motivating a team; 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with children/families and many internal/external partners;
• Strong organizational, planning and scheduling skills to manage diverse programs;
• Deep understanding of, support for, and desire to live out McCallie’s mission for the good of McCallie boys - including both the school’s commitment to character development and the ideals of honor, truth, and duty and the school’s Christian foundation and Judeo-Christian heritage.