Job Vacancy - Pool Operations Manager - Sean McDermott Street Pool

Swim Ireland is the National Governing Body (NGB) for Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Artistic Swimming across the 32 counties of Ireland, with a vision of “An island of swimmers”. We exist to ensure swimming is at the heart of a healthy, active nation. We promote participation and competition in the aquatics, listen to our members and the voice of our athletes, strive for excellence in all we do, and ensure our sport is well governed. For further information, please see our website at www.swimireland.ie

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Participation Team as Swim Ireland embarks on a new 4-year strategy. The Participation Team are responsible for providing participation opportunities and solutions across Ireland for people to swim regardless of their age, ability, background, or interest. Infrastructure has been included in the Swim Ireland strategy as a core pillar, and operating Sean McDermott Street Swimming Pool plays an important role in supporting more people to engage with aquatics within the Dublin 1 and surrounding areas. This initiative is in partnership with Dublin City Council.

Role and Reporting Structure

The Pool Operations Manager will report to the Head of Participation and will have responsibility for running the day to day operations of the pool to agreed standards and targets to include recruiting and managing a team of full-time and part-time staff within Sean McDermott Street.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Responsibilities for the Pool Operations Manager include but are not limited to the following:

Manage targets, budgeting, forecasting, stock control, payroll, and credit control.
Ensure high standards of health and safety compliance, water quality and follow industry best practices in relation to cleanliness and hygiene.
Promote and deliver a high standard of customer service.
Recruit, train and manage a workforce of duty managers, swimming teachers, lifeguards, receptionists, to include staff rostering.
Deliver a successful Swim Ireland Aquatics Academy programme, with support from Swim Ireland Education Partnership Manager.
Work with Swim Ireland Communications team to manage marketing, social media, and promotion of Sean McDermott Street Swimming Pool.
Develop and regularly review a weekly pool timetable, to include public swims, Swim Ireland Aquatics Academy, club, school, and group bookings, etc.
Establish a new Swim Ireland Club
In conjunction with Get Dublin City Swimming Officer, develop and promote opportunities within the local area and hard to reach groups to increase participation rates in aquatic activities.
Work with Swim Ireland Education team to run regular Swimming Teacher and Lifeguard courses.
Prepare monthly financial and statistical reports for Finance Director.

Stakeholders

The Pool Operations Manager will be responsible for building and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders including:

Dublin City Council
Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership
Northeast Inner-City Taskforce
Local Community Groups, Schools, and Clubs
Swim Ireland Clubs

Qualification and Skills

Previous experience in a similar role is essential.
Strong business acumen with an understanding of revenue generation, cost control and the achievement of targets.
Pool plant management experience and qualifications are an advantage but not essential, training will be provided.
Level 2 Swimming Teacher Qualification.
Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
Eligible to work in Ireland on a full-time basis.
Excellent working knowledge of IT and software packages including MSOffice, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Key Qualities

Excellent managerial and leadership skills

Attention to detail.
Excellent customer service skills.
Strong work ethic and ability to work in a dynamic environment.
Flexible and adaptable attitude.
Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
Team player and ability to work on their own initiative as well as in a small, dedicated team.

This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change as required as appropriate.

Remuneration and Location

The package will include a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Position Tenure: 3-year full-time contract.
Position Location: Sean McDermott Street Pool, Dublin 1.

Appointment will be made subject to satisfactory:

Garda Vetting and suitable reference checks.

Applications to include Cover Letter and CV should be made for the attention of the HR Manager – chloekinahan@swimireland.ie

Closing date for applications is Monday 10 July 2023 at 12pm.

Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 17 July 2023.

At Swim Ireland, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right candidate to for this or other roles.

Swim Ireland selection process aims to ensure that we get the right people recruited into the right role. We want to ensure that you have the best opportunity to display your skills and experience. Swim Ireland has identified Core Values that we consider to be integral to delivering exceptional service to our stakeholders. These Core Values are: