
Supervisory Recreation Specialist - Aquatics Manager
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Everett, WAFull-time$65–75K/yrPosted 1w ago
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The Aquatics Manager plans and oversees a year-round aquatics program aboard Naval Station Everett, including recreation, swim instruction, water safety, and emergency response training. The role manages aquatic facilities, equipment, staffing, budgets, procurement, and program reporting while promoting participation and maintaining relationships with military and community organizations. Candidates must meet a combination of education, certification, and experience criteria and maintain specified rescue and emergency response credentials.
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Summary
Serves as the Aquatics Manager and subject matter expert for the Military Welfare Program (MWR) Aquatics aboard Naval Station Everett. The primary purpose of this position is to plan, administer, and safely execute a comprehensive year-round aquatics program-including recreation, lap swim, and water safety instruction-while directing emergency response, medical rescue training, and preventative facility maintenance to protect all authorized patrons.
Duties
Plans, administers, promotes and supervises a comprehensive year round aquatics program that includes but is not limited to: swim instruction program, lifeguard and water safety instructor training program, CPR/First Aid/ AED instruction, assistance with physical readiness training, aqua group exercise, facility rental and special programming. Manages the care and maintenance of the aquatic facilities and associated equipment. Ensures facilities and equipment meet health, safety, security, sanitation and fire standards. Takes remedial action as applicable to correct deficiencies. Complies with all safety regulations regarding use of chemical and sanitation agents related to the care of a pool. Determines and procures necessary supplies and equipment in order to operate/support the pools and programs. Performs administrative matters to include but not limited to: development of the annual calendar, marketing requests/plans, after action reports, desk guides, procurement documents, program justifications, metric and financial reports, etc. Develops and monitors the execution of the annual NAF operating budget. Determines financial requirements for short and long term needs, analyzes monthly financial data and submits reports to management addressing significant variances between executed and projected results. Recruits, interviews and hires personnel. Evaluates work performance and prepares performance appraisals, nominates personnel for performance and other awards. Promotes the use of the facility and programs for maximum participation on an ongoing basis, through attending community meetings, marketing materials and maintaining a presence in the operation. Monitors customer feedback. Establishes and maintains a working relationship with other military and community organizations that benefit the program. Acts as a resource. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs. A qualified candidate possess the following: Knowledge that enables the employee to competently and independently carry out aquatics, programs through the proper application of principles, concepts and techniques of recreation to specific needs of the community to be served. Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON) and CNIC policies and procedures governing the recreational activity certifications. Knowledge of both, NAF, and appropriated fund (APF) funding, government procurement procedures, cash handling procedures, fiscal, personnel, material and cash management. Knowledge of various specialty equipment, both resale and fixed assets to ensure quality material exists to enhance programs. Knowledge of the roles of the lifeguards during a coordinated rescue scene for the safety of the rescuers and the victim. Knowledge of and ability to conduct pool chemical testing and adjust chemical imbalances and document the results. Skill in planning and executing a comprehensive aquatics program that includes a variety of aquatics activities and/or individual and team sports which meets the needs of the participating community. Skill in effectively organizing and utilizing available community resources. Skill in the use of Microsoft Office Programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and other operating systems used in the program area. Ability to analyze and prepare clear, concise, and technically sound reports related to work within the Branch.
Education
Must have a combination of two of these elements to sufficiently qualify: a) a four-year degree in recreation or a related field b) instructor certification as a lifeguard and water safety instructor c) at least three years of experience in the industry of aquatics Incumbent must possess and maintain: CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Emergency Response through the American Red Cross or equivalent Related field includes: Outdoor Recreation, Recreation and Parks Leadership, Wild Land Management, Natural Resources Recreation, Youth Recreation, Public, Urban, or Community Recreation, special populations recreation (e.g. senior citizens, institutional, etc.), or Physical Education. How You Will Be Evaluated
All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Bi-weekly review of applicants. Other Information
Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United States. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certificate. For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes. Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,445 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65–75K/yr
- Washington median$123–188K/yr597 salary ranges
- US median$120–205K/yr9,031 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $70K, is 55% below the Washington median midpoint ($154K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in Washington.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 640 open Program Manager jobs in Washington and 11,445 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (9,642 postings).
- Education
- 4,830 of the 11,445 open Program Manager jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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