A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of swimming pool staff to prevent accidents and provide assistance to swimmers, and conducts swimming classes. Responsibilities include:

• Assigns duties to lifeguards, locker room attendants, and clerical staff.
• Schedules swimming classes for basic and specialty techniques, according to enrollment, age, and number of instructors.
• Meets with employees to discuss and resolve work related problems.
• Completes staff evaluation forms reflecting information such as work habits, effectiveness in interpersonal relations, and acceptance of responsibility.
• Instructs individuals or groups in swimming classes, principles of water confidence, and lifesaving.
• Administers first aid, according to prescribed procedures, or calls emergency medical facility, when necessary.
• Determines chlorine content, pH value, and color of pool water at periodic intervals during day, using testing kit.
• Completes forms indicating time, date, and pool water test results.
• Routes forms to supervisor for evaluation and filing.
• Maintains required forms, such as time and attendance, inventory list, and program of facility activities.