Aquatics Facilities Team

Spend your season working outdoors while helping keep Missoula’s aquatics facilities clean, safe, and ready for the community. The City of Missoula Parks & Recreation Department is hiringAquatics Facilities Team Members to support daily maintenance and operations at pools and spray decks across the city.

From hands-on facility care to team leadership opportunities, these positions are ideal for individuals who enjoy active work, take pride in maintaining public spaces, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Join a team that helps create a positive experience for every visitor.

• Provide light janitorial and pool maintenance services at Splash Montana, Currents, and the 4 spray decks maintained by the Aquatics Facilities program.
• Operate small electric power washers to remove food stains from the pool decks.
• Utilize small battery powered leaf blowers to keep the pool decks free of debris and tree fall.
• Collect and empty trash bins.
• Remove and skim leaves and debris from the pools, using pole net.
• Sanitize and wipe down furniture and other pool equipment, using a water/sanitizer mixture.
• Perform other duties as assigned, based on training and qualifications.

• Perform the duties of the Aquatics Facilities Team Member position
• Organize and maintain the equipment used by the Aquatics Facilities Team to ensure ease of use.
• Trim bushes and ground level tree obstructions.
• Wash/hose down locker room floors and clean locker room fixtures.
• Provide leadership for Aquatics Facilities Team Members to ensure daily work tasks are completed and documented.
• Lock/Unlock facilities, as needed, to provide team access for accomplishing assigned work tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned, based on training and qualifications.

• Serve as shift lead for Aquatics Facilities Team Members.
• Assist with training Aquatics Facilities Team Members on regular maintenance tasks.
• Work closely with Manager and other Aquatics Staff to identify facility maintenance needs.
• Maintain work task records; monitor equipment and facilities to ensure proper functionality.
• Promote healthy team approach to tasks; develop knowledge and motivation to ensure team members perform regular tasks accurately and efficiently.
• Perform regular water quality tests and record readings, per facility standards.
• Perform minor repairs on equipment, such as: automatic pool vacuums, brush and net poles, battery operated faucets, etc.
• Assist with maintaining healthy team relationships with Guard, Cashier and Concessions staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned, based on training and qualifications.

• Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, principles and practices of aquatic facility and equipment maintenance and care.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, pool water chemistry and water quality procedures and regulations.

• Knowledge of, and ability to promote, department safety considerations, City safety policies, OSHA standards and guidelines, and the Americans for Disabilities Act.
• Skill in following oral and written instructions.
• Skill in multitasking in a fast-paced environment, while providing effective customer service.

• Skill in communicating, in person and writing, with the proven ability to establish and maintain positive effective working relationships with diverse individuals.
• Skill in promoting the work that they do in a positive way
• Ability to lead and train staff in various job-specific areas.

• Ability to learn job specific software and equipment.

• Ability to operate small power equipment, hand tools, and light equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Ability to perform a task to its defined completion, including, locating and identifying the appropriate equipment, performing the job, and returning all equipment to the appropriate storage space.
• Ability to participate in a customer focused and team-oriented environment, contributing as lead and collaborator, when necessary.
• Ability to maintain and exhibit integrity and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to maintain and foster a culture of professionalism, adhere to departmental and City standards and specifications, and support a positive team environment.
• Ability to resolve conflicts with facilitating outcomes while maintaining a calm demeanor.
• Ability to learn City and departmental policies, procedures and practices

• Positions require the ability to lift 25 lbs. or less.
• Duties are frequently performed under conditions where noise, heat, dampness or cold are unavoidable.
• Work environment may involve occasional exposure to uneven and steep terrain, unavoidable weather conditions, occupational hazards, biohazards, and physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.

• Duties may include transporting team members to remote sites (spray decks) to perform maintenance and care.

• Any combination of training and experience in labor, landscaping, facility maintenance or another relevant field.
• Must be of legal age to perform the duties of the position.

• Must have a valid Montana Driver’s license with a verified acceptable driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire (Valid out-of-state driver’s license accepted for students who are temporary residents of Missoula).