General Manager
Full Time • Greenville
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
Job Posting: General Manager – Goldfish Swim School
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Job Type: Full-Time (Including Weekend Availability)
Job Type: Full-Time (Including Weekend Availability)
Are you a passionate leader who loves working with children and thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you have a strong interest in aquatics and experience managing a young, dynamic team? If so, we’re looking for you to lead Goldfish Swim School - Greenville as our General Manager!
About Us:
We are a growing swim school dedicated to teaching children essential water safety and swimming skills in a fun, supportive, and energetic atmosphere. Our team is made up of enthusiastic instructors who create a positive learning environment while ensuring the highest safety standards as well as dedicated sales & service staff focused on WOW! customer service with membership enrollment and providing the GOLDEN experience.
Our Mission:
To teach kids how to swim and be safer, in and around the water, while making their experience GOLDEN!
We change lives. We help children reach their goals. We wear flip flops. We work in a 90-degree pool. We love our employees and reward hard work!
We desire to maintain a “get it" mentality, a “want it” attitude and the capacity to learn and grow professionally and personally! If this mission sounds like something you can get behind, we want to hear from you!
Our Mission:
To teach kids how to swim and be safer, in and around the water, while making their experience GOLDEN!
We change lives. We help children reach their goals. We wear flip flops. We work in a 90-degree pool. We love our employees and reward hard work!
We desire to maintain a “get it" mentality, a “want it” attitude and the capacity to learn and grow professionally and personally! If this mission sounds like something you can get behind, we want to hear from you!
About the Role:
As General Manager, you will oversee the daily operations of our swim school, ensuring exceptional customer service, smooth class scheduling, and an engaged, high-performing team. This role requires a hands-on approach, including weekends (about 25% of your schedule), to ensure smooth operations during peak hours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Team Management: Recruit, train, and motivate a team of young professionals, fostering a positive workplace culture.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure classes run efficiently, facilities are well-maintained, and safety protocols are upheld.
- Customer Engagement: Build strong relationships with families, addressing concerns and ensuring an outstanding customer experience.
- Scheduling & Staffing: Oversee staff scheduling and manage peak weekend shifts to ensure full coverage.
- Business Growth: Collaborate with Regional Manager and Ownership to drive enrollment, manage budgets, and implement marketing initiatives.
What We’re Looking For:
- Passion for working with children and a strong interest in aquatics.
- Proven experience managing a young workforce in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment (hospitality, recreation, or retail experience is a plus!).
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with the ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
- Availability to work weekends as part of a full-time schedule.
- Multi-tasking guru - love and fin-tastic at doing it!
Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications or equivalent is desired.
- Experience as youth sports instructor/coach, camp counselor or aquatics instructor/supervisor is preferred. 2+ years in aquatics programming desired.
- 3-5 years of management experience required.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive salary, generous paid time off, and performance incentives.
- A rewarding role where you make a difference in children's lives.
- A supportive and energetic team environment.
- Growth opportunities within our expanding franchise network.
If you’re ready to dive into a leadership role with a purpose-driven company, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and help us create confident young swimmers in a fun and safe environment.
How to Apply: Submit your resumé and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and passion for working with children and managing teams.
Compensation: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Tropical Vibes & Impacting Lives!
You feel it the moment you walk in. There’s more than vibrant colors, a tropical theme and happy children. There’s something different, something extraordinary. Something truly GOLDEN. It’s passion. Not just a passion for kids or a passion for swimming…it’s a special passion for changing – even saving – lives, by being a part of kids learning to swim.
When you work at Goldfish, you're not just an employee. You're a part of something bigger. You're making an impact; a splash in the lives of the children in your community. You're an integral part of a team, working together to move forward a mission. You’re also making waves in your future, learning life lessons in and out of the pool through mentorship, leadership and passion. At Goldfish, it’s more than a job - it’s an endless pool of possibilities, opportunities and life-changing moments!
Making Waves with Passion, Purpose & Core Values!
At Goldfish, our core values are at the heart of everything we do, and behind every decision that we make. To us, these values are more than just words - they're embraced with purpose in our everyday lives, and what allows us to make a splash in our community, and in the lives of our members and our team!
We go above and beyond with every detail to create a GOLDEN Experience!
We believe in nurturing a culture that provides WOW! Customer Service
We do the right things, make the right decisions and treat people with Integrity • Compassion • Trust
We meet and exceed expectations so you see Extraordinary Results
We make a big deal about life’s accomplishments by remembering to Celebrate!
Each Goldfish Swim School is an independently owned and operated franchise. The respective Franchisee is the employer at each Goldfish Swim School location. Each franchisee can set their own wages, benefit programs and terms and conditions of employment, which may vary at each Goldfish Swim School location.
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Paid Training
We set you up for Extraordinary Results! It doesn’t matter if you’ve never learned to swim yourself or if you’re a seasoned swimmer, we are proud to provide our team with paid training, certifications and ongoing support.
Flexible Schedules
Work life balance is essential to any team! At Goldfish, we understand you have commitments outside of work - family, school, sports, whatever it may be - and we celebrate that! We offer convenient schedules to accommodate YOU!
All Are Welcome
At Goldfish, we value Diversity & Inclusion! We pride ourselves on creating a welcoming environment for all by treating everyone with Integrity, Compassion and Trust as we work together to make waves for water safety.
Make Waves...In Your Community
Our team members are literal life-savers. Superheroes. Wavemakers. At Goldfish, you’re helping keep the children of your community safer in and around water - and that’s something to CELEBRATE!
Make Waves...In Your Career
Dip your toe into a pool of possibilities at Goldfish! You’ll learn life lessons through leadership, mentorship and ongoing training. From customer service to education, healthcare to business, you’ll gain impactful work experience that is sure to make a splash in your future, no matter what your career path!
High Fives & Tropical Vibes!
We believe in making a big deal about life’s accomplishments by remembering to CELEBRATE! We give high fives, dance and have some serious fun while doing some serious work. And with tiki huts, palm trees and surfboards, every work day will make you feel like you’re on vacay!
Going for Gold!
We align with partners who not only share our passion for water safety, but also share our core values. Helping us make a splash are World Record Holders and Olympic Gold Medalists Ryan Murphy and Cullen Jones! We are also committed to making waves, giving back and saving lives through our partnership with the USA Swimming Foundation.
Grow with Goldfish
There’s no limit to where you can go with Goldfish! We’ve seen part time team members #GrowUpGoldfish - becoming managers, joining the Franchise Support Team, and even going on to own and operate their own Goldfish Swim School! Dip a toe or dive all the way into the pool of possibilities and endless opportunities!