Operations Services

Safe and sustainable facility operations

Enhancing your aquatic facility’s safety and sustainability through unparalleled support for aquatic operations.

Risk management, compliance, and safety Professional operations and thorough business planning are both critical components of your aquatic facility’s success. Through the Counsilman-Hunsaker Aquatic Management Program, our in-house aquatic center operators ensure your facility is operating as efficiently as possible and within the industry’s leading safety standards. Counsilman-Hunsaker's operations team is comprised of highly-trained aquatic safety professionals and subject matter experts with decades of experience. Our team members hold the highest-level health and safety certifications and utilize the industry’s leading aquatic safety resources.  Get our e-Book

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The Counsilman-Hunsaker Aquatic Management Program™ (CHAMP)

Helping you establish a sound management system that produces positive, lasting results.

Opening a new aquatic facility is different from maintaining an existing program, even for veteran operators. Our team members have backgrounds working in all types of aquatic facilities, with extensive knowledge and expertise in operations and risk management, and will put together a plan of action that is unique as your facility. Our CHAMP services include safety services, sustainability services, and operations consulting for organizations of all sizes and ensure that your facility is ready to be open for everyone.

 

Sustainability Services designed to ensure your facility remains sustainable for future generations to enjoy:

  • Facility-specific business plans provide your organization with unique expense and revenue information regarding management, staffing, and attendance.
  • Marketing plans offer an effective marketing and communications plan for your organization's brand, including media suggestions, advertisement avenues to pursue, and recommendations for executing your marketing plan.
  • Pre-opening timelines provide your organization with a well-rounded pre-planning schedule as well as budget creation around that schedule.
  • FFE (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment) Gap Analysis with specific equipment recommendations along with exclusive discounts on your purchases through our industry supplier network, available only with Counsilman-Hunsaker.

Safety Services designed to ensure your operations and risk management are optimized and meet the latest industry standards:

  • Standard Operating Procedures manuals provide the comprehensive policies, procedures, and forms your need to run your operations as efficiently as possible. We write and customize these based on your facility and local, national, and industry best-in-practice standards.
  • Custom maintenance manuals and training include daily processes required to maintain healthy water quality, safety, chemical handling, and implement preventative maintenance procedures. Our MAHC-compliant and facility-specific maintenance manuals ensure your facility's mechanics runs seamlessly.
  • Onsite training, including lifeguard orientation, staff training, and training related to customer service, rule enforcement, emergency medical procedures, and operations. Our Instructors and Instructor Trainers provide a full scope of courses, including online and in-person Certified Pool-Spa Operator training and American Red Cross Lifeguard, Lifeguard Instructor, and Water Safety Instructor certification courses. View our CPO Course Offerings
  • Site-specific training and staff orientation services on your facility specifics, customer service, and safety procedures. Pre-opening and mid-season training is available.
  • Professional job placement services, including job descriptions, recruitment, and interviews, for aquatic managers and directors.
  • Lifeguard performance evaluations, utilizing the protocols and methodologies of the American Red Cross Aquatic Examiner Service and Lifeguarding program coupled with our extensive experience as operators and examiners, to deliver a comprehensive suite of audit services for your staff.

Operations Consulting designed to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks:

  • Litigation support, including on-site visits for accident investigation and documentation in the event of a catastrophic incident, is available through our team of subject matter experts who may also serve as expert witnesses, if needed.
  • Full-time management of your aquatic facility and staff in conjunction with our partner management firms.
  • Additional risk assessments are available with focus areas for analyzing your air quality, compliance with the Model Aquatic Health Code, and evaluating your safety programs to provide recommendations for improvement based on industry standards and best-in-practice operations.
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OUR EXPERTISE

Inspiring others to do more

Our operations team comprised of experienced aquatic professionals utilizes an abundance of unique resources to ensure that the opening and management of your facility is efficient and streamlined.

From ensuring that your aquatic center is aligned with top industry safety providers to utilizing key aquatic management resources, our team will provide everything needed to guarantee that your aquatic facility is managed and operated safely and sustainably. Reach out to our team today!

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  • New Braunfels, TX (Operations Assessment)

    In June of 2018, Counsilman-Hunsaker was contracted by the City of New Braunfels to conduct an operations assessment on the Lifeguard and Tubing operations on the Comal River.  The assessment centered on the City’s safety policies and procedures, including lifejacket policies.  The assessment included research conducted on similar sites around the United States to compare ...

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  • Artesia Aquatic Center

    In September 2017, Counsilman-Hunsaker and Huitt-Zolars were contracted by PY Foundation to study concepts for a multigenerational, indoor and outdoor community aquatic center. The study addressed a needs assessment, program requirements, capital costs, and financial performance.  Three options were developed to meet the aquatic needs of the community and included conceptual drawings, project costs, and ...

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  • Cleveland Aquatic Centers (Operations Services)

    Counsilman-Hunsaker was retained by the City of Cleveland to conduct Aquatic Management Program™ (CHAMP) services for three of the City’s forty-one aquatic facilities. Services included Annual Lifeguard Operations Assessments and one unannounced site-visit for each of the three facilities. A CHAMP Examiner reviewed the facility layout and zone coverage, placement of emergency equipment and staffing, and ...

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  • La Joya ISD Sports and Learning Complex

      In 2015, the City of La Joya retained Counsilman-Hunsaker to perform an operational pro forma analysis for an aquatic center for La Joya. The audit included an opinion of operating expenses with calculations for staff labor, insurance, repairs/maintenance, commodities, and utilities. Pleased with the results from the study, the La Joya ISD Sports and ...

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  • Frisco Lakes Community Association (Operations Services)

    Counsilman-Hunsaker was retained by the Frisco Lakes Community Association, located in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, to provide a review of their pool operation procedures for their seven aquatic facilities and provide a report with suggested changes or improvements. The review included general policies, facility rules, opening and closing operations, cleaning and maintenance, water quality, ...

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OUR EXPERTISE