Job Title: Lifeguard
Salary range: 15.25/hour
Location: Fred Endert Municipal Pool
Department: Fred Endert Municipal Swimming Pool
Hours: Part-Time
Job Description:
DEFINITION: The primary responsibility of a lifeguard is to ensure the safety of patrons at all times and to provide exceptional customer service to our community. The Lifeguard classification is also responsible for assisting and performing routine maintenance and cleaning at Fred Endert Municipal Pool.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Skills:
Ability to:
SUPERVISION: This position is supervised by the Aquatics Supervisor, Relief Supervisor/Lesson Coordinator. Recreation Director and may be supervised by a Designated Head Lifeguard. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required skills, knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the skills, knowledge and abilities would be:
Minimum Age:
License/Certificate:
Possession of StarGuard Elite certifications, or equivalent certifications which meet Emergency Medical Systems Authority standards, in:
Physical, Mental, Environmental and Communication Demands:
Essential duties require the following physical, mental, environmental, and communication demands.
Physical: Ability to swim 500 yards in 12 minutes or less; ability to swim 50 yards in 45 seconds or less; requires frequent swimming, sitting, standing, walking; sufficient strength to rescue students/swimmers in distress.
Mental: Needs good judgment, tact, a positive attitude, and the ability to react quickly and appropriately in an emergency situation.
Environmental: Duties are performed in an enclosed swimming pool facility, with exposure to water and damp, wet conditions, and use of pool chemicals.
Communication:
Vision – Sufficient vision, including peripheral vision and depth perception, to observe swimmers and patrons in the water and on the pool deck and to monitor for unsafe situations.
Hearing – Sufficient clarity of hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to maintain two-way communications with swimmers and patrons in the water and on the pool deck, and to monitor for unsafe situations; to communicate in person and by telephone.
Speech – Sufficient clarity of speech or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to communicate effectively with patrons, other lifeguards and staff.
Writing – Sufficient to prepare required records and reports.
Reading – Sufficient to understand and interpret facility staff manual and policies and programs in order to carry out duties per those policies.
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