What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Lifeguard position at Alexandria Area YMCA?
Description
Pay & Perks
As a Lifeguard at the YMCA, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety and enjoyment of our members and guests. Your responsibilities will include:
The Alexandria Area YMCA (the Y) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, the Y complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absences, compensation, and training.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Pay & Perks
- $14.00 - $15.50 per hour
- $4/hour weekend shift differential
As a Lifeguard at the YMCA, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety and enjoyment of our members and guests. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing supervision of the pool area.
- Delivering a high-quality experience for children and parents.
- Enforcing pool rules in a polite, courteous, fair, and consistent manner.
- Upholding the YMCA's core values and commitment to safety.
- Adhering to all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including emergency and safety protocols.
- Red Cross or YMCA Lifeguard Certification (required).
- Passion for water safety and customer service.
- Ability to enforce rules with courtesy and consistency.
- Strong commitment to safety.
- Ability to walk, stand, and sit for long periods of time while maintaining alertness for several hours at a time.
- Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical situations and physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency; must be able to life equipment weighing up to 20 pounds or remove a victim from the water in the event of an emergency.
- Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate.
- Exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
- Position may require bending, leaning, kneeling, and walking.
- YMCA covers the cost of lifeguard certification (Details apply)
- Free YMCA Individual Membership
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Discounts Child Care and YMCA Programs
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Work-Life Balance
The Alexandria Area YMCA (the Y) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, the Y complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absences, compensation, and training.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Salary : $14 - $16
