Head Beach Lifeguard (Seasonal)

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The City of Biddeford, a beautiful, resurgent, coastal Maine community, is seeking dynamic people to join our award-winning team of professionals. As an employee in one of Maine’s youngest communities, you can become part of a team that is guiding its economic revival. You will need to be highly motivated, talented, with a strong desire to make a difference in the daily lives of citizens.

The City of Biddeford’s Recreation Department has a great opportunity for a seasoned lifeguard with ocean experience. The Head Lifeguard is expected to have direct contact and oversight of all Lifeguards and support the mission of the Recreation Department.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the hiring process of new lifeguards
• Responsible for supervision, training, testing, and scheduling of staff
• Conducts opening and closing procedures, and oversees the public beaches during hours of operation
• Maintains the safety of the public beach areas, swimming areas, and all employees and staff, at all times
• Maintains a good, positive attitude, and acts as a role model for all staff and beach patrons
• Responsible for making the staff schedule, creating rotations, and staffing the beaches appropriately
• Ensure that all lifeguards know the policies, rules, and regulations related to the beach and water and enforces said policies to prevent accidents
• Establishes weekly trainings and workouts for all lifeguards and ensures that they maintain adequate physical condition
• Oversees the care and appropriate use of equipment
• Establishes emergency procedures for beach sites and remains alert in order to detect potential hazardous conditions and/or patrons in distress
• Acts in emergencies to rescue and render appropriate first aid procedures to patrons as necessary
• Performs administrative duties, including daily records of patrons assisted, patrons rescued, first aid provided, weather conditions, and ocean conditions
• Courteously answers questions from beach patrons when possible, without being distracted from lifeguard duties
• Weekend and holiday work required

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in ocean conditions
• Experience managing staff
• Ability to exercise good judgment in enforcing rules firmly and tactfully
• Reacts swiftly and calmly in emergencies
• Can identify and prevent dangerous situations or emergencies, and take effective and appropriate action
• Ability to remain alert for long periods of time
• The employee must occasionally move equipment such as rescue boards, umbrellas, and other lifeguard equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• A willingness to demonstrate a commitment to the City of Biddeford's work around diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion

Licenses/Certifications:

• First Aid and CPR Certified
• Current Lifeguard Certification

*City of Biddeford will reimburse the cost of certification*

Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Lifeguard: 1 year (Required)
• Supervising: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Biddeford, ME 04005 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Biddeford, ME 04005: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23