What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recreation Assistant (Senior Lifeguard) position at City of Carlsbad?
The Position
The Community : The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world-class resorts, family attractions, well-planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents. Thanks to an award-winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.
The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.
The Department : The Parks & Recreation Department of the Community Services Branch provides leadership, planning, and administrative services to help develop and sustain quality parks and recreation programs. The department offers a wide range of programs and services for youth and adult sports, instructional classes, camps, aquatics, preschool, teens, seniors and special events. The department operates and maintains four community centers, a senior center, two aquatic centers, two historic sites, 13 community parks / school fields, two dog parks, two skate parks, 28 special use areas / neighborhood parks, 12 facility landscapes, 10 beach accesses, 43 miles of trails, 715 acres of habitat preserves and natural open space, all city-wide street trees, 71 acres of future parkland, all city street trees, 68 acres of street median planters and 9 acres of street parkways. The department is a leading provider of world-class projects, programs, events that strengthen and build community connectivity and has a robust Capital Improvement Program, which includes projects for parks' retrofits, infills, and new developments.
The Position : Under general supervision, the Recreation Assistant (Senior Lifeguard) will provide full-time senior instructor and lifeguard services to the city aquatic facilities, overseeing swimming pool programs, activities, and guests. This includes providing aquatic instruction, enforcing pool rules, regulations, policies, and ensuring guest compliance. The role also involves training and providing direction to part-time lifeguards, as well as performing other related duties as assigned.
Only qualified applicants will advance to an "in-water skills test" and upon successful completion, continue with an oral interview.
The in-water skills test includes :
- 100-meter swim (1 : 40 minutes or less)
- Swim 25 yards, retrieve a 10lb brick, swim 25 yards, and exit the pool
- 5-minute water tread while holding a 10lb brick
- Passive submerged victim rescue (14ft depth) with removal
- Adult CPR
Key Responsibilities
Assist in planning, coordinating and monitoring of aquatic facility operations and programs, ensuring the safety of all swimmers
Provide lifeguard services and actively monitor swimming pool activities to maintain a safe, healthy and controlled environment for guests
Administer artificial respiration or first aid as needed, perform CPR or first aid in emergency situations, rescue individuals in distress, and monitor pool activities in line with established guidelines, policies, and procedures
Inspect swimming pools to ensure safe and proper operating condition; conduct chemical tests on pool water and apply chemicals as appropriate to maintain proper pH and chemistry levels. Mix chemicals according to established specifications and safety requirements under the guidance of the Aquatic Maintenance Supervisor, following established protocols, specifications, and safety requirements
Maintain facility cleanliness and ensure the proper use and storage of pool equipment as designated by the Aquatic Maintenance Supervisor
Enforce and ensure guest compliance with pool rules, regulations, and policies; report incidents and behavioral issues to the appropriate authority
Train and provide work direction and guidance to assigned personnel; assist with interviewing, selecting and scheduling employees; provide input concerning transfers, reassignments, terminations and disciplinary action
Assist in preparing swimming pools and surrounding areas for aquatic activities
Assist in planning, organizing and implementing programs and activities including classes and events as assigned
Attend and participate in staff meetings related to operations and assigned program activities
Provide assistance in customer service to resolve disputes between guests and address guest concerns related to program activities
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
To perform a job in this classification, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties as generally described in the specification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties in a specific job. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.
Knowledge of :
Ability to :
Experience & Education
Any combination equivalent to the experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be :
Required / License or Certificate :
Highly Desired Certificate :
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS :
The pool is an outdoor facility exposed to all types of weather conditions. The hours of pool operation vary with the seasons, but typically the shifts at the aquatic facilities start as early as 5 : 00 am and ending as late as 10 : 00 pm on weekdays, and starting as early as 6 : 00 am and ending as late as 10 : 00 pm on weekends on a year-round basis.
Incumbents frequently are required to physically exert themselves during the course of rescue, instruction or other required activities, and are involved in lifting and moving moderately heavy pool equipment, or materials during the course of duties assigned. Incumbents must attend off-site meetings from time to time and be available to travel to other aquatic facilities in the course of work.
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