Summer Head Lifeguard

The primary responsibility for this position include ensuring guest, staff and facility safety. This includes knowing the aquatic facility rules and safety guidelines. Assists in hiring, training, scheduling and appraising lifeguards. A head lifeguard must be able to effectively communicate with the guest, their co-workers and the leadership team.

• Orients new lifeguards to job duties and responsibilities. Ensures that all lifeguards are fully competent in first aid, CPR and all water rescue techniques.
• Ensures that lifeguards perform in accordance with established safety regulations and policies.
• Keeps the management well informed of pool maintenance needs including cleaning, chemical adjustments, and repairs.
• Caution swimmers regarding unsafe practices.
• Rescues swimmers in danger of drowning and administers first aid, CPR and/or AED.
• Maintain order in swimming areas by consistently enforcing rules.
• Inspects facilities for cleanliness.
• Maintain lifeguarding skills to a test-ready level at all times.
• Attends mandatory lifeguard in-service training through the summer.
• Supervise patrons within pool facility: on pool deck, pool furniture, pool lobby and in the pool.
• Adheres to posted job schedule.
• Punctual when reporting for duty, shows up no less than 15 minutes prior to the start of a class.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Provide quality customer service.
• Communicates effectively with all levels of staff.
• Maintain fitness level (swimming skills, strength and endurance)
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or Experience:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Two (2) years paid lifeguard experience or previous lifeguard supervisory experience.
• Ability to self-motivate with little or no supervision.

Language Skills:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• Willingness to obtain Jeff Ellis & Associates Certification, Advanced CPR & First Aid, and Oxygen Administration and AED Certified.
• Certification is valid for one year.
• Attend four (4) hours of in-service per month issued by employer.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Bilingual language skills a plus.
• Work well with children.

Reports to:

Deer Park Aquatic Division (in order)

1. Pool Managers

2. Aquatic Supervisor

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must complete a prerequisite screening test to assess general swimming skills.
• Complete a 100-meter swim, five (5) foot Dive Brick Depth Retrieval and Tread without use of arms and hands for one (1) minute.
• Ability to exit standard pools unassisted from pool edge, without use of ladder or stairs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SELECTION GUIDELINES:

Formal application, rating of education experience; questionnaire; oral interview and reference check; job related tests might be required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Interviews will be offered via email. During the interview, all applicants will be required to perform a swim test.
• Swim Test: The swim test consists of a 100-meter continuous swim (breaststroke or front crawl), retrieval of a ten pound brick from 5ft of water, and treading water.
• All offers are conditional upon the successful and favorable results of a background check and drug screen. More information on these items will be provided at the time of the offer.