What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Lifeguard - Summer 2025 position at City of Grand Prairie, TX?
Salary : $15.00 - $18.85 Hourly
Location : Grand Prairie, TX
Job Type : Seasonal
Job Number : 2025-00044
Department : Parks, Arts & Recreation
Division : Aquatics
Opening Date : 02 / 03 / 2025
Closing Date : 2 / 28 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Central
Job Summary
Lifeguard at the Aquatics Center
Dive into an exciting role as a Lifeguard at Kirby Creek Natatorium! You'll play a crucial part in ensuring the safety of our guests by monitoring the water, enforcing pool rules, and providing top-notch customer service. Beyond lifeguarding, you'll help maintain water quality, assist with special events, and create a welcoming environment for all. If you have a passion for safety and teamwork, apply now to make a difference!
Essential Job Functions
This position has responsibilities that require lifting up to 50-100 pounds on occasion.
- scanning the water to monitor activities; informing customers' of upcoming events and answering inquiries.
- Ensures the safety of the general public by enforcing pool rules and regulations; monitoring activities and providing assistance when necessary.
- Prepares facilities for special events by setting up tables and chairs and decorating.
- Regular and dependable attendance is required.
- Monitoring activities in and near the water through patron surveillance.
- Preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors.
- Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating patrons about them.
- Recognizing and responding quickly and effectively to all emergencies.
- Administering first aid and CPR, including using an automated external defibrillator (AED) when needed.
- Working as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff and management.
- Assist patrons by performing safety orientations, administering swim tests, fitting life jackets and other duties.
- Performing opening duties, closing duties, or facility safety checks and inspections.
- All other duties as assigned by a supervisor / manager within your department / division.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be :
For city employees who are regular part time (10-19 hours per week) or seasonal hired placed on City payroll, the following benefits are provided :
Part time or seasonal employees are not eligible for any paid leave or other benefits.
Part time or seasonal employees are limited to working only 1,000 hours per 12-month period, unless the seasonal is project based for a specific period of time which is typically less than 12-months.
What is the highest level of Education obtained?
Please select all that apply for your availability.
Do you possess a CPR / AED certification?
Do you possess a First Aid certification?
Do you possess a Lifeguard certification?
Required Question
Salary : $15 - $19
