What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Lifeguard, FAC, PT position at City Of Siloam?
SUMMARY
This position ensures the safety of patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies. The Head Lifeguard must be prepared to react in an emergency situation and provide appropriate emergency care when needed, be knowledgeable of customer service standards and procedures, and enforce the facility procedures, rules and regulations in a consistent manner.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned as needed)
- Maintain surveillance of patrons in the facility.
- Assist lifeguards with daily operations.
- Assist the Pool Manager with the opening and closing duties for the facility.
- Communicate with Pool Manager regarding policies, procedures, and day to day operations.
- Enforce all pool rules and regulations.
- Assist in all in-service training sessions.
- Assist staff with scheduled aquatic programs.
- Effectively communicate with patrons and staff.
- Schedule back-up guards for shift personnel when needed.
- Check on lifeguards each hour, provide bathroom breaks and make sure guards have plenty of fluids.
- Keep facility clean throughout the day (bathrooms, decks, concession area, trash, etc.)
- Carry out duties as assigned by the Pool Manager.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be at least 16 years of age.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Considerable knowledge of aquatics programs.
- Two (2) years paid lifeguard experience or previous lifeguard supervisory experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondences and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to rate, ration and percent, draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and schedule form.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS (if required)
- First Aid Certification
- CPR for the Professional Rescuer
- Lifeguard Certification
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 talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include; close, distant and color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision 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 position, the incumbent is exposed to outdoor weather conditions and works near moving mechanical parts.
The employee constantly is exposed to wet and dry conditions, fumes, toxic or caustic chemicals.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their Supervisor.
* Safety sensitive position includes, but is not limited to, any job, assignment, rank or title where any of the following apply:
Subject to drug and alcohol testing or restrictions promulgated by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation; involves carrying, repairing, transporting or keeping of firearms or ammunition; includes performing any medical or life-saving procedures, or responsibility for procuring, storing, transporting, dispensing or administering any drugs or medical supplies or equipment; involves working with confidential information, documents or material pertaining to criminal investigations; procuring, storing, transporting or otherwise working with hazardous or flammable materials, controlled substances, food or electricity; involves operating, repairing, maintaining or driving heavy equipment, machinery, aircraft, motorized watercraft or motor vehicles, or working in close proximity thereto; a momentary lapse of attention may result in grave and immediate danger to the public, self or fellow employees; requires engaging in any other activity in which the employee is responsible for his or her own or other people's safety.
*Weather Essential position includes employees are declared to be all sworn police officers, all sworn firefighters, dispatchers, emergency road crew employees in the Street Department, and electrical personnel in the Electric Department.
*Civility and Professionalism- The City of Siloam Springs is a team-based service organization. Maintenance of good internal morale is essential to the City’s success. An employee is required to maintain professional and ethical behavior and act with integrity in all matters. The City of Siloam is committed to providing a work environment that is free from bullying, harassment, intimidation, abusive language, gossip, employees spreading discontent or exhibiting any behavior that is disruptive to the workplace and contrary to the City’s mission.
