Pool Attendant (Roanoke, Virginia)

THE VIEW at BLUE RIDGE COMMONS 

Saturday 12pm-8pm and Sunday 12pm-8pm 

Pool Attendant responsibilities includes maintaining an attractive, sanitary and safe swimming pool for residents; controlling swimming pool chemicals; maintaining required logs; ensuring availability of equipment and/or supplies; and complying with health and safety requirements. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following but are not limited to the job specifications contained herein.  

•    Cleans assigned facilities (e.g. swimming pool, pool deck, equipment areas, showers, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary and safe condition. 

•    Inspects swimming pool, deck, mechanical equipment, etc. for the purpose of ensuring that it is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition, and/or identifying necessary repairs. 

•    Evaluates equipment function for the purpose of maintaining facilities and/or complying with mandated health requirements. 

•    Maintains pool, including proper chemical and PH rate for the purpose of complying with mandated safety and health requirements. 

•    Assists in maintaining swimming pool equipment (e.g. backwashing filters, pump equipment, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring equipment is in proper working condition. 

•    Maintains records for the purpose of providing an up-to-date reference trail and/or complying with mandated requirements. 

•    Monitors inventory levels of chemicals and other pool maintenance supplies for the purpose of ensuring the availability of supplies as needed. 

•    Performs minor repairs to swimming pool equipment and facilities for the purpose of maintaining facilities and equipment in safe operating condition. 

•    Prepares purchase orders for the purpose of securing needed supplies. 

•    Responds to inquiries regarding swimming pool operations, etc. 

•    Stocks chemicals and other supplies for the purpose of maintaining adequate quantities and security of items. 

•    Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities. 

•    Performs other duties or job functions that can be performed safely as required or deemed necessary by supervisory personnel.

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.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Education and/or Experience

Any combination equivalent to High School diploma or equivalent and two years of experience in the operation and maintenance of swimming pools. 

Language Skills

Ability to read a limited number of two and three syllable words and basic numbers.  Ability to speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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 frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee frequently is required to walk.  The employee is frequently required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and 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 is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Drug Free Workplace 

EOE