Water Safety Assistant

ESMA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. Join our team to make an immediate and powerful impact in the lives of the clients we serve!

Position Overview

The Water Safety Assistant will provide support to the participants and Lead Aquatic Instructors of the program. Class will take place at Veterans Memorial, (Bennett Field), swimming pool in Worcester, MA. The summer program will run Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:00am - 11am starting in July running through August 2025. Exact dates and times are to be determined.

Essential Functions

• Be familiar with basic water safety skills
• Protect and maintain the dignity and confidentiality of others during stressful and/or emergency situations
• Ensure participants compliance with safety rules and regulations as required by the DCR (Department of Conservation and Recreation)
• Enforce all DCR pool and state policies, rules, and regulations relative to the pool area for maintenance and potential hazards
• Report unsafe conditions and faulty equipment to Aquatics Director or supervisor
  
  

Other Functions

• Participate in Easterseals Water Safety and disability etiquette training
• Create a respectful, fun, and social atmosphere for swimmers including both individual and group activities
  
  

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age
  
  

Easterseals Massachusetts is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. We base all employment decisions on each individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other protected status under the law.