Lifeguards/Swim Instructors (PT) - Northbrook / Bernard Weinger JCC

At JCC Chicago, we are focused on growing good kids, building communities, and educating ourselves on the past to make a difference for the future. The largest JCC in North America, JCC Chicago offers a life-affirming journey that builds on the richness and power of Jewish values and continues to reimagine them for a more connected, inspired community.

At JCC Chicago, Lifeguards/Swim Instructors play a vital role in maintaining a safe environment for our guests. This position is at Weinger JCC in Northbrook, IL. 

JCC Chicago is an equal opportunity agency that offers career opportunities, internships, and volunteer roles for all. Our goal is to foster relationships, build our community, and create connections that will enable our mission to reach a larger impact. We welcome you to join us in building your career, as we build a stronger community.

Essential Job Duties:

• Ability to lift/move children up to 40 lbs.
• Physical stamina and agility required to be mobile for long periods throughout the day (up to 4 hours/day in pool).
• Must also be able to hold and/or support children in chest deep water.
• Ability to lift children and adults out of the pool in an emergency.
• Ability to move from sitting (chair and floor) to standing position easily and quickly.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time and be able to run and actively engage physically with those in and out of the swimming pool.
• Ability to react with physical and mental alertness in emergency situations (jump into the pool to rescue anyone that need assistance; small child(ren) to adults weighing more than 200 pounds using proper rescue equipment).
• Must be able to rotate head side to side to scan the pool while lifeguarding and be physically and mentally alert in emergency situations including rotating head to side to side.
• Ability to use of hands and arms for grasping, pulling, pushing and sliding aquatic chairs, pool stairs and PVC benches both in and out of the water.
• Ability to set up and take down the pool (includes putting in/ removing stairs into the pool, placing lane lines in the pool by bending down and wrenching them in).

Days/Hours:                                 
Various shifts available                                                                

Compensation:             
Hourly                

Requirements:                                           
Current American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and First Aid certification, as well as CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification preferred but training/certification & re-certification classes available.

JCC Chicago provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual preference, gender identity or expression, marital status, apparent or non-apparent disability, veteran’s status, or unfavorable discharge from military service in accordance with state and federal laws.