Lead Lifeguard

Description

LJA Mission Statement:

The mission of Lake Junaluska is to be a place of Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through renewal of soul, mind and body.

Essential Functions

• Must possess excellent hospitality skills and a strong desire to foster an attitude of Christian hospitality to “exceed guest expectations”.

• Collaborate with the Recreation Manager to ensure staff performance, morale, and support.

• Collaborate with the Recreation Manager to schedule Lifeguards in compliance with Red Cross suggested shifts.

• Plan and execute weekly in season training for all lifeguards in compliance with Red Cross certification.

• Coordinates the schedules and activities of the lifeguard team, communicating changes and updates to the Recreation Manager as needed.

• Supervises swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed.

• Warns swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforces pool regulations and water safety policies.

• Administers first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and administers CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary.

• Evaluates conditions for safety and initiates aquatics emergency action plan as required.

• Inspects pool facilities, equipment, and water to ensure that they are safe and usable.

• Opens and closes the recreation facilities, secures the area when needed. 

• Supervises and assists in cleaning the pool,  related facilities and equipment; including restrooms, pool deck and loungers.  

• assists with chlorine residual water tests and with records and charts of water tests and records of accidents, and adds chemicals to pool water as directed.

• Instructs or assists classes in fundamentals of swimming as needed.

• Resolves scheduling conflicts to ensure a safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures and report any unsafe activities or conditions immediately to supervisor or the Human Resources department

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and required to assure the success of Lake Junaluska mission.

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures and report any unsafe activities or conditions immediately to supervisor or the Human Resources department.

• Must comply with all Lake Junaluska Human Resource policies and procedures.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned and required.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience in lifeguarding.

• Hospitality experience strongly preferred.  

• CPR/First Aid required. Reimbursement or on-the-job certification is offered.

• Must have valid Water Safety/Lifeguard Certification

• Valid Driver’s License

• Must be able to communicate with Recreation Manager through a variety of communication methods, i.e. Email, text or phone.

• Must maintain a positive attitude and put the Guests needs as a top priority.

• Must have demonstrated good communication skills, client relation skills, and a commitment to providing responsive and conscientious customer service.

• Must be flexible and able to adapt to changing needs, multiple tasks, demands, and work structures.

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, emails, and memos.

• Ability to effectively present job-related information upon request to customers, clients, and employees of the organization.

• Proven computer skills, organizational skills, and interpersonal skills is required.  

• Ability to solve practical problems and handle a variety of customer, clients and employee questions. 

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule formats.

• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule.

Working Conditions

• Moderate to heavy physical activity performing strenuous and non-strenuous activities with moderate to loud noise. 

• Primarily working outdoors exposed to elements such as heat, sun, cold, snow, rain and wind

• Ability to coordinate work, continuously move about, able to stand for prolonged periods of time, walk, sit, manual dexterity to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.

• Climb or balance, stoop, kneel, talk to and hear staff and customer requests, and also lifts or otherwise move objects weighing up to 75 pounds.

• Must have adequate vision to carry out daily activities. Good peripheral vision is necessary.

• Work schedule: Recreation area is open Monday – Sunday, with nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

Lake Junaluska is an Equal Opportunity Employer