What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lifeguard position at Mountain Creek?
Lifeguard – Mountain Creek
Location: Vernon, NJ Reporting to: Aquatics Blazer
SNOW Partners Mission Statement:
“To Enhance the Lives of our Team, Guests and Partners by Building Lasting Connections.”
About Mountain Creek:
Mountain Creek, a four-season resort, offering skiing/snowboarding, bike park, waterpark, weddings, mountain coaster, restaurants, and lodge.
How the Lifeguard works with the Team:
Our aquatic safety team provides exceptional guest services while maintaining safety as their highest priority. After extensive paid training, lifeguards are licensed through the International Lifeguard Training Program (ILTP) administered by Jeff Ellis & Associates.
Team Member Responsibilities:
- Responsible for knowledge and practice of a professional and safe work environment in accordance with Ellis & Associates License and the Mountain Creek Employee Handbook
- Responsible for providing swimmer protection of all aquatic areas
- Must remain attentive and always rescue ready while on duty
- Dispatching ride attractions
- Knowing and enforcing all park and ride rules
- Responsible for park cleanliness
- Administer First Aid care in aquatic and non-aquatic positions when necessary
- Remain attentive to guests watching for safety violations and acting to correct improper behavior
- Keep immediate leads and supervisors informed of any problems that occur
- Smile and attend to the needs of the park’s guests
- Assist daily with cleanup of the waterpark
- Be able to work in a team environment, but also individually
Team Member Qualifications:
- Training will be provided by certified Ellis Instructors
- Good guest service skills and problem solving
- Must be at least 15 years of age. Must be at least 16 years of age to be a Deep Guard
- Ability to pass Ellis & Associates Lifeguard Training, First Aid, CPR, and written test
- Must be able to work all assigned shifts, weekends, and holidays
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment that is constantly changing
- Any other tasks that the leadership deems necessary pertaining to the resort operations
- Must be able to attend a minimum of 4 hours of in-service training per month
Physical Requirements:
- Able to work in a hot, humid, outdoor environment
- Must be able to stand in water for periods of time
- Able to walk up hills, bend, kneel, or crouch down
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Able to push, pull, carry, and move objects up to 40 pounds
- Shallow Guard: able to swim 50 yards nonstop in 5ft of water and retrieve a 10lb brick at the bottom of 5ft of water
- Deep Guards: able to swim 200 yards nonstop in 5ft of water, retrieve a 10lb brick at the deepest part of the facility, and tread for 2 minutes without the use of hands
