Lifeguard

Location:  Kroc Center – Biloxi, MS     About this opportunity: Serves as a lifeguard for all pool operations; provides constant surveillance of pool activities. Teaches water exercise and swimming lesson classes. Key responsibilities: Guards the safety of swimmers by providing constant surveillance of the entire pool area. Directs and supervises the behavior of all swimmers to ensure compliance with pool safety rules. Provides emergency lifesaving assistance to troubled or drowning swimmers; performs lifesaving C.P.R. and first aid in accordance with certified practices and procedures; contacts emergency medical assistance when needed; stays with victims until emergency medical assistance takes over care of victim. Teaches swimming lesson classes; maintains attendance records for classes; mails certification cards for swimming lesson classes. Maintains the cleanliness of the pool water; vacuums bottom of pool surface; scrubs side walls; back washes filter system; checks filter gauges and regulates water level and temperature of pool. Tests the pool water Ph level, chlorine level and Bromine level as scheduled in order to ensure correct chemical balance of pool water; dispenses chemicals into the pool as needed; ensures the safety of all swimmers. Maintains neatness and cleanliness of pool area; collects and disposes of trash; maintain neat and orderly pool office. What we are looking for in you: High School Diploma or GED (Required) and Two years’ experience working as a Lifeguard and teaching swimming lessons,  OR Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills or abilities Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor Red Cross Certified Lifeguard C.P.R. and First Aid Certification (upon hire) Instructor Certification Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Ability to meet attendance requirements. Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language. Ability to swim and perform lifesaving activities. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.  Employee Benefits Paid Time Off (PTO) Life Insurance Retirement Plans and more! Why work for us? The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good. Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are… Passionate Compassionate Uplifting Brave Trustworthy Additional Information: All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission. To apply, click on the “Apply Now” icon at the bottom of this posting. Application Submittal Period:  July 17, 2024 – July 31, 2024 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

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