What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lifeguard, Regular - Traveling Team position at YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS?
Be a leader. Be a lifeguard! Millions of people of all ages and backgrounds come to the Y for water safety education, to learn to swim, and to meet their health and wellness goals in the pool. Lifeguards are essential to ensuring a safe environment for those millions of individuals. Lifeguards maintain safe swimming conditions in and around the pool and create a positive atmosphere that promotes member safety and engagement. Their presence allows us to offer life-changing programs in the areas of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. When we do this effectively, we deliver on our cause as a nonprofit; strengthening community.
We are currently hiring for our traveling Safety Around Water Team. YMCA lifeguard mobile teams travel to different locations around the Dallas area to teach basic water safety and assess a child’s ability to swim. We also partner with schools and other non-profits to provide free swim lessons to children who might otherwise not have access to life-saving water safety skills.
Safety in and around water is essential for all of our children, but a disproportionate number of minority children drown each year. At the Y, we believe that safe swimming saves lives and that all children should be equipped with the skills to help them safely enjoy the water. Our Safety Around Water program is one of the many ways we equip children and adults with the skills to protect themselves in water by learning and enhancing their basic water safety skills to reduce the risk of drowning.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LIFEGUARD:
Candidate will act as a lifeguard during recreational, instructional and exercise usage of the pool; must be alert at all times, keeping in mind that the safety of program participants is your primary responsibility must keep a neat and clean appearance; must work at peak efficiently in all aspects of the aquatic program assigned; must arrive and leave work at the designated times; should be ready to go to work at least 5 minutes prior to scheduled guarding time; must be properly dressed according to set standards; must enforce pool regulations for swimmers promptly and courteously; must test pool for chemistry and temperature, to log chemical levels, temperatures, water clarity, bather load and any actions taken hourly on the proper recording forms; must provide vigilant, undistracted supervision of the pool; must read and be familiar with staff aquatic manual; must understand and be able to carry out first aid and branch emergency procedures; must report fully all accidents and incidents on the correct forms; must check safety equipment when coming on duty and report any problems to the pool manager; must lock and unlock doors/gates to control entrance or exit of swimmers; must be able to perform all skills constituting a part of the training program for life guarding certifications; must clean up equipment and make sure all equipment is stored in its proper place.