Lifeguard

Number of Positions:

• Ability to attend monthly 3-hour Lifeguard In-Service trainings to practice and maintain skill ability. - Attend monthly in-service trainings. - Ability to remain alert while on shift.

Position Summary: Within the Recreation & Wellbeing, the Lifeguard position ensures the safety of all participants in the pool area by enforcing preventative measures, promoting consistency, enforcing policies, and remaining alert. Current American Red Cross CPR/AED, First Aid, and Lifeguard certifications are required, as well as a pre-employment skills test including an 8ft deep brick retrieval, touch the bottom of our 17ft diving well, a CPR scenario, and a continuous 200-yard swim, 2-minute tread, 50-yard swim sequence. In this position you will: - Ensure the safety of all participants in the Aquatics center by enforcing preventative measures, promoting consistency, and remaining alert. - Intervene when necessary to maintain safety and perform any required tasks. - Maintain a high level of lifeguarding skills by attending required training and in-services. - Maintain current certification including any additional safety trainings. - Perform maintenance and cleaning duties for general upkeep of the facility. - Monitor and report accidents/incidents and issues to professional staff. - Assist as needed with setup and teardown of aquatic center events and changes of pool configuration. - Provide excellent customer service.

• Lifeguarding CPR/AED/First Aid skills to the standard of the American Red Cross. - Moving, lifting, and manipulation of pool safety equipment, lane lines, poles, flags, bulkhead, and recreation and competitive pool equipment.