About the Role
Responsible for the overall safety of individuals in the pool area, enforcement of safety rules, and daily maintenance of the swimming pool and surrounding area.
Responsibilities
- Supervise all swimmers and non-swimmers at the community pool
- Explain and enforce rules, regulations and policies to ensure patron safety
- Warn swimmers regarding unsafe situations
- Maintain order in swimming areas
- Respond to emergencies and rescue swimmers in danger of drowning
- Perform first aid procedures when needed
- Maintain safety equipment, poolside
- Monitor pool equipment and chemical levels
- Vacuum and maintain the cleanliness of the pool
- Maintain the visual integrity of the pool area
- Water flowers, sweep deck, pull weeds, empty trash
- Maintain all pool records and reports
- Inspect the pool area daily and report any unsafe conditions to the Office
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Knowledge of pool operations and swimmer supervision
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- High attention to detail, organization and follow through
- Dependable and self-motivated
- Ability to be at work regularly and on time
- Ability to work weekends or extended hours, as required
- Reliable transportation required
- Frequent standing, walking, kneeling, swimming at variable depths, stooping/bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, pinching, gripping, reaching over head, reaching away from the body, and repetitive motion
- Use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms
- Ability to lift items in excess of 100 pounds occasionally and 20-50 pounds frequently
- Ability to communicate by talking, hearing/listening
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
Skills
- Lifeguard certification
- First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certifications
- Pool operations
- Swimmer supervision
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Follow through
- Self-motivated
Education Level
- Current and valid Lifeguard certification (American Red Cross or the equivalent)
- Current and valid annual First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certifications (American Red Cross or the equivalent)
