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About the Role
Asphalt Green is seeking responsible, alert, and dedicated Lifeguards to ensure the safety of all pool patrons by actively monitoring the pool, enforcing facility rules, responding quickly to emergencies, and supporting a safe, welcoming, and professional aquatics environment. The ideal candidate is a strong swimmer with excellent observation, communication, and decision-making skills.
Responsibilities
- Maintain constant surveillance of the pool and surrounding areas to help ensure patron safety.
- Monitor swimmers, pool activity, and facility conditions throughout assigned shifts.
- Identify unsafe behavior, risks, or concerns and respond quickly.
- Enforce facility rules to help prevent accidents and maintain a safe environment.
- Give clear and respectful instructions to patrons when rules or safety expectations need to be reinforced.
- Stay alert, focused, and prepared while on duty.
- Respond quickly and appropriately to emergencies, including water rescues and first aid situations.
- Administer CPR, AED, and other life-saving techniques as needed.
- Remain calm and focused during emergency situations.
- Communicate clearly during emergencies with patrons, staff, and management.
- Follow Asphalt Green’s emergency procedures and aquatics safety protocols.
- Report incidents, safety concerns, and equipment issues according to department procedures.
- Assist patrons with questions and provide excellent customer service.
- Communicate professionally with swimmers, members, guests, program participants, families, staff, and management.
- Help create a welcoming and safe environment for all pool users.
- Enforce rules respectfully and consistently.
- Support a positive experience for patrons while maintaining safety as the top priority.
- Work collaboratively with fellow lifeguards, aquatics staff, facility staff, and management.
- Perform routine inspections of lifeguard equipment and report any issues.
- Support pool readiness and safety checks as assigned.
- Attend required staff meetings, in-service trainings, and safety training sessions.
- Follow department standards, procedures, and expectations.
- Support a clean, organized, and professional aquatics environment.
Requirements
- Current lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross, YMCA, or equivalent certifying organization.
- Current CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification.
- Strong swimming skills and physical endurance.
- Excellent observation and communication skills.
- Ability to stay calm, focused, and responsive during emergencies.
- Ability to enforce rules respectfully and professionally.
- Ability to provide clear instructions during emergency and non-emergency situations.
- Ability to work collaboratively with fellow lifeguards and facility staff.
- Flexible availability, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
- Ability and willingness to work at either or both Asphalt Green locations, Upper East Side and Battery Park City.
- Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Previous lifeguard experience.
- Experience working in a high-volume aquatics, fitness, recreation, camp, school, or community facility.
- Experience providing customer service in a public-facing environment.
- Additional aquatics, first aid, swim instruction, or water safety certifications.
- Bilingual or multilingual language skills.
Skills
- Observation
- Communication
- Decision-making
- Swimming
- Calm under pressure
- Emergency response
- Collaboration
- Customer service
Location
- Upper East Side - New York, NY 10128
- Battery Park City
Work Type
- Part Time
- In-person
Education Level
- High School
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 - $20.00 Hourly
About the Company
- Asphalt Green is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives and builds community through sports, fitness, and play for all.
- Each year, Asphalt Green serves thousands of New Yorkers through sports, aquatics, fitness, camps, and community programs that promote health, personal growth, and lifelong participation in physical activity.
- Across three campuses and numerous community partnerships, Asphalt Green is committed to providing high-quality programs that are inclusive, accessible, and rooted in excellence.
- Asphalt Green believes that access to movement, sport, and wellness can change lives.
- Our work helps young people develop confidence, resilience, leadership skills, and healthy habits that extend far beyond the playing field.