Pool Attendant

Elmo; Goolgowi; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrathool Shire Council is seeking a Pool Attendant to supervise the pool complex, ensure a safe environment, and provide friendly service to all patrons. Key duties include equipment checks, cleaning, fee collection or pass verification, patrolling the pool, incident reporting, and daily/weekly checklists.

Applicants should have First Aid and strong communication skills; experience with pool operations is desirable.

Qualifications

• First Aid certification.
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised.
• Excellent verbal communication and ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts.
• Previous cash handling and reconciliation skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pool users and maintain a safe environment.
• Check lifesaving equipment before opening.
• Clean toilets/change rooms daily.
• Collect entrance fees or verify annual passes, with receipts filed at Council's office.
• Monitor pool grounds, keep area tidy and free of litter.
• Enforce pool rules and expel patrons if necessary.
• Complete incident reports for accidents or misconduct.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly checklists and record pool usage and water temperature.
• Close pool during inclement weather or low patronage.
• Check, lock and secure complex before leaving.

Skills

First Aid

Self-motivation

Verbal communication

Cash handling

Job description

Covering an area of 19,000 square kilometres, Carrathool is the largest Shire in the Riverina. Carrathool Shire Councilincludes the town of Hillston, as well as the villages of Goolgowi, Merriwagga, Carrathool, and Rankin Springs.

The organisation prides itself on its stable leadership, committed teams and great facilities.Carrathool Shireis close to the large regional centre, Griffith and within striking distance of Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

We are Carrathool Shire. Our communities are unique, innovative, down-to-earth, and resilient. Our community spirit is strong, and our values run deep. Our residents come from all backgrounds and walks of life, and the people that we hire do too.

Working with us gives you the chance to work with our communities and on projects or services that contribute towards improving them for current and future generations.

Job Description

The Pool Attendant at Carrathool Shire Council plays a vital role to supervise users of the pool complex in a high and professional standard to ensure a safe environment for all patrons. Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure complex and lifesaving equipment are checked prior to opening.
• Ensure toilets and change rooms are periodically checked and cleaned at least once a day.
• Collect entrance fees and/or check annual passes of patrons prior to entry with money to be returned to Council's office for receipting.
• Ensure pools are kept free of debris and keep surrounding grounds watered (if requirred), tidy and free of litter and place or remove pool vacuum cleaner in pool as directed by Water and Sewer staff.
• Actively patrol, observe and supervise activities of patrons at the complex and enforce pool rules as displayed on noticeboards using appropriate judgement to expel patrons if necessary.
• Take appropriate action and attend to any accident or emergency situation and ensure completion of Incident Report Forms as required (including misconduct of patrons, closure due to weather, accidents etc).
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly checklists and maintain statistical records including pool usage and water temperature.
• Close pool when warranted (e.g. inclement weather, low patronage).
• Monitor supplies and cleaning materials and advise Storeperson when supplies are low.
• Check, lock and secure complex prior to leaving.
• Carry out other duties that are within the limits of the employee skills, competence and ability as required.

Essential requirements

• 1. First Aid certification.
• 2. Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and work unsupervised.
• 3. Excellent verbal communication skills with ability to apply strategies for negotiation and conflict resolution.
• 4. Previous cash handling and reconciliation skills.

Desirable requirements

• 5. Previous experience in swimming pool operations.
• 6. Royal Life Saving Society of Australia Pool Lifeguard Licence.