Future Opening: Lifeguard Full Time

Goldfish Swim School; Grand Rapids; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldfish Swim School – Grand Rapids is seeking a dedicated Lifeguard to ensure the safety of our swimmers under general supervision. You will monitor the pool, enforce rules, respond to emergencies, and provide immediate care until EMS arrives.

You’ll also help maintain a welcoming, Golden Experience for families, teammates, and students by communicating clearly, staying vigilant, and training across multiple roles as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work with children.
• Previous leadership/teaching experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Must pass background examinations prior to training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain constant surveillance of patrons and respond to emergencies.
• Communicate the rules of the facility to patrons fairly.
• Provide emergency care until EMS arrival.
• Cross-train in multiple roles and provide a Golden Experience.

Skills

Work with children

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Background check

Job description

Responsive recruiter
Smile… it’s a small action that makes a big difference!

We have a mission to teach kids how to swim and be safer, in and around the water, while making their experience GOLDEN! We desire to maintain a “get it” mentality, a “want it” attitude, and the “capacity” to learn and grow professionally and personally. That is “why” we smile!

Goldfish Swim School Core Values:

• We go above and beyond with every detail to create a GOLDEN EXPERIENCE!
• We believe in nurturing a culture that provides WOW! CUSTOMER SERVICE.
• We do the right things, make the right decisions and treat people with INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, and TRUST.
• We meet and exceed expectations, so you see EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS.
• We make a big deal about life’s accomplishments by remembering to CELEBRATE!

Our team is growing, and we are looking for team players who are enthusiastic, have a can-do perspective, and enjoy working with kids. We provide paid on-the-job training, flexible scheduling, a rewarding work environment, and a one-of-a-kind culture that will make you smile, too!

Role:

Lifeguard

Summary:

Under general supervision, ensures the safety of patrons of Goldfish Swim School – Grand Rapids by preventing and responding to emergencies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintains constant surveillance of patrons in the facility; acts immediately and appropriately to secure safety of guests in the event of an accident or emergency
• Communicates the rules of the facility to patrons fairly and consistently
• Provides emergency care and treatment as required until the arrival of emergency medical services
• Ensures that medical services are contacted by most appropriate means when necessary to respond to an emergency
• Advance through cross-training in multiple roles and substitutes when necessary
• Provide a Golden Experience to our students, families, and team members

Job Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to work with children
• Prior related leadership and teaching experience is preferred (supervisory roles)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Must pass background examinations prior to training

Safety Standards:

The safety of our swimmers, parents and team members is of the utmost importance. Goldfish Swim School follows all CDC and WHO safety standards along with following any local guidelines. In addition here are some additional safety precautions and procedures we follow:

• Every shift has an on-staff cleaner to sanitize high touch areas in our lobby and pool areas
• Our pools are disinfected with chlorine to provide the safest swimming environment
• Our state-of-the-art ventilation system allows fresh air to continuously circulate into our building, further minimizing the spread of any airborne virus

Goldfish Swim School – Grand Rapids is a learn-to-swim facility for kids ages 4 months to 12 years. Our proven confidence‑building curriculum promotes a love of swimming and teaches children to be safer in and around the water. For additional information see http://www.goldfishswimschool.com.

NOTE: The information within this posting is not all-inclusive and may be subject to change. Goldfish Swim School – Grand Rapids is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tropical Vibes & Impacting Lives!

You feel it the moment you walk in. There’s more than vibrant colors, a tropical theme and happy children. There’s something different, something extraordinary. Something truly GOLDEN. It’s passion.Not just a passion for kids or a passion for swimming…it’s a special passion for changing — even saving — lives, by being a part of kids learning to swim.

When you work at Goldfish, you’re not just an employee. You’re a part of something bigger. You’re making an impact; a splash in the lives of the children in your community. You’re an integral part of a team, working together to move forward a mission. You’re also making waves in your future, learning life lessons in and out of the pool through mentorship, leadership and passion. At Goldfish, it’s more than a job – it’s an endless pool of possibilities, opportunities and life‑changing moments!

Making Waves with Passion, Purpose & Core Values!

At Goldfish, our core values are at the heart of everything we do, and behind every decision that we make. To us, these values are more than just words – they’re embraced with purpose in our everyday lives, and what allows us to make a splash in our community, and in the lives of our members and our team!

We go above and beyond with every detail to create a GOLDEN Experience!

We believe in nurturing a culture that provides WOW! Customer Service

We do the right things, make the right decisions and treat people with Integrity Compassion Trust

We meet and exceed expectations so you see Extraordinary Results

We make a big deal about life’s accomplishments by remembering to Celebrate!

Each Goldfish Swim School is an independently owned and operated franchise. The respective Franchisee is the employer at each Goldfish Swim School location. Each franchisee can set their own wages, benefit programs and terms and conditions of employment, which may vary at each Goldfish Swim School location.