Lifeguard

Alberta Health Services; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Casual Lifeguard, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety and well-being of patients in a supportive environment. Your responsibilities will include planning and executing engaging aquatic activities, while collaborating with care providers to deliver exceptional patient and family-centered care. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to recovery-oriented care principles in a dynamic setting. If you're passionate about making a difference and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 and accredited Lifeguarding certification required.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and well-being of patients in recreation facilities.
• Plan and implement aquatic activities and treatment interventions.

Skills

Lifeguarding certification

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Team collaboration

Patient-centered care

Education

Grade 12 completion

Job description

Your Opportunity:

As a member of the Allied Health & Patient Experience team within Recreation Facilities, the Casual Lifeguard will support a variety of aquatic programs, as well as maintain overall inventory of equipment and supplies within recreation facilities and across the site at AHE. The successful candidate will provide a safe and engaging atmosphere based upon recovery orientated care principles for patients within the Adult Acute, Young Adult Services, Forensics, and Rehabilitations Services at AHE.

Description:

As a Lifeguard, you are responsible for the safety, security and well-being of patients while in the Recreation Facilities area. You will plan, prepare and implement aquatic activities and treatment interventions with other care providers with a commitment to patient and family centred care and customer service. You will also be responsible for overall maintenance of the Recreation Facilities and the equipment within the department.

• Acute Care Alberta:
• Primary Care Alberta:
• Recovery Alberta:Y
• Classification:Lifeguard
• Union:AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program:Allied Health and Patient Experience
• Primary Location:Alberta Hospital Edmonton
• Location Details:As Per Location
• Multi-Site:Not Applicable
• FTE:0.00
• Posting End Date:09-MAY-2025
• Employee Class:Casual/Relief
• Date Available:19-MAY-2025
• Hours per Shift:7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks:Varies
• Shifts per cycle:Varies
• Shift Pattern:Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off:Other
• Minimum Salary:$24.92
• Maximum Salary:$27.20
• Vehicle Requirement:Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12. Completion of an accredited Lifeguarding certification. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with individuals with addictions and mental health concerns. Strong patient and family centered approach. Ability to work within a collaborative team environment. Demonstration of punctuality, dependability and attendance record verifiable by references.