Casual Lifeguard I

FNSB — Temporary Worker; Alaska; On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

FNSB — Temporary Worker is seeking a lifeguard to ensure spectator, participant and staff safety during aquatic activities. Responsibilities include enforcing rules, supervising instructional programs, performing lifesaving procedures and maintaining pool facilities.

Position requires certifications in First Aid, Lifeguarding, CPR-PR, and progression toward Water Safety Instructor certification. Night and weekend availability is preferred; duties also include point-of-sale tasks and routine

Qualifications

• Eighteen years of age at time of employment.
• Certification in Standard First Aid, Lifeguarding, and CPR-PR (ARC or equivalent) required.
• Must obtain Water Safety Instructor Certification within 180 days of hire.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends preferred.
• Must demonstrate lifesaving and first aid skills as required.
• Must pass American Red Cross Swim Proficiency Test with specified drills.

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety rules in a polite but consistent manner.
• Present aquatic instructional programs to a wide variety of community members using a lesson plan.
• Perform lifesaving and first aid procedures as appropriate.
• Provide routine clean-up, sanitizing and general maintenance in pool and locker room areas.
• Provide office support including cash handling and operating a credit card machine.
• Operate a cash register with a POS, check in patrons, sell passes, and maintain a tally sheet.
• Perform chlorine and pH water tests and document as scheduled.
• Complete daily attendance and revenue reports as instructed.

Skills

Communication skills

POS operation

Lifesaving & first aid

Night/Weekend availability

Tools

Point-of-sale system

Job description

Basic Function

Provide for the safety of spectators, participants and staff involved in aquatic activities. Provide support for office and perform clean-up of pool and locker room areas.

SALARY:

2A

REPORTS TO:

Aquatics Manager

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

None

Typical Duties

• 1. Enforce safety rules in a polite but consistent manner.
• 2. Present aquatic instructional programs to a wide variety of community members, using a prepared lesson plan.
• 3. Perform lifesaving and first aid procedures as appropriate for the situation.
• 4. Provide routine clean-up, sanitizing and general maintenance in pool and locker room areas.
• 5. Provide office support including cash handling activities, make change and operate a credit card machine.
• 6. Operate a cash register with a point of sale, checking in patrons, selling passes, creating accounts and keeping a tally sheet of users in the building.
• 7. Perform chlorine and pH water tests and document according to the test schedule.
• 8. Complete daily attendance and revenue reports as instructed.

Position Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Eighteen years of age at time of employment.
• 2. Upon hire, must possess and maintain certification in Standard First Aid, Lifeguarding, and CPR-PR as recognized by the American Red Cross (or equivalent).
• 3. Must obtain within 180 days of hire and maintain Water Safety Instructor Certification afterwards.
• 4. Prefer ability and willingness to work nights and weekends.
• 5. All qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate all lifesaving and first aid skills required by the position.
• 6. Must be able to pass American Red Cross Swim Proficiency Test.
  • a. Must be able to swim continuously 150 yards of front crawl and breaststroke, tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs, and swim 50 more yards (must be able to keep face in the water with good breath control, goggles may be used).
  • b. Must be able to within 100 seconds: start in the water, swim 20 yards, surface dive to 12 ft and retrieve a 10 lb. brick, return to the surface and kick on your back to return to the starting point, holding the brick with both hands and keeping your face at or near the surface and exit the water without using a ladder or the steps.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• 1.Applicant must have good communication skills with the ability to deal with the public in a pleasant, tactful, and courteous manner.
• 2.Able to operate a point-of-sale computer system.

OTHER

• 1.This position requires a criminal background investigation and fingerprinting.

Additional Information

JOB CONTACTS:

Ordinary business contact with employees in own division and continuous, routine public contact.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY:

Does not supervise; performs mostly routine duties with a few minor problems. Little immediate supervision is required; must use own initiative in handling most problems.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

A recreation facility where conditions are pleasant; good, clean conditions with minor accident probability; requires short periods of moderate lifting, pushing or pulling (26-50 lbs.).

This position falls under the Borough’s Blood Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Control Program as it is reasonably anticipated that infrequent exposure to blood or other bodily fluids may occur while performing some job duties.