Lifeguard

Kentwood Public Schools; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 16,531,000 - 24,797,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentwood Public Schools seeks an Aquatic Center Lifeguard to supervise patrons and respond to emergencies, ensuring safety and adherence to lifeguard standards. The role emphasizes calm action, clear communication, and professional service in a busy aquatic facility.

Responsibilities include maintaining surveillance, providing emergency care until EMS arrives, performing routine maintenance and reporting, and completing duties as assigned by pool management.

Qualifications

• CPR certification required.
• Current Lifeguard certification from a recognized source.
• WSI certification recommended but not required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain constant surveillance of patrons and respond to emergencies.
• Provide emergency care until EMS arrival as part of the EAP.
• Present professional appearance and maintain high customer service standards.
• Perform facility maintenance and daily pool chemical testing.
• Prepare and maintain activity reports.
• Carry out other related tasks as assigned by pool management.

Skills

Lifeguard surveillance

Emergency response

CPR and EMS procedures

Customer service

Safety training

Job description

Position: Aquatic Center Lifeguard

Position Purpose: Under general supervision, ensures the safety of patrons of an aquatic facility by preventing and responding to emergencies. Following the American Red Cross creed of Ensure Patron Safety and Protect lives.

Essential Functions

• Maintains constant surveillance of patrons in the facility; acts immediately and appropriately to secure safety of patrons in the event of emergency.
• Provides emergency care and treatment as required until the arrival of emergency medical services, as part of the facility EAP (emergency action plan).
• Presents professional appearance and attitude at all times, and maintains a high standard of customer service.
• Performs various maintenance duties as directed to maintain a clean and safe facility, including periodic daily pool chemical testing.
• Prepares and maintains appropriate activity reports.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by pool management or the director of aquatics.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance

Additional Duties: Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Director of the Aquatics Center and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.

Equipment: Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone.

Travel Requirements: Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.
• Skill in the application of lifeguarding surveillance and rescue techniques.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment physical skills evaluation as stipulated by the department.
• Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
• Knowledge of CPR and emergency medical procedures.
• Attend regular safety training and EAP in-services to keep skills sharp.
• Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures.

Qualifications

• CPR Certified.
• Current certification as Lifeguard by a recognized source of training.
• WSI Certification recommended, not required.

Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Kentwood Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in its employment decisions or the provision of services.