Lifeguard

Kentwood-Public-Schools; Kentwood (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentwood Public School District is seeking an Aquatic Center Lifeguard to ensure patron safety in the district's aquatic facilities under general supervision.

Qualifications include CPR certification and current lifeguard certification; WSI recommended. Responsibilities include constant surveillance, providing emergency care, maintaining a clean facility, and completing activity reports. Travel to district buildings and events as required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Maintain constant surveillance of patrons and act immediately to ensure safety during emergencies.
• Provide emergency care and treatment until EMS arrives.
• Present professional appearance and maintain high customer service standards.
• Perform maintenance duties to keep the facility clean and safe, including pool chemical testing.

Skills

Lifeguard surveillance

CPR certified

Emergency response

Customer service

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Kentwood Public School District

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,reliableand 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.

Postings current as of 10/9/2026 8:40:19 AM CST.

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