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Job Purpose
Implement all water safety policies and procedures. Supervise members and guests in and around the swimming pool.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Vacuums pool bottom; empties automatic skimmer; skims bugs and other debris from surface to prepare pool for daily use.
- Supervises and observes swimmers at all times to ensure their safety.
- Administers care to swimmers’ minor injuries such as small cuts and bruises.
- Maintains amenities and cleanliness of changing rooms, bathrooms, and showers.
- Enforces rules of conduct at the pool.
- Checks first aid supplies and reports needed items.
- Organizes and monitors pool games at all times; suggests pool-side games.
- Places rescue tube and ring buoy on the lifeguard chair in the morning; returns these and all swimming aids and pool toys to the lifeguard locker when the pool closes.
- Straightens the pool and areas at the end of the day.
- Maintains all necessary records determined by the Fitness Director.
- Implements all pool safety equipment.
- Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the Fitness Director.
Qualifications And Experience
Education and/or Experience
- Some High School required.
- Ability to swim laps and dive to the bottom of the pool.
Job Knowledge, Core Competencies and Expectations
- Adequate knowledge of and training in pool chemistry, rescue and surveillance techniques, CPR/AED, and blood-borne pathogens.
- Participates in pool safety programs and risk management.
- Employs only those methods and teaching techniques outlined and approved by the American Red Cross.
- Knowledge of and ability to perform required role in emergency situations.
Licenses And Special Requirements
- Must have current Lifeguard Certificate.
- Basic First Aid required, training on AED units, and possession of a current CPR card.
Working Conditions
- Work in hot and humid environment.
- Locker rooms and showers are often slippery and wet.
- Work in a busy, noisy environment.
- Able to tolerate the smell of chlorine and frequent exposure to cleaning agents.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to bend, stretch, twist or reach, walk, stand, stoop, climb stairs, balance, and/or crouch.
- Continuous repetitive motions.
- Physical exertion over long periods of time.
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