Lifeguard

Town of Snowmass Village, Colorado; Snowmass Village (CO); On-site; USD 31,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave accrual

Ski pass recreation benefit

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Rec center membership discount

Free bus passes

Job summary

The Town of Snowmass Village is seeking a lifeguard to join our Parks, Recreation and Trails team. This is an in-person, part-time role responsible for poolside and water safety duties and monitoring activities to ensure patron safety.

Ideal candidates will have knowledge of aquatics rules, water safety practices, first aid and CPR, plus the ability to communicate effectively in writing. Perks include sick leave accrual, a ski pass recreation benefit, and access to an Employee Assistance Program.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of aquatics facility rules and regulations.
• Water safety practices, rules and guidelines.
• First aid and CPR certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Lifeguard; observe patron activities; enforce rules; eject patrons for infractions; monitor patrons to prevent incidents.
• Perform first aid as needed to assist injuries; conduct water rescues when necessary.
• Maintain alertness to minimize incidents; perform routine pool upkeep and cleaning.
• Record accidents, rescues, water temperature and chemical testing; report unsafe conditions.
• Respond to patron complaints and escalate to supervisor as needed.
• Provide high level of professionalism and customer service per staff expectations.

Skills

Water safety

First aid

CPR

Patron communication

Pool rules knowledge

Swim instruction tech

Job description

The Town of Snowmass Village is looking to hire a lifeguard to join our Parks, Recreation and Trails team!

This is an in-person part-time position, offering part-time benefits

We are looking for a lifeguard that will perform a variety of poolside and water safety duties as needed to assure safe use of pool facilities and will monitor water activities to assure safety and prevent accidents or injury to patrons.

Someofthe day-to-day duties are listed below:

• Perform as a lifeguard; observe patron activities; enforce rules; discipline or eject patrons for rule infractions; monitor patrons to prevent theft or facility abuse.
• Perform first aide as needed to assist individuals suffering injuries; perform water rescues as needed to prevent mishaps and drowning.
• Maintain constant alertness and awareness of patron activities to minimize exposure or threat of incident or accident.
• Perform scheduled upkeep and maintenance of facility; vacuum pool, scrub tile lines, clean decks, walls, windows, pool equipment, locker rooms, etc.
• Participate in the maintenance of daily records relating to accidents, rescues, water temperature and chemical testing procedures; reports unsafe conditions to the Fitness & Aquatics Coordinator or Manager on duty.
• Respond to and resolve simple patron complaints and direct complex patron complaints to the Fitness & Aquatics Coordinator.
• Provide a high level of professionalism and customer service; always in accordance with department’s staff expectation agreement

The ideal candidatehasthe following qualifications:

• Knowledge of the rules and regulations of aquatics facilities
• Water safety practices, rules and guidelines
• First aide
• CPR
• Swimming instruction techniques
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing

Our amazing perks and benefits:

• Accrue 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked
• Recreation benefit for eligible employees on the amount of $1700 – you can use this benefit to purchase your ski pass!
• Employee Assistance Program: 8 sessions per topic with a therapist or coach, for you or a family member

• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Membership discount at the Snowmass Recreation Center
• Free RFTA Bus passes to commute to and from work and free employee commuter shuttle

About us

The Town of Snowmass Village has grown over 50 years into a year-round family resort and vibrant community, with a mountain whose possibilities continue to be explored. With construction continuing the final phases of the Snowmass Base Village – the largest ski resort development underway in North America – we look forward to what the next 50 years will bring.

We are proud of our life x work balance culture, and we see our Town and workplace as fun, community focused, family-friendly, thriving, charming, resilient, safe, emotionally connected, nimble, adaptable, balanced, and unique.

Watch these videos to learn more about us and why we want you to come work where you play:

Recreation Center

Snowmass in the winter

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