Lifeguard (19 hours)

City of Plano; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

No experience necessary

Free training

Free certifications

Free work attire

Great resume builder

Great first job

Make a difference

Meet new friends

Job summary

The City of Plano is accepting applications for Lifeguards to ensure pool safety and provide excellent customer service. You will monitor activities, enforce rules, and respond to emergencies with CPR/First Aid as required.

No formal education is required; applicants must be at least sixteen years old and prepared to participate in required trainings and certifications. Join a team dedicated to safe and welcoming aquatic programs in Plano Parks and Recreation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of aquatics activities, lifeguarding, CPR/First Aid, water safety practices.
• Skill in communicating effectively, strong swimming abilities and customer service.
• Education: No formal education required.
• Age: must be at least sixteen (15) years old.

Responsibilities

• Monitors pool activities and enforces pool rules.
• Identifies and responds to emergency situations; provides CPR/First Aid when needed.
• Performs general maintenance in and around the pool.
• Attends required in-service training as required by the Department.
• Registers patrons for classes and provides excellent customer service.

Skills

Lifeguarding

Swimming abilities

Customer service

Communication

Education

No formal education required

Job description

What We Offer

• Competitive pay
• No experience necessary
• Required training - FREE
• Required certifications – FREE
• Required work attire – FREE
• Highly respected employer
• Great resume builder
• Great first job
• An opportunity to make a difference
• Opportunity to meet new friends

Job Details

• Plano Parks and Recreation is looking for Lifeguards. Below is a listing of the primary job responsibilities:
• Monitors pool activities; enforces pool rules in and around the pool.
• Identifies and responds to emergency situations; administers care, CPR, or first aid as appropriate.
• Performs general maintenance in and around the pool.
• Attends required in-service training as required by the Department.

What We Are Looking For

Our Lifeguards are critical to the success of our aquatic operations. They help create an environment where family and friends feel safe, welcome, and feel they belong. Qualities we are looking for include passion, professionalism, excitement, positive energy as well as a person who smiles and likes to work with the public. Key components also include maintaining safety at all times and effective surveillance.

Summary of Duties: Under basic supervision, the Lifeguard ensures the safety of aquatic patrons by enforcing all safety rules and regulations. Identifies emergency situations and determines and executes appropriate response and care.

Examples Of ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Monitors pool activities; enforces pool rules in and around the pool.
• Identifies and responds to emergency situations; administers care, CPR, or first aid as appropriate.
• Performs general maintenance in and around the pool.
• Registers patrons for classes; collects fees and provides excellent customer service.
• Attends required in-service training as required by the Department.
• Regular and consistent attendance for the assigned work schedule is essential.

Marginal Duties

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Typical Decisions: The incumbent must determine and enforce rule violations pertaining to the facility. Must ensure the safety of Aquatic patrons.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of: Aquatics activities; lifeguarding; CPR and first aid application; water safety practices and procedures.

Skill in: Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing; demonstrating strong swimming abilities; providing tactful customer service.

Education: No formal education required.

Experience: Must be at least sixteen (15) years of age. Any work related experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above Minimum Qualifications is an acceptable substitute for the above specified education and experience requirements

Licenses And Certifications

American Red Cross Certifications:

• Lifeguarding Waterpark w/ CPR, First Aid, AED Training
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training
• Administering Emergency Oxygen Training
• Asthma Inhaler and Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto Injector Training

Conditions Of Employment:

Must pass a drug test, criminal history background check, periodic CJIS background check (for positions requiring access into Police buildings) and social security number verification check.

Physical Demands And Working Conditions:

Must possess mobility to work in and around City pools and facilities; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform light to medium physical work; to perform swimming and diving rescue techniques; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio. The job involves frequent walking to identify problems or hazards. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, twist and reach when performing rescue and first aid activities, and maintaining pool area. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 100 pounds, or heavier weights with the use of proper equipment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer - EOE/M/F/V/D

Open positions are subject to close without notice.