Lifeguard – Aquatics (Part-Time)

Mt. Hood Community College; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Part time

Job summary

Mt. Hood Community College's aquatic center seeks a part-time lifeguard to ensure patron safety, respond to emergencies, and perform daily surveillance.

You will enforce water rules, assist with safety checks, and maintain clean pool facilities while serving diverse patrons. Must be 16+, with American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification or ability to obtain within 30 days.

This role emphasizes teamwork, quick decision-making, and dependable attendance in a dynamic campus recreation environment.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Commitment to embracing and advancing access and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Enforces pool regulations and educates patrons about pool rules and water safety.
• Recognizes emergencies and performs aquatic emergency rescues and first aid when necessary.
• Provides customer service and respectfully engages with patrons and staff.
• Keeps pools, decks, changing areas, and staff areas clean and orderly.
• Completes required forms and safety check documentation.
• Performs basic maintenance and chemical checks.
• Attends required in-service trainings.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Emergency response

Water safety awareness

Patrol surveillance

Teamwork

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Ensures patron safety, and performs patron surveillance; responds quickly and renders aid in an emergency. Completes reports and required record keeping. Performs minor facility maintenance and custodial tasks. Promotes and cultivates an environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, and engages in evidence-based decision-making, while supporting the mission, goals, and values of the department and college.

Essential Duties

• Enforces pool regulations and educates patrons about pool rules and water safety. Prevents accidents in or around the water through constant and effective patron surveillance.
• Recognizes emergencies and performs aquatic emergency rescues and first aid when necessary and in accordance with American Red Cross guidelines.
• Provides excellent internal and external customer service and respectfully engages with all patrons and staff at the aquatic center.
• Ensures pools, decks, changing areas, and staff areas of the aquatic center are kept clean and orderly.
• Completes required forms and documentation of day-to-day functions and safety checks within the aquatic center.
• Completes chemical checks of pool water. Assists with other basic maintenance tasks as needed.
• Attends required in-service trainings.

Additional Duties

• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire. Must be maintained throughout employment.
• Commitment to embracing and advancing access and diversity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at an aquatic facility.
• Experience as an aquatic athlete.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with participants, parents, staff and supervisor(s).
• Ability to react quickly and effectively in emergencies and activate the facility’s Emergency Action Plan.
• Knowledge of and ability to understand water safety best practices at a commercial facility, including the role and duties of a professional lifeguard.
• Ability to maintain full and complete attention to patron surveillance while on duty.
• Ability to problem-solve and seek assistance when needed.

Working Conditions and Important Information

Must be able to swim 300 yards continuously, tread water for two minutes, and swim 20 yards to retrieve a 10-pound object off the bottom of the largest pools at any time; must have sufficient physical fitness and swimming ability to reach a patron within 30 seconds within the zone of coverage, which may be over 30 yards from guard station; must be able to deliver emergency equipment poolside (automated external defibrillator, bag‑valve masks, backboard) within 30 seconds of emergency notification; must be able to move equipment reels on deck and move equipment into and out of the pools.

Environment

Works variable schedule and exhibits regular and predictable attendance. Work may be performed in an office and recreation facility. Work may be performed in an outdoor or indoor facility during variable weather conditions.

Salary Placement

Initial salary placement will be within the posted range or pay rate of the position, and is based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full‑time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Please include all relevant education and full and part‑time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.