Lifeguard - Full Time (40 Hours Weekly)

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University Lifeguard position focuses on pool safety, enforcement of rules, and emergency response using lifeguard and first aid skills. Daily testing and documentation of pH and chlorine levels are required to maintain a safe swim environment for students and members.

The role also includes cleaning, sanitizing, and assisting with aquatic events while providing excellent customer service at the university pool.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Less than 1 year lifeguard experience and experience with pool chemical testing process.
• Accredited Lifeguard Certification: American Red Cross, Ellis & Associates (ILTP), StarGuard Elite, YMCA Lifeguard, or American Aquatics and Safety Training (AAST).

Responsibilities

• Monitor pool, sauna, and deck areas to enforce safety rules and respond to emergencies with lifeguard skills.
• Test and record daily pool chemical levels, pH and chlorine, and report safety concerns as required.
• Clean and sanitize pool areas, operate pool equipment, and assist with aquatic events as needed.
• Provide positive customer service to students and members and participate in department meetings/training.

Skills

Lifeguard certification

Pool safety & rescue

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

The Lifeguard position is responsible for ensuring and promoting pool safety by enforcing facility rules, being alert and focused on pool users, recognizing emergency situations, and providing life saving measures in case of emergency. This position also requires pool pH and chlorine testing & usage tracking daily. The goal of this position is to provide a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for our students and members.

Job Description

Job Duties Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Monitor pool, sauna, and deck areas to ensure safe facility usage by identifying hazards, enforcing safety rules, responding to emergencies through water rescues, lifesaving measures, and first aid assistance as needed, and reporting safety concerns to appropriate supervisors or Facilities Services in accordance with certification guidelines and facility procedures.

Facility Operations: Complete daily facility operational tasks including tracking usage, monitoring and recording temperature, pH, and chlorine levels, conducting water testing, performing opening and closing procedures, assisting with aquatic events as needed, and providing effective communication and positive customer service to students and members.

Cleaning & Sanitization: Complete cleaning duties including but not limited to sanitizing surfaces, rinsing pool mats, skimming, operating the pool vacuum, sanitizing the sauna, and organizing the aquatic space.

Departmental: Attend department meetings, trainings, and audits as required and assist with other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Less than 1 year lifeguard experience and experience with pool chemical testing process.

Additional Qualifications

• Accredited Lifeguard Certification: American Red Cross, Ellis & Associates (ILTP), StarGuard Elite, YMCA Lifeguard, or American Aquatics and Safety Training (AAST)

Physical Demands

• Lift over 50 lbs.
• Push/pull up to 140 lbs.
• Carry 80 lbs. short distances.
• Frequent standing/walking, squatting, kneeling, crawling, climbing and reaching overhead.

Job Description Disclaimer

This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type Regular Employee

Entity Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location

Address 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.