Lifeguard I – Non-Teaching Position

Fairbanks North Star, Borough of (AK); Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairbanks North Star Borough seeks a dedicated aquatic attendant to ensure spectator and staff safety during pool activities. You will enforce rules, perform lifesaving and first aid, and maintain pool areas and locker rooms.

Responsibilities include cash handling, POS transactions, attendance and revenue reporting, and routine water testing. The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a proactive approach to facility maintenance.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older at time of employment.
• Certified in Standard First Aid, Lifeguarding, and CPR-PR per ARC or equivalent.
• Ability and willingness to work nights and weekends.
• Must demonstrate lifesaving and first aid skills as required.
• Must pass American Red Cross Swim Proficiency Test.

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety rules in a polite but consistent manner.
• Perform lifesaving and first aid procedures when needed.
• Provide routine clean-up, sanitizing and general maintenance in pool and locker rooms.
• Provide office support including cash handling and operating a credit card machine.
• Operate a register with a POS, check in patrons, sell passes, create accounts and tally users.
• Perform chlorine and pH testing and document per schedule.
• Complete daily attendance and revenue reports as instructed.

Skills

Good communication

POS system operation

Education

Standard First Aid

Lifeguarding

CPR-PR

Tools

Point-of-Sale terminal

Job description

Provide for the safety of spectators, participants and staff involved in aquatic activities. Provide staff support for office and perform clean-up of pool and locker room areas.

SALARY

1A

REPORTS TO

Aquatics Manager

POSITIONS SUPERVISED

None

• 1. Enforce safety rules in a polite but consistent manner.
• 2. Perform lifesaving and first aid procedures as appropriate for the situation.
• 3. Provide routine clean-up, sanitizing and general maintenance in pool and locker room areas.
• 4. Provide office support including cash handling activities, make change and operate a credit card machine.
• 5. Operate a register with a point of sale, checking in patrons, selling passes, creating accounts and keeping a tally sheet of users in the building.
• 6. Perform chlorine and PH water testing and document according to the test schedule.
• 7. Complete daily attendance and revenue reports as instructed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Eighteen years of age at time of employment.
• 2. Upon Hire, must possess and maintain certification in Standard First Aid, Lifeguarding, and CPR-PR as recognized by the American Red Cross (or equivalent).
• 3. Prefer ability and willingness to work nights and weekends.
• 4. All qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate all lifesaving and first aid skills required by the position.
• 5. Must be able to pass American Red Cross Swim Proficiency Test.
• a. Must be able to swim continuously 150 yards of front crawl and breaststroke, tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs, and swim 50 more yards (must be able to keep face in the water with good breath control, goggles may be used).
• b. Must be able to within 100 seconds: start in the water, swim 20 yards, surface dive to 12 ft and retrieve a 10 lb. brick, return to the surface and kick on your back to return to the starting point, holding the brick with both hands and keeping your face at or near the surface and exit the water without using a ladder or the steps.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• 1. Applicant must have good communication skills with the ability to deal with the public in a pleasant, tactful, and courteous manner.
• 2. Ability to operate a point-of-sale computer system.

OTHER

• 1. This position requires a criminal background investigation and fingerprinting.

JOB CONTACTS

Ordinary business contact with employees in own division and continuous, routine public contact.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

Does not supervise; performs mostly routine duties with a few minor problems. Little immediate supervision is required; must use own initiative in handling most problems.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

A recreation facility where conditions are pleasant; good, clean conditions with minor accident probability; requires short periods of moderate lifting, pushing or pulling (26-50 lbs.). This position falls under the Borough’s Blood Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Control Program as it is reasonably anticipated that infrequent exposure to blood or other bodily fluids may occur while performing some job duties.