Lifeguard - Lima Community Aquatic Park

sportadvisory; Lima (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Lima Community Aquatic Park, operated by LCA SFM, LLC, is seeking a part-time lifeguard to ensure guest safety in and around the pool area. This role requires vigilance, strong communication, and the ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities include enforcing pool rules, supervising swimmers, responding to injuries or emergencies, providing first aid when needed, and assisting with general park operations and cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Deep Water Lifeguard Training certification (American Red Cross) or ability to complete training within 30 days of hire.
• First Aid and CPR/AED for Lifeguards certification or ability to obtain soon after hire.

Responsibilities

• Enforce all pool rules.
• Provide patron surveillance whenever patrons swim.
• Respond to injuries, accidents, and emergencies.
• Arrive on time and maintain reliability.
• Instruct swimming and water safety to various ages.
• Perform cleaning duties and attend in-service trainings.
• Offer courteous guest service and assist with information needs.
• Operate ticket sales booth and handle cash.
• Know facility programs, pricing, and meeting dates/times.
• Enforce venue policies and maintain guest confidentiality.
• Resolve guest concerns professionally and escalate as needed.
• Maintain a clean space and conduct routine walk-throughs.
• Supervise and enforce rules during events.
• Complete special projects and daily assignments.

Skills

Deep Water Lifeguard Training

First Aid

CPR/AED for Lifeguards

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

LIFEGUARD - Lima Community Aquatic Park

LCA SFM, LLC

LOCATION: Lima, OH

DEPARTMENT: AQUATICS

REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER

STATUS: PART-TIME (NON-EXEMPT)

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Lima Community Aquatic Park offers fun for all ages with multiple pools, including a sprayground for kids, a multi-purpose pool with eight 25-meter lanes, and spectator seating. Enjoy year-round swimming under a retractable roof, plus extras like a sandy beach, water slide, shaded seating, party room, and full-service concessions! The park is focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Lima, OH. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.

Lima Community Aquatic Park is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) company. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.

SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Lifeguard will be responsible for the safety of all guests in and near the pool area.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Enforcing all pool rules
• Preventing injuries and minimizing hazardous situations
• Providing patron surveillance whenever a patron is swimming
• Handling all injuries, accidents, and emergency situations as they arise (contact Senior Lifeguard for any assistance)
• Arriving to work on time
• Instruct various ages in swimming, water safety, and other aquatic programming
• Completing assigned cleaning duties
• Attending in-service training as scheduled
• Provide courteous and friendly first-in-class guest service
• Greet guests and provide information and way finding as needed
• Operate ticket sales booth and handle cash
• Be knowledgeable about facility programs (format, pricing, meeting dates/times)
• Be knowledgeable of and enforce venue policies and procedures
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion with guest and Team Member information
• Professionally resolve guest concerns and complaints and/or direct to appropriate manager
• Maintain a clean space and perform regular walk-throughs (indoor/outdoor) to ensure venue cleanliness
• Supervise and enforce rules during events
• Attending in-service training as scheduled
• Complete special projects, daily assignments, and other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current certification in Deep Water Lifeguard Training by the American Red Cross and First Aid, CPR/AED for Lifeguards or able to complete training and earn certification within 30 days of hire
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work well with others
• Must be at least 16 years of age or older

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Will frequently be required to walk, swim, sit
• Will be required to use hands and fingers, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Will require to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Will occasionally lift, pull, push and/or move heavy items
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus
• May work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to outside temperatures ranging from 80-105 degrees
• Minimal duties are performed in direct sunlight and will be exposed to hot, wet, and humid conditions
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals that must be handled with extreme caution