Lifeguard - PT (2 Openings)

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 22,730 - 32,373; Part time

Job summary

The City Colleges of Chicago is seeking a Lifeguard for the Continuing Education Department in Chicago, IL. The role involves providing water surveillance, enforcing swimming rules, and ensuring the safety of patrons in various aquatic activities.

A High School Diploma and lifeguard certification are required. The starting pay is $20.00 per hour with flexible hours including evenings and weekends. This position is part of the Local 1708 union, and benefits are detailed on their website.

Qualifications

• Must be certified as a lifeguard with prior experience.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations calmly.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide water surveillance ensuring patron safety.
• Administer CPR and basic first-aid treatment.
• Maintain clean and safe aquatic facilities.

Skills

Lifesaving skills

CPR certification

Incident report writing

Multilingual communication

Education

High School Diploma

Lifeguard certification

Tools

Lifesaving equipment

Basic first aid kit

Job description

Richard J. Daley is seeking a Lifeguard to join the Continuing Education Department. Under supervision, Lifeguard provides water surveillance and swimming rule enforcements ensuring the safety of swimming patrons.

Essential Duties

• Under the general supervision of the CCC Athletics Department, provides water surveillance and swimming rule enforcement ensuring the safety of patrons participating in recreational swimming activities, learn-to-swim classes, or competitive swim training, swim meets, or other aquatic facility activities.
• Watches for unusual activities on the part of swimmers and is able to recognize struggling swimmers, drowning swimmers, distressed swimmers, and swimmers with sudden medical conditions such as stroke, heart attack, asthma, diabetes, or seizures along with the ability to recognize potential emergency conditions or situations.
• Provides rapid response lifesaving swim rescue and basic first-aid treatment and CPR administration, if required.
• Fills out incident report forms after accidents or injuries proactively collecting witness names and numbers.
• Maintains safe and clean aquatic facilities along with proper maintenance of life saving equipment and related materials and supplies.
• Participate in in-service training to maintain life guarding skills.
• Wears appropriate uniform, attire, and life-saving gear for the position.
• Exhibits public respect and enthusiasm as duties and responsibilities are carried out in all work environments.
• Adheres to the City Colleges of Chicago Customer Service Excellence Standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Must be certified as a lifeguard and prior experience as junior lifeguard, or swimming instructor (certifications and/or licenses must be active).
• Lifeguards must be in good physical and mental condition to provide lifesaving services.
• Prior experience with and proficient use of lifesaving equipment; basic first aid kit, CPR mask, rescue buoy or rescue tube.
• Delivery of effective verbal and written communications and takes responsibility for understanding others, multilingual skills a plus.
• Flexibility to work outside normal college business hours, weekends, or holidays.
• Able to exercise independent judgment and respond calmly to high‑pressure emergency situations.
• Ability to work in a team environment with flexible work hours as needed for scheduled college events.
• Schedule varies evening and weekend availability is required.
• Promotes a positive role model and favorable public image as City Colleges of Chicago representative.

Other information: This position is represented by the Local 1708 union.

The starting pay for this position is $20.00 hourly. Offered salary will be determined by the respective collective bargaining agreement and applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.