Pool Attendant

Fairbanks North Star Borough; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairbanks North Star Borough is seeking a dedicated lifeguard to ensure the safety of spectators, participants and staff in aquatic facilities. Responsibilities include enforcing rules, lifesaving, first aid, pool and locker room maintenance, basic office tasks, and handling passes at the point of sale.

Candidates must be 16+, hold ARC certifications, obtain Water Safety Instructor within 180 days, and be willing to work nights and weekends; must demonstrate lifesaving and first aid skills and

Qualifications

• Sixteen years of age at time of employment.
• Must possess and maintain American Red Cross certifications: Standard First Aid, Lifeguarding, and CPR-PR (or equivalent).
• Must obtain Water Safety Instructor Certification within 180 days of hire.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends.
• Must demonstrate lifesaving and first aid skills as required.
• Must pass American Red Cross Swim Proficiency Test (continuously swim 150 yards, 50-yard brick retrieve, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety rules in a polite but consistent manner.
• Perform lifesaving and first aid procedures as appropriate.
• Provide routine cleaning and maintenance in pool and locker rooms.
• Support office tasks including cash handling, making change, and operating a credit card machine.
• Operate a POS, check in patrons, sell passes, create accounts, and tally users.
• Present aquatic instructional programs using prepared lesson plans.

Skills

Communication

POS system operation

Job description

BASIC FUNCTION:

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.

Typical Duties

• 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. Present aquatic instructional programs to a wide variety of community members, using a prepared lesson plan.

Position Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Sixteen 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. Must obtain within 180 days of hire and maintain afterwards Water Safety Instructor Certification.
• 4. Prefer ability and willingness to work nights and weekends.
• 5. All qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate all lifesaving and first aid skills required by the position.
• 6. 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.