Pool Attendant Non-Teaching

Fairbanks North Star Borough; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Fairbanks North Star Borough seeks a parttime lifeguard responsible for spectator, participant, and staff safety in aquatic facilities. Duties include enforcing rules, lifesaving, first aid, pool and locker room cleaning, and providing office support such as cash handling and POS transactions.

Applicants must be 16+, hold ARC certifications (First Aid, Lifeguarding, CPR-PR), and pass the ARC Swim Proficiency Test. Night and weekend work is preferred.

Qualifications

• Sixteen years of age at time of employment.
• Must possess and maintain certification in Standard First Aid, Lifeguarding, and CPR-PR as recognized by the American Red Cross (or equivalent).
• Prefer ability and willingness to work nights and weekends.
• All qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate all lifesaving and first aid skills required by the position.
• Must be able to pass American Red Cross Swim Proficiency Test: swim 150 yards front crawl/breaststroke, tread 2 minutes, swim 50 yards more with face in water; retrieve a 10 lb brick at 12 ft, surface dive, return with brick, and exit without ladder.

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety rules in a polite but consistent manner.
• Perform lifesaving and first aid procedures as appropriate for the situation.
• Provide routine clean-up, sanitizing, and general maintenance in pool and locker room areas.
• Provide office support including cash handling activities, make change and operate a credit card machine.
• Operate a register with a point of sale, check in patrons, sell passes, create accounts and keep a tally sheet of users in the building.

Skills

Communication

POS operation

Lifeguarding

First aid

CPR

Swim proficiency

Tools

Point-of-sale system

Cash handling

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.

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). (PRIOR TO HIRING).
• 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.
  1. 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).
  2. b. Must be able to 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.