Senior/Opening Lifeguard

Community Aquatic Center; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility in schedule

Additional paid training available

Job summary

A community aquatic center in Grand Rapids, Michigan is seeking a Senior/Opening Lifeguard to ensure the safety of patrons, assist the Aquatic Coordinator, and perform various lifeguarding tasks. Candidates must have current LG/FA/CPR/AED certifications, demonstrated leadership skills, and previous lifeguarding experience. This part-time role offers flexible hours and additional paid training opportunities. Interested individuals should possess excellent communication skills and be capable swimmers.

Qualifications

• Must possess current LG/FA/CPR/AED certification.
• Demonstrates leadership skills.
• Previous guarding experience with a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and welfare of all patrons.
• Directly responsible to the Aquatic Coordinator.
• Conduct opening and/or closing procedures in addition to guarding shift.

Skills

Leadership skills

Lifeguarding skills

Ability to enforce rules

Effective communication

Education

Current LG/FA/CPR/AED certification

Job description

Forest Hills Public School District Community Aquatic Center - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Senior/Opening Lifeguard

Forest Hills Public School District Community Aquatic Center - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Job ID: 5383817

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 22, 2025 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Senior/Opening Lifeguard

Community Aquatic Center

Major Job Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and welfare of all patrons.
• Directly responsible to the Aquatic Coordinator.
• Assists the Aquatic Coordinator in all areas of responsibility regarding the use of the Community and Aquatic Center.
• Ensures the proper procedure is followed by staff and customers in the absence or by the direction of the Aquatics Coordinator.
• Conducts opening and/or closing procedures in addition to guarding shift.

Functions Performed in Fulfilling Major Job Responsibilities

• Enforce all rules and prohibit unsafe activities.
• Take charge in an emergency or other needed situation.
• Remain alert and scan the pool when guarding.
• Open the building when necessary.
• Secure the building when scheduled to close.
• Check and record the water chemical levels.
• Check chemical tank levels and take the necessary action as needed.
• Must know site emergency procedures and be able to take the lead.
• Must know the location of emergency equipment and how to use it.
• Must know the location of first aid supplies.
• Must perform weekly safety checks.
• Direct and help other staff in cleaning tasks or other assigned tasks.
• Make sure that the pool is set up properly for the scheduled swim.
• Report for duty on time: prepared and ready to start.
• Ensure all paperwork for the shift is properly filled out; i.e. daily log sheet, safety checklist, cleaning checklist, health department form, incident form if needed, etc.
• Ensure that all posts are attended to properly.
• Contact scheduled staff if they are late or have not shown up.
• Contact scheduled staff when the pool is closed unexpectedly.
• Be aware that you can be held liable for your actions or lack of actions.
• The Senior Lifeguard is the person in charge in the absence of the Aquatics Coordinator.
• Other duties as assigned by the Aquatic Coordinator.

Senior Lifeguard Qualifications

• Must possess current LG/FA/CPR/AED certification.
• Demonstrates leadership skills.
• Previous guarding experience with a leadership role.
• Be a capable swimmer and competent in lifeguarding skills.
• Ability to enforce pool rules for a variety of groups/individuals.
• Ability to lead and communicate effectively with staff members and the Aquatic Coordinator.
• Able to work with people of all ages.
• A qualified potential candidate may be asked to pass a pre-employment skills test.

Advantages

• Additional hours/opportunities may be available.
• Flexibility in the schedule for college students
• Additional paid training available

Terms of Employment

• Hourly
• Minimum 15 hours/week of availability
• Able to work two or more, mornings per week and varied Saturday hours

Physical Requirements

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing: Remaining upright on the feet particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

The Forest Hills Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.

Position Type: Part-Time

Contact Information

• Kayla Bruley
• 620 Forest Hill Ave SE
• Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]