The lifeguard will explain safety rules, warn visitors about unsafe situations, and enforce policies. You will play an instrumental role in maintaining orderliness by inspecting swimming pool areas and maintaining pool equipment.
To ensure success you need to assess situations swiftly and make judicious decisions regarding the safety of swimmers
Desired Candidate Profile
• Supervises swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed
• Monitoring designated areas to recognize signs of danger.
• Warning swimmers regarding unsafe situations.
• Maintaining order in swimming areas.
• Responding to emergencies and rescuing swimmers in danger of drowning.
• Administers first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and administers CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary.
• Maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of all areas.
• Instructs or assists classes in fundamentals of swimming as needed.
• Resolves scheduling conflicts to ensure safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.