Lifeguard (Part Time, Seasonal)
22 hours ago
Salt Lake City
Job DescriptionDescription: Under the direction of the Aquatics Safety Supervisor, help ensure the safety and supervision of the patrons in and around the Aquatic areas of the Fitness Center. Requirements: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES: • Responsible for performing Lifeguard duties in an effective manner, • Supervise the conduct of patrons to prevent unsafe conditions and behavior, • Strictly and tactfully enforce rules, regulations, policies, and ordinances governing the conduct of patrons using the Facility, • Respond to accidents or situations in or out of the water and provide first aid, CPR, and other assistance as necessary, • Participate in the record keeping of accidents, rescues, water temperature, and water chemical testing, • Help keep the Fitness Center clean and uncluttered, • Help maintain pool areas by putting in/taking out lane lines, cleaning decks, covering and uncovering the pools, and removing all unnecessary equipment from the pool areas, • Report unsafe conditions to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner, • Assume responsibility for maintaining positive relations with patrons, • Always conduct oneself in a professional manner and be dressed in proper uniform, • Assist and support patrons in a positive and productive manner, • Respond to questions and/or concerns of patrons in a prompt fashion, • Handle rule violators tactfully, • Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relations with personnel and management, • Attend all staff meetings and in-service training sessions, • Assist other lifeguards and area personnel as necessary, • Stay aware of other lifeguard chairs and areas of responsibility, • Provide input for Aquatic area planning, • Discuss areas of concern with appropriate personnel, • Other duties as assigned QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualifications: • At least 15 years of age, • Certification in the following: Standard First Aid, CPR / AED For The Professional Rescuer, Lifeguard Training and First Aid Training through a certifying agency approved by the District, • Ability to pass a Center prepared water test, • Ability to communicate effectively with patrons, supervisors, and other employees, • Ability to hear average or normal conversations, • Ability to have average, ordinary vision acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products, or operate machinery. Depth perception and/or field of vision., • Alert, attentive, and responsible, • Ability to be a team player WORKING CONDITIONS: • Willing and available to work early mornings, mid-day, evenings, weekends, and holidays, • Moderate physical activity including pushing, pulling, and/or lifting medium weights, • Uncomfortable working positions such as stooping, crouching, and bending, • May have a few disagreeable elements such as noise, poor ventilation, or extreme or uneven temperatures, • Must work inside and outside, • Intermittent exposure to stress