Lifeguard (Part-Time)

Job Overview

This position is responsible for beach patrol and patron surveillance of open water swimming areas, maintenance, and grounds keeping of beach areas and parks.

Salary

Minimum: $34,320.00- $44,616.00

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Provides patron surveillance of swimming area and enforces park policies, procedures, and rules to ensure the safety and well-being of the park patrons.
• Responds to distressed swimmers and drowning victims in a timely manner.
• Provides first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to patrons during emergencies.
• Maintains the beach grounds by renovating beach sand, weed eating, and maintaining buoy lines and beach area.
• Performs maintenance such as painting, minor boardwalk repair, docks, fences, and other maintenance tasks.
• Cleans and resupplies restroom, shelters, and picks up ground trash.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Working knowledge of applicable park regulations, ordinances, and swimming area rules.
• Working knowledge of American Red Cross lifeguard training methods and techniques.
• Skill in American Red Cross Lifeguard techniques.
• Skill in administering CPR and First Aid.
• Skill in preparing and completing reports.
• Ability to read and understand job related materials.
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.
• Ability to maintain a current American Red Cross Life guarding, CPR, and First Aid Certifications.
• Ability to use a computer and related software.
• Ability to swim.
• Ability and willingness to work rotating shifts to include weekends and holidays.
• Ability and willingness to work outside in a subtropical climate under adverse weather conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Must be fit enough to get in and out of the water quickly
• Must be able to swim for a certain distance in a certain time.
• Bending, reach, stoop, stand, sit and/or walk for extended periods.

Work Category

Heavy work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds or force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

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