Job Title: City Pool Head Lifeguard
Salary range: $12.19/Hour
Location: Beeville, TX
Department: Parks and Recreation
Hours: Seasonal / Full-Part Time / Non-Exempt
Start date: Pending the results of an interview and a pre emploment drug screen.
Job Description:
Job Summary:
Under general supervision, Lifeguards protect the health, safety, and welfare of patrons at the Beeville City Pool facility while exceeding customer service expectations.
Essential Functions:
- Assist the Pool Manager in training and supervising lifeguards.
- Assist in creating work and station rotation schedules for lifeguards.
- Monitor all activities at the pool to prevent injuries during hours of operation.
- Enforce and adhere to pool rules and regulations; caution swimmers about unsafe practices and hazards to maintain order in the pool and adjoining areas.
- Follow emergency action plans and procedures; administer First Aid.
- Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning and contact emergency medical personnel when a serious injury occurs.
- Collect applicable pool admission fees and work in the concession stand when scheduled.
- Check in members and guests at the gate during pool parties.
- Perform occasional pool cleaning and maintenance tasks such as vacuuming the pool and cleaning the drains.
- Inspect the facility for cleanliness.
- Engage in basic lifeguard duties, such as adding chemicals to the pool and cleaning the restrooms, as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Work Habit:
- Regular attendance in a workplace environment.
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must know how to swim.
- Must know how to administer First Aid, CPR, and other lifesaving techniques.
- Excellent observational and customer service skills.
- Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergencies.
- Knowledge of rules and regulations governing conduct at the Beeville public pool.
- Ability to address patrons’ questions and concerns in a diplomatic, professional manner.
Minimum Requirements for Employment:
Education, Experience, and Certification:
- Must possess a current Lifeguard Certification upon the first day of employment.
- Must be 15 years of age or older.
- Must possess a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Lifeguards (CPR for Lifeguards) Certificate upon the first day of employment.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Expectations:
- Show up for work on time and ready to work.
- Explain and enforce rules.
- Monitor designated areas to recognize signs of danger.
Physical Requirements:
Environment:
- Indoor and outdoor environment; work alone or as a member of a team; travel from site to site; incumbents may be exposed to noise, dust, inclement weather, and potentially hostile environments. Prolonged periods of being outdoors.
- Ability to move about an office or building, and transport self from building to building and attend various functions and meetings at other sites either within or outside the City.
- Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, to operate a computer, telephone, and related equipment.
- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation, to communicate effectively.
- Sufficient vision, with or without reasonable accommodation, to review a wide variety of materials in electronic or hardcopy form.
- Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to function within the general office environment, including standing/walking, sitting, lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, reaching, and bending.
Disclaimer:
Nothing contained in this job description or any other materials or information distributed by the City of Beeville creates a contract of employment between an employee and the City.
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