Aquatics Lifeguard

Aquatics Lifeguard

Primary responsibilities will include monitoring pool activities, enforcing safety rules, and responding swiftly to emergencies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Supervises swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed.
• Warns swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforces pool regulations and water safety policies.
• 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.
• Evaluates conditions for safety and initiates aquatics emergency action plan as required.
• Inspects pool facilities, equipment, and water to ensure that they are safe and usable.
• Supervises and assists in cleaning the pool and related facilities and equipment, assists with chlorine residual water tests and with records and charts of water tests and records of accidents, and adds chemicals to pool water as directed.
• Instructs or assists classes in fundamentals of swimming as needed.
• Resolves scheduling conflicts to ensure a safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.

Competencies:

• Strong verbal, interpersonal, and written expression skills.
• Effective colleague, parent and student communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills and technology proficiency.

Education and Experience:

• American Red Cross CPR, First Aid and Lifeguard Certification, WSI Certification preferred
• Other education/experience as accepted by the school board and administration

Additional Requirements:

• Must demonstrate extreme flexibility, provide excellent communication, and follow directives issued by supervisors.

Approvals / Additional Supervisors: Aquatics Director, High School Principal

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability or disabilities to perform the primary duties and responsibilities of the job.)