Lifeguard

About the Job

Lifeguard Job Requirements 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.
• Evaluate conditions for safety and initiate 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 the use of aquatic facilities.

Lifeguard Qualifications / Skills:

• Knowledge and ability to evaluate water conditions at aquatics facilities to determine any potential dangers or hazards.
• Ability to adjust programs as necessary to ensure the safety of the visitors and other staff.
• Swimming proficiency and comfort in all types of water conditions.
• Ability to judge and evaluate evolving dynamics of individuals participating in aquatic activities to immediately assess their capabilities and threats to their safety.
• Knowledge of on-site protocols, operational procedures, and safety policies.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services.

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certificate, or equivalent.
• American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer, or equivalent.
• American Red Cross Standard First Aid, or equivalent.

Reports to:

The General Manager, Clubhouse Manager, Facilities Manager (CPO) and head lifeguard.

Pay: $17 - $20.

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift.
• Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.
• Day shift.
• Evening shift.
• Holidays.
• Monday to Friday.
• Weekend availability.

Ability to commute/relocate: Canton, MA 02021: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).

About the Company

For nearly a century, one of New England's most cherished private golf clubs has offered a lifestyle experience unsurpassed in the Boston area. Blue Hill Country Club is proud to embrace it's history hosting the 1956 PGA Championship, LPGA events and many Massachusetts Golf Association qualifiers and championships.Still rich in tradition, Blue Hill is cultivating a new era that is a perfect fit for the modern family. The club has warmly embraced it's near century-old roots and is looking to it's future with a renewed vibrancy and vision. Conveniently located just 15 minutes outside of Boston, the Club is situated at the base of Blue Hill, fittingly named for the bluish hue of its visible granite faces.Members and guests of Blue Hill Country Club enjoy the easy-going, laid-back charm of the Club, and its endless array of amenities. From championship-caliber golf, swimming, dining and social events, Blue Hill offers it all, and so much more. Here, our diverse membership is united in the traditions of our Club through the spirit and challenge of the game, and the shared values of fair play, hard work, and dedication to family and community. Our club's park-like oasis is our playground providing a retreat for the perfect game of golf, summer swimming, camps, family events, and more.Blue Hill Country Club is so much more than golf. Members tee it up, practice, or just relax around the heated swimming pool while planning for a delectable meal later in the day or evening on our outdoor patio/bar or restaurant.