Lifeguard

Job Description

Job Description

The Mission on Deck

As a Lifeguard at the Lampeter-Strasburg YMCA, you’re the calm, alert presence that keeps every splash session safe, welcoming, and high-energy. This role exists to protect members and guests while ensuring pool operations run smoothly.

Key responsibilities include active water surveillance; being rescue-ready and responding to emergencies; enforcing pool rules consistently and respectfully; smooth shift transitions; maintaining a neat deck and organized equipment; communicating lap patterns and activity areas; completing opening/closing procedures; and performing pool chemical testing with accurate record-keeping.

Required qualifications/skills:
- American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification; CPR/AED/First Aid
- State police, child abuse, FBI fingerprint, and Mandated Reporter clearances
- Strong rescue skills, attention to detail, teamwork, and clear communication
- Calm, confident decision-making under pressure

Pay: $10–$12/hour | Part-time, flexible shifts (10–25 hrs/week). Apply now to take the stand where safety comes first. Benefits include

- FREE access to fitness centers and pools at all YMCA of the Roses locations
- Program and lesson discounts
- FREE Child Watch (up to 3 hours per day while working, when available)

Your Shift, In Motion

You clock in at 800 Village Road and the pool is already buzzing—early-morning lap swimmers, a lesson group forming, families filtering in. You connect with the team on what’s happening in the water that day, then settle into a steady rhythm: scanning, greeting members, and keeping the environment orderly as programming changes. Between rotations, you update logs, check in on the flow of the deck, and reset the space so the next group walks into a clear, confident experience. As the day winds down, you help wrap up the final transition and leave knowing your focus helped everyone head home safe.

Obtain Criminal background check, Child Abuse Clearance, and FBI fingerprint clearance.