Lifeguard (PT)

Lifeguard Position

The City of Monticello is currently accepting applications for part-time lifeguards to work at our indoor and outdoor facilities. The City of Monticello offers excellent part-time benefits including a free single or discounted family membership to the facility and premium pay ($1-$3/hr) to employees working 20+ hours per 2-week period.

General Statement of Duties: Performs routine to semi-skilled lifeguard duties at the Monticello Community Center pool ensuring the safety of the facility patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies; performs related duties as required.

Supervision received: Works under the general and technical supervision of the Aquatics Supervisor; receives general oversight from other community center managers in the absence of the Aquatics Supervisor.

Supervision Exercised: None

Responsibilities

• Monitors patrons using the community center aquatic facility to ensure safe use of the facility.
• Recognizes when assistance is needed and performs rescue techniques when required.
• Enforces aquatic facility policies, rules and regulations.
• Inspects the aquatic facility in accordance with the daily schedule and reports unsafe conditions and equipment to supervisor.
• Records information on pool usage as directed and prepares incident reports.
• Provides suggestions for pool activities and games and assists with those activities.
• Participates in scheduled in-service training sessions and participates in written skill exercises. Must remain current on all required certifications.
• Assists members and guests, without compromising public safety, with requests and provides information.
• Assists custodians with pool and equipment cleaning and minor maintenance, as scheduled or requested.

Performs other duties as needed or required.

Miscellaneous

• Considerable knowledge of monitoring and rescue techniques for an indoor aquatic facility, including first aid and CPR.
• Working knowledge of effective customer service and customer relation techniques.
• Working knowledge of facility policies, procedures and rules.
• Considerable skill in swimming and rescue in an indoor aquatic facility.
• Considerable ability to observe and detect possible problems and to respond appropriately, including activating the Emergency Action Plan for the pool.
• Working ability to respond to policy or procedure violations fairly and with the appropriate level of firmness, while presenting a positive image of the aquatic facility.
• Working ability to work around pool chemicals, heat, and humidity associated with a public pool.
• Working ability to maintain orderly and clean surroundings.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Duties are performed in an indoor public pool environment.
• The work requires exposure to workplace hazards such a potential loud environment when a large group is in the pool area and exposure to pool chemicals.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE JOB:

• Ability to use large motor skills to lift and carry or pull individuals to the side of the pool in emergencies.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain current American Red Cross certification as a Lifeguard.
• Must possess First Aid and Safety, and CPR for the Professional Rescuer.