Lifeguard
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Overview
Job Description
Join the team at our Schweitzer Wellbeing Center as a lifeguard and help create a safe, welcoming environment for our community. This role is essential to ensuring the safety of all guests while promoting health and wellbeing through aquatic activities. If you're attentive, responsible, and passionate about helping others, we'd love to have you on board.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide high quality customer service to patrons including responding to membership inquiries and needs, educating patrons on pool safety, and professionally managing customer complaints.
Uphold the standard for professional lifeguarding, both on and off stand.
Ensure the safety of people in and around the Schweitzer Wellbeing Center natatorium by maintaining constant surveillance of patrons.
Follow and enforce safety standards, policies and procedures.
Monitor the pool area to prevent accidents and enforce facility rules. This includes identifying potential hazards and taking proactive steps to mitigate risks.
Perform water rescues and administer first aid and CPR as needed, including responding quickly and effectively to all emergency situations, and completing incident reports accurately and promptly.
Participate in process improvements to ensure efficient workflow with the aquatics team.
While on shift, ensure all rescue and safety equipment is in proper working condition.
While on shift, maintain cleanliness of pool deck, locker rooms, and surrounding areas.
Teach swimming safety and skills to patrons; structuring classes to support the customers' growth in aquatic competency. This includes planning and preparing for classes and record keeping.
Understand. Create. Simplify.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Current American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification
Current American Red Cross CPR, First Aid, and AED for the Professional Rescuer Certification
Demonstrated skills in customer service, problem-solving, communication, and computer knowledge
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)
Preferred Qualifications
Current American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certificate
1-year proven swim instruction and/or water fitness
Physical Requirements
Regularly required to talk or hear
Move or lift up to 50lbs frequently, and occasionally lift or move a higher amount
Sit and/or stand for up to 8 hours
Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, kneel, and/or twist
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Frequently works in and around chlorinated water
Ability to swim, move and train in the pool
Pay Range Data
We anticipate filling both Lifeguard and Head Lifeguard positions. Lifeguards generally start at $20.00/hour. Head Lifeguards generally start at $21.00/hour.
Communication with Applicants
We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com.
SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
Communication with Applicants
We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at careers@selinc.com.
SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
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