Head Lifeguard (Sl) - Outdoor

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK

RATE OF PAY: $15.75 - $17.00 per hour

MINIMUM AGE: 17 years

This position is available to all Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors who have worked satisfactorily for at least two seasons at a pool facility.

PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT:

June - early September. Employee works 6 days per week (40-50 hours per week with one day off). Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Days off, other than the one-day off per week, are granted only if a qualified worker can substitute for the employee. Must work weekends. Do not plan on taking an extended vacation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Supervises all aspects of the facility in the absence of the manager, including but not limited to:

• Employees

• Facility grounds

• Patrons

• Equipment/chemicals as assigned

• Dearborn 'Learn to Swim' Deck supervisor

• Performs life guarding/instruction duties as assigned.

• Attends all training sessions/in-service training.

• Assists with grounds maintenance and cleanliness of pool/park as assigned, including bathhouses.

• Works in cooperation with other Head Lifeguards and Pool/Park Management.

• Displays mature approach to patrons, co-workers and works flexible hours.

• May be assigned to function as a water safety instructor, which includes teaching swim lessons.

• Wears required uniform.

• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.

• May be assigned some office-type duties.

PLEASE NOTE: Employee may be reassigned to a different location without prior notice.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

• Current Lifeguard Training and CPR for the Professional Rescuer certifications on file with the City.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURE:

• Qualified applicants will be scheduled for an interview.

• Hired applicants must be able to pass a Lifeguard test:

• Swim 200 yards in under 4 minutes.

• Retrieve a brick from the bottom of a 10-13.5-foot pool, surface and tread water with the brick, in both hands and above the surface, for 1 minute.

• Swim with a suspected spinal victim, with head immobilized, for 15 yards.