Lifeguard - Part TIme

Lifeguard services are needed for a private pool in a 172-home community in Telford, PA. There is a main pool, kiddie pool and pool house inside of a gated area for the exclusive use of residents and their guests. The lifeguard position is part-time with each lifeguard working under 30 hours per week. The schedule will be set for each lifeguard based on their desired work schedule. Two lifeguards per shift are to be scheduled. There will be one lifeguard manager and an assistant manager. The pool maintenance company will be directly involved with the lifeguards.

• 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.
• Evaluates conditions for safety and initiates 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 safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.
• Verify and record pool tag numbers to confirm resident status of the attendee.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge and ability to evaluate water conditions at the pool 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 relating to weather conditions
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services

Education, Experience and Licensing Requirements

• Minimum age of 15 at the time the work schedule begins
• Related work experience helpful
• 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