Job Description

The Lifeguard monitors the pool area, providing a safe experience for members, participants, volunteers, and staff.

SALARY RANGE: $20.00-$24.00/hour

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively scan the pool, looking for hazards and monitoring the safety of swimmers
• Conduct swim tests with young swimmers
• Adheres to program standards, including safety and cleanliness standards, and ensures consistency with evidence-based practices
• Attends staff meetings and trainings
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention, and emergencies
• Other duties and responsibilities assigned by superviso r

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lift equipment and a small- to average-size child.
• Remain in the pool area at all times.
• Remain alert, with no lapses of consciousness, in a warm environment with air temperatures of 80 degrees or higher.
• Adequate ability to hear noises and distinguish distress signals.
• Ability to continuously scan all areas of the pool with clear vision.
• Support child or adult body weight in the water.
• Remain in water ranging from 80--90 degrees for one to four hours.
• Communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance, in normal and loud situations.

Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be 15 years of age
• Basic life support or professional rescuer CPR/AED, first aid, and emergency oxygen administration certifications and child abuse prevention training within 30 days of hire date
• YMCA Lifeguard certification or approved lifeguard certification
• Patience and the ability to effectively communicate

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Change Leadership: Facilitates, co-creates, and implements equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community.

Engaging Community: Builds bridges with others in the community to ensure the Y's work is community-focused and welcoming of all, providing community benefit.

Philanthropy: Secures resources and support to advance the Y's work.

Volunteerism: Engages volunteers and promotes social responsibility at all levels of the organization.

Collaboration: Creates sustainable relationships within the Y and with other organizations in service to the community.

Communication & Influence: Listens and expresses self effectively and in a way that engages, inspires, and builds commitment to the Y's cause.

Inclusion: Values all people for their unique talents and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence.

Critical Thinking & Decision Making: Makes informed decisions based on logic, data, and sound judgement.

Fiscal Management: Manages the Y's resources responsibly and sustains the Y's nonprofit business model.

Functional Expertise: Executes superior technical skills for the role.

Innovation: Creates and implements new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y's work and impact in the community.

Program/Project Management: Ensures program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs.

Developing Self & Others: Develops self and supports others (e.g.: staff, volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to achieve their highest potential.

Emotional Maturity: Demonstrates ability to understand and manage emotions effectively in all situations.