Head Lifeguard
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Head Lifeguard oversees the duties and responsibilities of the lifeguard staff to ensure patron safety, effective surveillance, and supervises assigned staff in the absence of the pool manager. This role involves monitoring the swimming pool and surrounding area to enforce safety rules, cautioning swimmers about unsafe practices, rescuing swimmers in distress, and administering first aid. The Head Lifeguard also assists with cash handling procedures, ensures equipment and facility are in proper operating condition, and maintains water quality to health standards. Responsibilities include inspecting and performing minor adjustments to pool filtration and chlorinating systems, cleaning the pool and surrounding areas, maintaining facility cleanliness (including bathrooms), and managing cleaning supply inventory. The position requires maintaining communication with aquatics administrative personnel regarding pool operations, planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of assigned personnel, and training swimming pool staff. Additionally, the Head Lifeguard assists in presenting safety briefings, scheduling and coordinating aquatics programs, ensuring lifeguard staff maintain high swimming fitness, and informing the Pool Manager about supply needs and equipment repair. The role includes checking gates and doors at closing time, ensuring water rescue equipment is maintained, supervising lifeguard rotations and staff breaks, and enforcing policies and procedures. The Head Lifeguard carries out all duties assigned by the pool manager and performs related management duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A High school diploma or GED or higher
- Must have 500 hours of Lifeguarding experience
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Current American Red Cross (ARC) Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (ARC), and Lifeguard Management certifications by time of hire
Responsibilities
- Monitors swimming pool and surrounding area to enforce safety rules and regulations
- Cautions swimmers about unsafe swimming practices
- Rescues swimmers using necessary lifesaving techniques
- Administers minor first aid
- Assists in accounting for cash handling procedures and reports
- Ensures proper operating condition of all equipment and facility and swimming pool water meets health standards
- Inspects swimming pool equipment to ensure it is safe and in working order
- Performs minor adjustments and maintenance to the swimming pool's filtration and chlorinating systems
- Provides maintenance support (chemical tests, maintenance order requests) as needed
- Cleans pool, pool area, and grounds and ensures pool gets vacuumed
- Maintains a clean facility, including bathrooms
- Assists in maintaining an inventory of cleaning supplies
- Maintains communication with aquatics administrative personnel concerning pool operations
- Plans, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned personnel
- Trains assigned swimming pool personnel
- Assists in presenting safety briefings to the public and other organizations
- Assists in the scheduling and coordinating of aquatics programs
- Ensures lifeguard staff maintain a high level of swimming fitness
- Informs Pool Manager when supplies are needed and if equipment needs repair
- Checks all gates and doors at closing time
- Makes sure all water rescue equipment is properly maintained and ready for use in an emergency
- Supervising proper and timely lifeguard rotations and staff breaks during public operating hours
- Supervise staff enforcing policies and procedures
- Carry out all duties as assigned by the pool manager
- Perform related management duties as assigned by the pool manager
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
