Lifeguard

Lifepoint Health•Clyde, NC

14d

About The Position

The Lifeguard works at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center to maintain a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable aquatic environment for members, patients, and guests. The position supervises pool activities, helps prevent accidents, assists patrons, enforces pool rules, and responds to emergencies with rescue, first aid, and emergency care as needed. It also includes testing water chemistry, helping maintain pool cleanliness, and providing swim instruction and aquatic safety training when assigned. The role requires vigilance, teamwork, customer service, physical fitness, and the ability to demonstrate required swimming skills.

Requirements

Minimum age of 16 years for Lifeguard positions.
American Red Cross CPR-AED for Lifeguards certification within 7 days of hire for Lifeguard positions.
American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification within 7 days of hire for Lifeguard positions.
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Swim Instructor positions.
Starfish Aquatics Institute Swim Instructor certification within one month of hire for Swim Instructor positions.
Proficiency in all swimming skills covered in Swim Instructor training.
Ability to maintain a high level of physical fitness.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move over 150 pounds.
Demonstrated close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision.
Ability to demonstrate Front Crawl (Freestyle), Breaststroke, and other skills covered in the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course.

Responsibilities

Supervise activities in the pool area to prevent accidents and assist patrons.
Enforce pool rules and regulations to maintain order.
Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning or other unsafe situations and provide first aid and emergency care as needed.
Test water chemistry and help maintain the cleanliness of the pool and surrounding areas.
Provide swim instruction and teach aquatic safety techniques when assigned.
Promote a safe, positive, and welcoming environment for all participants and guests.

Benefits

Tailored benefit options for PRN employees.
Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Paid family leave and paid time off.
Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
Loan assistance.
401(k) retirement package with company match.
Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.