Lifeguard

TWO RIVERS YMCA•Kewanee, IL

41d•$15

About The Position

ACTIVELY HIRING Now hiring Professional Lifesavers! The best way to respond to a rescue is to prevent it from happening in the first place! Join our team of Lifeguards as we work to prevent incidents and protect those that come into our pool areas. A true Professional Lifesaver! Currently looking for Lifeguards available: Weekdays Weekends Summary: To provide and enforce a safe atmosphere for all participants utilizing the swimming pool facility.

Requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises members and participants as they experience the Two Rivers YMCA in aquatic area actives.
Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: Less than high school education; up to 33 hours of training and/or experience for lifeguard certification.
Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to members, children, parents, and staff.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Complete background check, child abuse prevention training, blood borne pathogens, Lifeguarding ARC or YMCA, CPR for the Professional Rescuer and AED, First Aid Certification and other trainings as assigned.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must continue to meet minimum requirements for lifeguard swimming and abilities.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Responsibilities

Preventing accidents both in the water and on the immediate deck through the enforcement of the pool rules established by the YMCA.
Performing an appropriate rescue and providing emergency care for an accident victim.
Filling out an incident report on any incident.
Abiding by the YMCA’s policies, rules and regulations as set forth by the YMCA.
Finding a qualified substitute from within the staff in the case of illness and informing the Aquatic Director.
Checking all pool rescue and first aid equipment for safety and report any supplies that are low.
Keeping deck and pool area clean and neat at all times. Hose deck when necessary.
Opening and closing the pool, and for using the robot properly, according to the procedures given in the aquatic staff handbook.
For being familiar with the current brochure and pool schedule.
Position yourself as needed to best guard the current pool situation. Life guarding is done primarily from the guarding chair. Guards may stand or walk around the deck area if the situation dictates. Guards will not guard from the white chairs or by the pool office. Guards will position themselves around the pool as needed; do not sit or stand together.
Be on time and wear the proper uniform. Proper uniform includes swim suit, a guard shirt, and with a whistle, a hip pack, and a rescue tube.
Being strict but tactful in enforcing pool rules. Enforce all pool rules consistently.
Use whistle only when necessary. The signal to clear the pool is one long sharp whistle blast.
Remain vigilant and assure the pool is constantly monitored.
Communicate effectively with patrons and coworkers.
Conduct swim tests and mark as required by department policy and ensuring that only those who pass are allowed in the deep end.
Adding and removing lane lines and/or safety lines as needed.
Reporting any immediate causes for concern to the proper personnel in a timely manner. Less urgent matters may be recorded on log sheets or communicated to supervisors.
Maintains an acceptable level of physical fitness as necessary to maintain all required certifications.
Attending staff training sessions and meetings monthly.
Properly clocking in and out to record the hours worked.