Ocean Safety Officer I (Sr-15)

County Of Maui • Maui County (various), HI

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About The Position

The Ocean Safety Officer I is the entry-level class in the Ocean Safety Officer series and functions as a trainee in a planned ocean safety training program. The position assists with ocean rescues and emergency life support, learns and enforces rules governing beach activities and shore water usage, provides first aid, and performs related duties. Ocean Safety Officer I differs from Ocean Safety Officer II, which independently safeguards participants at an assigned beach area or station.

The trainee attends orientation and training in ocean safety, rescue and life-support methods, first aid, enforcement procedures, and local ocean and beach conditions. The position may staff a lifeguard tower or patrol a beach area; assist with rescues, emergency care, and enforcement; warn the public about dangerous conditions; record beach attendance estimates; and participate in ocean safety education. The officer maintains assigned equipment and submits reports about rescues, accidents, and emergency measures.

Applicants need education and experience substantially equivalent to high school graduation and a valid motor vehicle operator's license (Hawaii Type 3 or equivalent). Before completing probation, the employee must hold the specified current lifeguard, emergency medical responder, and CPR/AED or BLS certifications and maintain them thereafter. The work may involve an irregular schedule, including shifts, rotations, weekends, and holidays, and exposure to hazardous conditions. Employees must meet the health and physical condition standards needed to perform essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school.
• A valid motor vehicle operator's license (State of Hawaii Type 3 or equivalent).
• Before completion of probation, possess a current United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) Open Water Lifeguard certificate.
• Before completion of probation, possess a current National Registry Emergency Medical Technician's (NREMT) Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certificate meeting U.S. Department of Transportation guidelines or equivalent.
• Before completion of probation, possess a current American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certificate or American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certificate; required certificates must remain current thereafter.
• Knowledge of lifesaving techniques and methods; emergency life-support techniques, including artificial respiration and CPR; first-aid principles and practices; airborne and bloodborne pathogens; and applicable safeguards.
• Ability to swim long distances, rescue people from the water, and effectively handle a rescue surfboard and lifesaving equipment.
• Ability to administer emergency life-support techniques, including artificial respiration and CPR, and provide first aid.
• Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with the public, learn applicable ordinances and rules, and read and follow written instructions.
• Meet the health and physical condition standards necessary to perform essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Attend orientation and training in ocean safety, rescue and life-support methods, first aid, enforcement procedures, and local ocean and beach conditions.
• Assist with ocean rescues and administer emergency life-support measures and first aid.
• Learn and enforce ordinances, rules, and regulations governing beach activities and shore water usage.
• May staff a lifeguard tower or patrol a beach area.
• Maintain surfboards, field glasses, radio-communication units, and other equipment in working order.
• Write and submit reports describing rescues, accidents, and emergency measures taken.
• Assist in warning people about dangerous or unsafe beach and ocean conditions.
• Log estimated numbers of people on the beach.
• May participate in ocean safety education programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED