Job description
DULUTH AREA FAMILY YMCA – JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Lifeguard
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Job Type: Part-Time
Reports to: Program/Membership Director
Revision Date: 03/01/2022
Are you looking to become a certified lifeguard? The Cook County YMCA provides lifeguard courses. If a candidate becomes an employee at the Cook County YMCA, the course is free.
Part-Time Benefits:
- Retirement accounts (You can contribute at any time, but the Y will contribute 12% after two years of service with 1,000 hours in each of the two years)
- Paid time off (Accrue 1 hour of paid time off for every 50 hours worked)
- Complimentary nationwide 2 adult family membership to the Y
- Discounts on programs, summer camps, YMCA Camp Miller
- Team member referral program
- Employee engagement and appreciation activities
- Employee assistance program
- Growth and development opportunities
- Leadership certification and related training offered and encouraged
Maintains safe swimming conditions in the pool, deck, and surrounding areas. Creates a safe and positive atmosphere that promotes member safety and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. This is a part-time position.
Our Culture
Essential Functions
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Maintains constant surveillance of the pool area.
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Knows/reviews all emergency procedures and responds to emergency situations immediately in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. Completes related reports as required.
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Maintains effective, positive relationships with the members, participants and other staff.
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Knows, understands, and consistently applies safety rules, policies and guidelines for the pool and aquatic area.
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Maintains accurate records as required by the YMCA and/or the state Health Department code.
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Performs equipment checks and ensures appropriate equipment is available as needed.
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Checks the pool for hazardous conditions when arriving.
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Attends all staff meetings and training as required.
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Maintain current certifications.
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Complete additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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Fosters an inclusive environment appreciative of differences in the workplace. Meaningfully participate in and lead efforts to support the Y’s commitment to equity and diversity.
YMCA Competencies
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Values: Accept and demonstrate the Y’s values
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Community: Desire to serve others and fulfill community needs
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Inclusion: Work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions
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Relationships: Build rapport and relate well with others
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Developing Others: Take the initiative to assist in developing others
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Decision-Making: Make sound judgments, and transfer learning from one situation to another
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Change Capacity: Demonstrate an openness to change, and seek opportunities in the change process.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position will not have any supervisory role.
Work Environment
This position operates in and around a pool area.
Physical Demands
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Ability to lift a person off the bottom and out of the water.
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Perform all skills required for Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR/AED certifications.
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Comfortable in the water.
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While performing duties of this job, employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to handle, or feel; reach with arms and hands. Employee must be able to talk, taste, smell and see (both near and far). Occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch.
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Ability to pass lifeguard water test.
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Must be able to remain alert.
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Must be able to sit or stand for extended periods.
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Adequate ability to hear noises and distinguish distress signals.
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Ability to continuously scan all areas of the pool with clear vision.
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Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks necessary for a water rescue.
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Ability to communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Travel
Required Education and Experience
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Minimum age of 16
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Certifications: CPR/AED for the professional rescuer, YMCA or Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid, and Oxygen (preferred)
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Ability to maintain certification-level of physical and mental readiness.
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Successful completion of the Duluth Y’s Lifeguard Assessment prior to employment.
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Commitment of supporting principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action to achieve a diverse work environment.
Preferred Education and Experience
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Ability to instruct swim classes
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
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Must be able to successfully pass a background check.
EEO Statement
Other Duties
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