Senior Lifeguard

Salary: $20.62 - $23.22 Hourly

Location : Durham, NC

Job Type: PT w/o benefits (Less than 20 hours per wk)

Job Number: 24-04969

Department: Parks and Recreation

Opening Date: 07/08/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Hourly Rate: $20.62 - $21.89
Locations: Edison Johnson Aquatic Center and

Campus Hills Pool at I. R. Holmes Recreation Center

Work Shifts: Vary during hours of 6:00am-8:00pm Monday-Friday,

8:30am-5:00pm Saturday, and 1:00pm-5:00pm Sunday.

Position responsible for the safety and well-being of patrons while they are at the pool by serving as lead staff on site, providing leadership over lifeguard staff, educating patrons on rules and regulations, enforcing rules, communicating instructions, and providing surveillance. Incumbent leads swim lessons, maintains deck and facility cleanliness and safety, prevents injuries, facilitates periodic in-service training, conducts opening/closing procedures for the facility and the pool, regulates chemical balances, and renders first aid as needed.
Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides general oversight of the lifeguard staff and monitors all activities in the pool area.
• Assists supervisor and assumes responsibilities in supervisor's absence, primarily during opening and closing hours, including the completion of cash deposits and financial statements.
• Serves as lead staff on site, leads lifeguard staff, facilitates group job training, assesses quality of work and assists staff with duties.
• Plans and instructs swim lessons for various skill and ability levels, provides feedback to students and parents, and evaluates participant and course effectiveness.
• Assists with regulating chemical balance and air quality in the pool area and with managing chemical supplies and documentation.
• Maintains cleanliness of the pool deck, bathrooms, and showers, refilling supplies as needed.
• Surveys the pool area, determines when to act, and issues warnings for rule infractions or unsafe behavior.
• Completes general safety checks and inspects equipment quality daily.
• Provides customer service by addressing patron needs and handling escalated inquiries in supervisor's absence.
• Covers front desk as needed and enters patron information, program registrations, and fee payments into Active.Net recreation software system including cash handling with opening and closing procedures.
• Responds to emergencies, provides appropriate guidance to patrons, and administers first aid.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

-American Red Cross Lifeguard standards and regulations.

-American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Manual. -Training standards and skills.

-Staff, facility, and program characteristics.

-Program rules, policies, and procedures.

-Swimming pool filtration and filter operation.

.Best practices for handling money.

SKILL IN:

-Supervising staff and delegating responsibility.

-Leading and directing a swimming instructional program.

-Communicating rules and regulations effectively to individuals and groups.

-Influencing behavior and conflict resolution.

-Identifying hazards and unsafe practices.

-Leadership and public relations.

-Report writing and record keeping.

-Exercising initiative and good judgment.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
  
• One (1) year of direct aquatics experience
  
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
  
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.
  
• Possess and maintain valid American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED certificate "and" either Water Safety Instructor "or" Lifeguarding Instructor certificate "or" equivalent certifications by another nationally recognized agency which is valid at all pool facilities.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Able to communicate through emails, texts, and phone calls.
• Available to work weekday evenings and various shifts on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Willing to work at both indoor and outdoor pools.

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

01

Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website
• Walk in
• Job fair
• Employee referral
• Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
• Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
• Craig's List
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Employment Security Commission
• Magazine/Newspaper
• Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04

Are you at least eighteen (18) years of age?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have one (1) year direct aquatic experience?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have a valid North Carolina driver's license "or" are you able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire?

• Yes
• No

07

Do you possess a valid American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED certificate?

• Yes
• No

08

At the time of hire, you must possess either a Water Safety Instructor or Lifeguarding Instructor certificate, or equivalent certifications by another nationally recognized agency which is valid at all pool facilities. I have:

• Water Safety Instructor certiicate.
• Lifeguarding Instructor certificate.
• equivalent certifications by another nationally recognized agency which is valid at all pool facilities.

09

Have you supervised employees in a work environment?

• No
• Yes

10

Do you have experience with pool pump room operations?

• No
• Yes

11

Are you able to communicate through emails, texts, and phone call?

• No
• Yes

12

Are you available to work weekday evenings and various shifts on Saturdays and Sundays?

• No
• Yes

13

Are you willing to work at both indoor and outdoor pools?

• No
• Yes

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