Waterfront Lifeguard

Join the Girl Scouts of Colorado team as a Waterfront Lifeguard at Sky High Ranch, a summer camp located in the Rocky Mountains. As a member of our waterfront staff team, you will be responsible for implementing waterfront programs based on camp-wide goals, policies, and procedures.

• Plan, lifeguard, and supervise all waterfront activities, including swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and stand-up-paddle boarding.
• Assist the Program Director with daily upkeep and logs of equipment and property.
• Maintain the cleanliness and organization of all waterfront equipment and areas.
• Provide and/or support emergency procedures during on-site and off-site trip incidents.
• Support the work of the cabin, health, site, kitchen, and housekeeping staff as needed.

• High school diploma or GED and at least one year of college or equivalent work experience.
• Current or willingness to obtain Lifeguard Certification, First Aid/CPR, Child Abuse Mandated Reporter, Universal Standard Precautions, and Medication Administration certifications.
• Proven experience in waterfront skills, including swimming and watercraft.
• Ability to run program 6-8 hours daily, 6-7 days per week.

Camps are at altitudes of 8,000-9,500 feet. Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, extended overnight periods, and extended work hours, up to 22 hours per day.

Required daily, frequent exposure to highly stimulating and loud environments. Program activities are carried out in the out-of-doors often in inclement weather.

Willing to be on-call at all times for health, emergency purposes, camper supervision, and program implementation.

Required to live on-site in shared housing.

Able to carry, lift, and/or transfer at least 75 pounds.

Ability to hear, listen, see, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and balance.

Must have interpersonal skills/behaviors, including working with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors in a tactful, congenial personal manner, so as not to alienate or antagonize them.

Girl Scouts of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind.