Aquatics Lifeguard

Responsibilities, Essential Duties & Expectations:

• Skims bugs and other debris from surface to prepare pool for daily use.
• Supervises and observes swimmers at all times to ensure their safety.
• Administers care to swimmers’ minor injuries such as small cuts and bruises.
• Maintains amenities in and cleanliness of changing rooms, bathrooms and showers.
• Assists in organizing clinics and private swimming lessons for members as directed by the Pool Superintendent or instructors.
• Enforces rules of conduct at the pool.
• Checks first aid supplies and reports needed items.
• Organizes and monitors pool games at all times; suggests pool-side games.
• Places rescue tube and ring buoy on the lifeguard chair in the morning; returns these and all swimming aids and pool toys to the lifeguard locker when the pool closes.
• Straightens the pool areas at the end of the day.
• Maintains all necessary records determined by the Pool Superintendent.
• Attends all inservices as directed by the Aquatics Director
• Implements all pool safety equipment.
• Performs required pool pre-opening duties.
• Informs swimming pool manager about unresolved member or guest disruptions that could cause a safety problem.
• Performs other appropriate tasks assigned by the Swimming Pool Superintendent.