Lifeguard
Reports to: Officer in Charge
The primary responsibility as a lifeguard is to prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring. Candidates must be able to ensure the safety of patrons by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations or behaviors.
LIFEGUARD DUTIES AND POOL ATTENDANT RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reports for duty on time
- Attend briefing if needed.
- Maintains cleanliness and maintenance of the pool and aquatic facilities.
- Spotting hazards and preventing accidents.
- Giving advice on water safety.
- Controlling unruly behavior.
- Report to well groomed.
- Adhere the strict rules and regulations pertaining security
- Supervises swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed.
- Warns swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforces pool regulations and water safety policies.
- Administers first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and administers CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary.
- Evaluates conditions for safety and initiates aquatics emergency action plan as required.
- Inspects pool facilities, equipment, and water to ensure that they are safe and usable.
- Supervises and assists in cleaning the pool and related facilities and equipment, assists with chlorine residual water tests and with records and charts of water tests and records of accidents, and adds chemicals to pool water as directed.
- Instructs or assists classes in fundamentals of swimming as needed.
- Resolves scheduling conflicts to ensure safe pool environment when competing programs/priorities require use of aquatic facilities.