Lifeguard Job Requirements and Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Fill out paperwork immediately following or during the treatment process.
• Preserve life and/or prevent the worsening of the patient’s condition and promote recovery.
• Provide immediate, lifesaving, medical cases before the arrival of further medical help, this can include performing procedures such as:

1. Placing unconscious casualty into the recovery position
2. Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
3. Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
4. Stopping bleeding using pressure and elevation
5. Keeping a fractured limb still

Qualifications/Skills:

• Knowledge and ability to evaluate water conditions at aquatics facilities to determine any potential dangers or hazards
• Swimming proficiency and comfort in all types of water conditions
• Knowledge of on-site protocols, operational procedures, and safety policies
• Employee must provide adequate certification to perform lifesaving/preserving procedures.
• Employee will be regularly required to stand and walk and on occasion run.
• Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. as needed.
• Employee must be able to complete detailed reports.
• Must be prepared to work early mornings, long days and late nights.
• Employee must have an email address and the ability to regularly access it.
• Employee must be punctual.
• Employee must follow all company standards and policies.
• Employee will be required to work outdoors in warm weather

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Minimum of 6 months of related work experience
• Certified Red Cross Lifeguard Certificate, or equivalent
• American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer, or equivalent
• American Red Cross Standard First Aid, or equivalent