POSITION SUMMARY:

Maintains safe swimming conditions in the pool, deck, and surrounding areas. Creates a safe and positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals and promotes safety in accordance with YMCA policies and procedures. Builds positive relationships with members and program participants through effective listening and verbal skills and creatively finds ways to connect them to one another and the Y community.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Maintains active surveillance of the pool area.
2. Knows and reviews all emergency procedures and responds to emergency situations immediately in accordance with YMCA policies, procedures, and the “safe-in-six” model; completes related reports as required
3. Knows, understands, and consistently applies safety rules, policies, and guidelines for the pool and aquatic area
4. Maintains accurate records as required by the YMCA and/or the state health department code
5. Performs equipment checks and ensures appropriate equipment is available as needed
6. Checks the pool for hazardous conditions when arriving
7. Performs chemical testing when not guarding, as required, and takes appropriate action
8. Identifies and celebrates the successes of members and program participants 
9. Attends and participates in all staff meetings and in-service training 
10. Performs other duties as assigned

YMCA COMPETENCIES:

Relationships: Builds authentic relationships in the service of enhancing individual and team performance to support the Y’s work.

Communication: Listens and expresses self effectively and in a manner that reflects a true understanding of the needs of the audience.

Developing Others: Recognizes and acts on the need to continually develop others’ capabilities to attain the highest level of performance possible.

Inclusion: Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence.

Innovation: Participates in the generation, experimentation, and implementation of new approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y’s mission and work.

Quality Results: Demonstrates and fosters a strong commitment to achieving goals in a manner that provides quality experiences.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Certifications: Basic life support or professional rescuer CPR/AED, first aid, and emergency oxygen administration 
2. Current YMCA Lifeguard or equivalent (YMCA Lifeguard needed within 90 days of employment)
3. Ability to maintain certification-level physical and mental readiness
4. Must demonstrate lifeguard skills in accordance with YMCA standards

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
2. Physically perform all skills required of a lifeguard
3. Hear noises and distress signals in the aquatic environment, including in the water and anywhere around the zone of responsibility 
4. Remain alert with no lapses of consciousness
5. See and observe all sections of an assigned zone or area of responsibility

Background Check:

All offers of employment are contingent upon the meeting the minimum Association-requirement(s) established for: employment references, personal references, Fingerprinting (a search of the candidate’s criminal background history), and physical examinations where required.