Assistant Water Safety Director

Position Purpose/Summary

Responsible for the aquatic facility operations including, but not limited too, supervising the life guarding team and bath attendants, maintaining the facility, planning and conducting in-service trainings, completing all required paperwork and for the safety of the patrons by preventing and responding to emergencies.

Essential Functions

• Ensuring the safety of the facility patrons and lifeguard team
• Supervising the lifeguard team/bath attendants
• Supervising the safety inspections, general care, and cleaning of the facility
• Enforce all aquatic rules, policies, and regulations to ALL patrons
• Make sure all paperwork is completed fully and correctly
• Conduct regular in-service training sessions and document results
• Ensure all users are signed in properly and have I.D.’s
• Instruct, assign, supervise, and evaluate lifeguards in the performance of their duties – document everything
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Thorough knowledge and application of life guarding surveillance and rescue techniques
• The ability to instruct, assign, supervise, and evaluate lifeguards in the performance of their duties
• An understanding of facility characteristics, rules, polices, and procedures
• Leadership and public relation skills
• Decision making skills / ability to problem solve
• Supervisory management skills
• Ability to identify hazards and unsafe practices and to make suitable recommendations for minimizing or eliminating those hazards
• Application of all forms and proper usage
  
  

Education And Experience

One year lifeguard experience preferred

Current Certification In The Following Is Needed

• American Red Cross or YMCA Lifeguard Training/First Aid
• American Red Cross or American Heart CPR for the Professional Rescuer
• American Red Cross Waterfront Life guarding, if working at 5-Mile Pond