What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lifeguard position at Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater?
LIFEGUARD - Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater
SMP SFM, LLC
LOCATION: Albertville, AL
DEPARTMENT: AQUATICS
REPORTS TO: AQUATICS MANAGER
STATUS: PART-TIME (SEASONAL)
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Albertville, AL. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.
Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies company. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.
SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- Enforcing all pool rules
- Preventing injuries and minimizing hazardous situations
- Providing patron surveillance whenever a patron is swimming
- Handling all injuries, accidents and emergency situations as they arise (contact Senior Lifeguard for any assistance)
- Arriving to work on time
- Instruct various ages in swimming, water safety, and other aquatic programming
- Completing assigned cleaning duties
- Attending in-service training as scheduled
- Passing the CPR/AED for Lifeguards skills and written test
- Completing other duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current certification in American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and First Aid, CPR/AED for Lifeguards or equivalent
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work well with others
- Must be at least 16 years of age
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work in outside weather conditions
- Employees will be exposed to outside temperatures ranging from 80-105 degrees
- Minimal duties are performed in direct sunlight. The employee is exposed to hot, wet, and humid conditions
- The employee is exposed to cleaning chemicals that must be handled with extreme caution
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds waist high
- May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time whether indoors or outdoors, and squat, stoop, bend, carry, lift, pull, and push
- Facility has intermittent noise