What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lifeguards (Summer 2025) position at SUNY Delhi?
Location: Delhi, NY Category: Active Student Jobs Posted On: Tue Apr 29 2025 Job Description:
Job Requirements:
Additional Information:
The SUNY Delhi Aquatic Center is seeking lifeguards for the Kunsela Hall Pool. The Kunsela Hall Pool is open to the college and surrounding community. We provide a welcoming, fun, and safe multipurpose space that services individuals from infancy through adulthood, in water safety and recreation to contribute to the quality of their lives.
General Lifeguard Duties:
- Patron surveillance and preventing the injuries before they occur.
- Supervising swimming activities at the aquatics facility and ensure that all policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed.
- 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.
- Responsible for opening and closing the aquatics facility.
- Inspect pool facilities, equipment and water to ensure that they are safe and usable, to include monitoring pool chemistry and charting.
- Provides general upkeep and maintenance of the pool, locker rooms and First Aid room via specific cleaning schedules.
- Basic bookkeeping and tracking of attendance and payments which includes checking patron IDs.
- Setting up for events: moving lanelines, tables, chairs, pool equipment, etc.
Head Lifeguard Duties:
- Supervise lifeguards.
- Assist with making the lifeguard schedule.
- Act as a liaison between the Aquatics Coordinator and Lifeguard staff.
- Accurately collect, record and secure payments received during each shift.
- Any other duties assigned by the Aquatics Coordinator.
Job Requirements:
- Possess a current Certified Red Cross Lifeguard Training certificate, or equivalent.
- Possess a current American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer or BLS Certification, or equivalent.
- Possess a current American Red Cross First Aid Certificate or equivalent.
Additional Information:
- Monday through Friday 7 am - 11 am & 3 pm - 5 pm
- Willing to work afternoons, evenings and weekends.
- You must attend all lifeguard service trainings and meetings.