EARLY MORNING LIFEGUARD

BURLINGTON AREA YMCA•Burlington, IA

135d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible in ensuring the control and safety of participants during recreational, fitness, and instructional swimming while providing a safe, clean, and friendly environment for Y members and guests. Able to be proactive on the job and respond to quickly and responsibly respond to emergency situations.

Requirements

Current American Red Cross or YMCA Lifeguard certification.
Current CPR certification (must include adult, child, and infant CPR and obstructed airway maneuver, two-rescuer CPR, modified jaw thrust, and use of pocket-mask and bag-valve mask resuscitation. American Safety & Health Institute CPR-PRO, American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer, American Heart Association CPR for the Health Care Provider, and National Safety Council Professional Rescuer CPR certification programs meet these requirements.)
Current First Aid certification (must include training in victim assessment; bleeding; shocks; burns; specific body injuries; bites and stings; bone, joint, and muscle injuries; medical emergencies and rescues. American Red Cross, National Safety Council, and American Safety Health Institute programs meet these requirements.)
Certification in AED, and Oxygen Administration.
Pass the following swimming skills test: A. Swim 50 yards each of : sidestroke, front crawl and breaststroke, B. Tread water for at least two minutes with legs only. C. Surface dive headfirst and feetfirst and swim underwater for 15 feet. D. Perform one active victim, one passive victim, and one spinal victim rescue.
Reflect emotional maturity, good communication skills, judgment, tact, and a positive attitude.
Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise adult activities.

Responsibilities

Provides direct supervision and maintains high safety standard during recreational, fitness, and instructional swim.
Ability to effectively communicate with members, participants, and staff in a positive manner.
Make mature judgments and to have the ability to make sound decisions
Enforce ALL rules of the facility.
Follow opening, operating, and closure procedures
Set a good example by practicing and implementing the Y’s mission and values.
Respect demonstrated for all members, guests, and staff team.
Follow the code of ethics for all staff.
Take pride in the facility by make sure that our department is clean and organized.
Assist members/ patrons with anything that may need
Attend all monthly in-service meetings/ trainings
Completes necessary paperwork/logs in a timely and detailed manner.
Reports to duty as scheduled.
All other duties as assigned.