Lifeguard

United States
Part Time to Full Time
Entry Level
CALLING ALL FUTURE TEAM LEADERS. JOIN THE TEAM AT MARGARITAVILLE RESORT CAPE COD

WE TRAIN AND CERTIFY YOU FOR YOUR LIFEGUARD CREDENTIALS IN OUR ONSITE CLASS.


Job Title: Waterpark Lifeguard
Department: Recreation
Reports To: Department Manager
FLSA Status: Full-time Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $18.00 - $20.00 hourly

Summary: Responsible for performing a combination of tasks to ensure beach safety and security and maintaining hotel beach premises clean and orderly, thereby contributing to a pleasant, positive guest experience. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Monitoring activities in and near the waterpark through guest surveillance and preventing injuries by minimizing or eliminating hazardous situations and behaviors. The following duties are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
• Perform daily assigned duties by Waterpark Manager/Assistant and or Supervisor(s)
• Provide exceptional guest and customer service to visitors of the Waterpark.
• Monitor activities in and near the water & waterpark through constant surveillance.
• Provide emergency care and treatment required until the arrival of emergency medical services.
• Inspect water facilities, equipment, and water to ensure safety and stability.
• Enforce waterpark rules and regulations and educate guests on the policies.
• Ability to quickly recognize and respond to all emergencies.
• Administer First Aid, CPR, and Automated External Defibrillator (AED.
• Work together with other lifeguards, staff, and management.
• Perform all duties of a certified lifeguard.
• Proficient in the performance of emergency policies & procedures.
• Be alert of the dangerous areas (diving boards, ladders, diving areas, slides, lazy river currents, rock walls, obstacles in walkways, etc.)
• Perform job excellence in interpersonal communications courteously and tactfully to all guests, co-workers, and team members.
Additional Tasks and Responsibilities
• Complete in-service assignments to remain proficient in physical and or other skills.
• Swim a minimum of 150 yards weekly (3 laps)
• Performs related duties as required.
APPROVED JOB DESCRIPTION- LIFEGUARD
• Participate in team activities and training. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform basic functions. Education/Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent. Minimum 6 months of related work experience. Certified Red Cross Lifeguard training certificate or equivalent. American Red Cross Standard First Aid certified. All Applicants must Be at least 18 years of age. Be in good physical condition and able to maintain condition. Be licensed and able to administer as a lifeguard (CPR, First Aid, and AED) certified. Have maturity in judgment. Wear protective swimwear. Follow all instructions/directives of the Waterpark Management. Other Requirements – Certificates/Licenses
• Must have completed and kept updated licensing course as a lifeguard. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Ability to read policies and procedures.
• Ability to write.
• Ability to speak effectively and courteously with customers, both in person and on the phone
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to carry out duties reliably and predictably.
APPROVED JOB DESCRIPTION- LIFEGUARD
Physical Demands The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Able to swim 300 yards continuously while demonstrating a breathing technique. Tread water for two minutes using your legs only. Pass a timed swim, which includes diving, surfacing, and retrieving a weighted object. Able to exit the water without using a ladder or stairs. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee must walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must lift and move more than 50 pounds on occasion. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and humid conditions, high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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