Lifeguard - Shafter Aquatics Center

LIFEGUARD – Shafter Aquatics Center

SHAC SFM, LLC

LOCATION: Shafter, CA

DEPARTMENT: AQUATICS

REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER

STATUS: PART-TIME (NON-EXEMPT)

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Shafter Aquatics Center is a recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Shafter, CA 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.

Shafter Aquatics Center is managed facilities 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.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Lifeguard will be responsible for the safety of all guests in and near the pool area.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 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 Deep Water Lifeguard Training by the American Red Cross and First Aid, CPR/AED for Lifeguards or able to complete training and earn certification within 30 days of hire
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work well with others
• Must be at least 16 years of age or older

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, swim, sit, talk and hear
• The employee is required to use hands and fingers, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• The employee must occasionally lift, pull, push and/or move heavy items
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus
• 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