Summer Indoor Lifeguard
Town of Blacksburg
- Blacksburg, VA
- $15.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Monitors activities in swimming pool areas to prevent drowning, injuries or accidents
- Prevents accidents through enforcement of policies, rules and regulations governing the conduct of patrons using the pool and surrounding area
- Remains calm in emergency situations
- Inspects facilities for cleanliness; assists in daily pool, locker room and deck cleaning
- Assists in the maintenance of the swimming pool and monitoring and maintaining the pool filtration system
- Monitors pool water chemistry through testing of water samples, adjust chemistry as needed to maintain standards
- Analyzes and corrects facility hazards
- Assists with opening and closing procedures
- Takes care of equipment and stores equipment properly
- Fills out all necessary paperwork
- Attends and contributes at in-service training sessions and staff meetings on monthly basis
- Reports to work in approved staff clothing
- Performs any and all other job duties assigned such as assisting with camps, special events, front desk, swim lessons, and swim team
- Ability to positively interact and communicate with the general public, establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and operate effectively in a team environment
- Requires knowledge of and demonstrated skills in life guarding, CPR and first aid
- Ability to learn and adhere to the facility emergency procedures
- High School Diploma or GED is required
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Previous aquatic experience is preferred.
- American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification is required by first day of employment, as well as First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer
- Ability to pass Blacksburg Aquatic Center Lifeguard testing during the interview process
- This is a part-time wage position that requires the incumbent work a minimum of 6 hours per week, including evenings, weekends, holidays and split shifts
- This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 80 pounds of force with assistance
- Work regularly requires standing for extended periods of time, frequently sitting, walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, stooping, reaching, pulling and lifting
- Occasionally requires tasting or smelling
- Work has standard vision requirements
- Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
- Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, to receive detailed information through oral communications and to make fine distinctions in sound
- Work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, observing general surroundings and activities
- Work will be at an indoor aquatic facility and may include exposure to all types of conditions including chlorine or other pool chemicals, heat, blood or other body fluids