Lead Lifeguard

POSITION SUMMARY

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is excited to add Lead Lifeguards to the team at several of our aquatic facilities! These positions will be responsible for overseeing aquatic activities, ensuring the safest environment for patrons, and enforcing facility safety regulations. In addition, these positions will orient new lifeguards and provide training to their lifeguard team. The incumbents can also expect to assist with overall pool operations and maintenance.

The preferred candidate will have a passion for aquatics and exhibit strong interpersonal skills with diverse populations. Available locations for these temporary and limited part time (19hr/week) opportunities could be Eastway Regional Recreation Center, Northern Regional Recreation Center, Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, Marion Diehl Recreation Center and Ray’s Splash Planet.

• Ensure that swimmers are well supervised in the pool and on the decks
• Provide training and direction to lifeguards
• Instruct participants in swimming or other recreational activities and provide safety precaution information
• Complete and maintain records of weather conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information
• Maintain quality of pool water by testing chemical levels
• Inspect recreational equipment and facilities for safety and cleanliness
• Monitor recreational swimming activities in assigned area; using binoculars to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions
• Assist with facility maintenance and set up
• Provide basic First Aid and act as a first responder in the Emergency Action Plans at Aquatic Facilities
• Fill in for lifeguards as needed
• Perform other duties as required

Experience: Must have lifeguard experience

Education: Must be at least 17 years old and possess at least an eighth (8th) grade education;
Hold and maintain all required certifications

Combination of relevant experience and relevant education accepted?: N/A

Licenses/Certifications: Lifeguard Certification, CPR Certification, First Aid Certification

Knowledge:

• Approved water rescue methods and specific medical first aid techniques

• Public safety and security

• Customer and personal service

Skills:

• Swimming, lifesaving, and medical aid

• Speaking and active listening

• Judgement and decision making

• Service orientation

Abilities:

• Applied Learning:
Assimilating and applying new job-related information in a timely manner

• Building Trust:
Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization

• Communication:
Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided

• Customer Focus:
Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs

• Initiating Action:
Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive

• Safety Awareness:
Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.