Lifeguard Swim & Fitness Center

Overview

The Hourly Lifeguard position is responsible for ensuring the safety of guests, surveillance of the pool facility and surrounding areas, enforcement of policies, rules, and regulations, and governing the conduct of guests using a municipal swimming pool. This position requires working evenings, weekends, and holidays, and requires the ability to travel to work at all City facility pools as needed. This position requires a commitment of a minimum of 12 hours per week.

Recreation staff have the primary responsibility of ensuring the safety of program participants. This position is classified as safety-sensitive and may be subject to random drug testing and/or heightened supervision per the personnel policies and rules.

The full salary range for this position is stated above. The starting range of pay is dependent on qualifications and experience of each candidate.

The City’s work culture encourages passionate, positive, and enthusiastic employees who support our mission:
The City of Westminster provides high-quality core services and fosters resilience to promote a safe and thriving community. Westminster is a city of beautiful, safe, well-maintained neighborhoods and destinations with a vibrant, diverse economy and strong sense of community belonging. Our core values are embodied in SPIRIT:
Service – People – Integrity – Respect – Innovation – Teamwork.

This position supports the goals of the Parks, Recreation and Libraries Department, which enhances the quality of life for Westminster citizens by providing diverse leisure, recreational, and informational services and resources; and acquiring, developing, and maintaining parks, facilities, open space, and trails. The department’s mission is:
Together we create exceptional opportunities for a vibrant community with a commitment to nature, wellness and literacy.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES
Job Specific – Every employee in this position must be able to:

• Demonstrate preventative lifeguarding and current lifeguard techniques, standards, and procedures related to rescue of a drowning swimmer or any user in distress in or around the swimming pool
• Act quickly and calmly in emergency situations by making proper judgments as to the correct course of action
• Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning
• Pass the City of Westminster’s swim and lifeguard skills test
• Demonstrate first aid procedures common in swimming pool operations
• Demonstrate CPR and rescue breathing skills within certification standards, and the use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Work courteously with the public and support the City of Westminster guest service philosophy and the SPIRIT values

All employees are expected to provide excellent customer service and demonstrate professionalism and integrity, work efficiently and accurately, work independently and as part of a team, take initiative, solve problems, display good judgment, take ownership for delivering a high-quality product or service, have regular and punctual attendance, and effectively handle emergency situations.

Essential Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities, and Tasks

• Monitor activities in swimming pool areas to prevent drownings, injuries, or accidents
• Respond to emergencies
• Provide quality swim lesson instruction
• Participate in maintenance and cleaning duties including pool, locker rooms, deck, and surrounding facilities
• Enforce pool rules while following department guest-host philosophy
• Participate in and attend monthly in-service trainings
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Instruct swimming classes of various age groups and ability levels
• Maintain records of activity levels and usage
• Incumbent is accountable for all duties of this job, and other projects and responsibilities may be added at the City's discretion

Education, Experience, Skills, Formal Training, Licenses, and Certifications

Required
:

• Must be at least 15 years of age
• Ability to pass Star Guard Elite Lifeguard Training, including first aid and CPR/AED training within 30 days of hire
• Must pass a required swim test during the interview process
• Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per week

Preferred
:

• One (1) full year of…