Head Lifeguard - Apex Centre; Part-Time

Overview

WORKING FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY Working for the City of McKinney is more than just a job; it’s a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. Proudly recognized on the Top Workplaces USA list by USA TODAY in 2024, our team is dedicated to making McKinney one of the best places to work, live, and raise a family.

Join us and start making a difference today.

WORKING FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY Working for the City of McKinney is more than just a job; it’s a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. Proudly recognized on the Top Workplaces USA list by USA TODAY in 2024, our team is dedicated to making McKinney one of the best places to work, live, and raise a family.

Join us and start making a difference today.

OUR CORE VALUES City of McKinney employees work hard and at a very fast pace. However, we also look after and support one another. All of us are guided by four employee-inspired values – Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (RISE). We are also supported by servant-based leaders who foster and support a healthy, family-oriented culture. All new employees are expected to embrace and live by our core values and commit to helping us sustain our exceptional work environment as a high performance organization.

Summary Of Position Oversee the lifeguards and their duties. Ensure the safety of the pool facility and general upkeep. Perform maintenance duties under the direction of the Aquatic Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor. Work with the public to achieve high customer service standards. Responsible for assisting in supporting and enforcing the rules, regulations, and safety of the pool facility within the lifeguard certification.

Provide back-up support to other areas of the Parks and Recreation Department as needed. The primary responsibility of lifeguards is the safety of the guests. Secondary duties include pool, deck, outdoor pool facilities, general maintenance, teach swim lessons, work special events and customer service. The head lifeguard is responsible for keeping physically fit and rescue skills at audit quality levels.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES In order for us to continue to achieve our primary function of making McKinney a better place to live, work, and raise a family, we hold these expectations for all employees.

• Learn and demonstrate an understanding of how team, department, and City goals are interconnected.
• Contribute to a positive work culture.
• Ability to assess his/her work performance or the work performance of the team.
• Contribute to the development of others and/or the working unit or overall organization.
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team, to demonstrate team skills, and to perform a fair share of team responsibilities.
• Ability to continuously learn and develop through a mix of internal and external training opportunities, and if applicable, encourage subordinates to do the same.

• Maintain a clean, sanitary environment. This will be accomplished by taking pool chemical readings and adjusting chemical levels when necessary. The restrooms are to be inspected and cleaned as well as the pool deck.
• Write a monthly schedule for the lifeguards, including open sessions, swim lessons, rentals and in-service meetings.
• Maintain exemplary rescue skills, assist Aquatic Supervisor with in-service training.
• Maintain records, including incident reports, oxygen, AED and work hour logs, lifeguard time cards, daily chemical readings, disciplinary action, daily revenue envelopes, weekly inventory of supplies.
• Supervise the daily activities of the lifeguards, including rotation, finding replacements for absent guards, monitoring the number of guards needed, position of guard stands (glare), use of safety equipment, and behavior and professionalism of guard staff.
• Assist with the pre-season clean up and opening of facilities, attend training and orientation meetings.
• Provide positive and enthusiastic customer service to all Members and Guests. Greet members and guests by name.
• Arrive to work every day, on time, as scheduled.

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