PT Ocean Lifeguard

Overview

Are you looking for an opportunity that will allow you to enjoy the beach while making a difference everyday?
The City of Pismo Beach is looking for enthusiastic and responsible people to become lifeguards and keep our beaches safe this summer.

WHO ARE WE? Pismo Beach is a full-service, oceanfront city with a population of about 8,500, located in San Luis Obispo County, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The City's commercial base is primarily tourism-oriented, with a significant number of hotels, motels and restaurants. There is no smog, which makes the area healthy for outdoor activities.

The City Beach extends approximately 1.5 miles. The temperatures generally are mild during the summer months. They can occasionally reach the high 90's. The predominate northwest wind can reach speeds of up to 35 knots, which can create extreme ocean conditions. Occasionally, tropical storms from the southwest and strong northwest winds can create large swells that reach the Central Coast. When this occurs, ocean dynamics change, and rip and lateral currents develop, resulting in dangerous conditions for ocean swimmers.

Cal Fire / City of Pismo Beach Fire Department. Full-time staff includes the Battalion Chief, six Captains, six Fire Apparatus Engineers, and an Administrative Assistant. Additionally, the department employs approximately 25 part-time lifeguards and junior lifeguard program instructors.

Lifeguards are members of the Pismo Beach Fire Department. Lifeguards are hired on a seasonal basis and may work from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. The lifeguards protect the 1.5 mile stretch of beach with five lifeguard towers and a patrol vehicle. Lifeguards are supervised by a Lead Lifeguard(s) who reports directly to the on-duty Fire Captain and/or the Battalion Chief.

Staffing consists of approximately 25 lifeguards.

The Pismo Beach Lifeguard Mission is to provide an elevated intensity of life and beach safety to the visitors and residents of Pismo Beach. Under general supervision, patrols the City beach to ensure proactive and expeditious accident prevention and response; responds to beach, cliff and water-related accidents and emergencies; enforces compliance with state and local laws, including beach ordinances; educates the public regarding beach and water safety and other public safety matters;

maintains lifesaving and other related equipment and facilities; and performs related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, patrols the City beach to ensure proactive and expeditious accident prevention and response; responds to beach, cliff and water-related accidents and emergencies; enforces compliance with state and local laws, including beach ordinances; educates the public regarding beach and water safety and other public safety matters; maintains lifesaving and other related equipment and facilities; and performs related duties as assigned.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• From lifeguard vehicles and towers patrols and observes beaches, bluffs, parks and the water to monitor waders, simmers, surfers, and other persons, along with boats and other watercraft and vehicles; through communication and proactive safety contacts, averts potential accidents; utilizes swimming, paddling and water lifesaving skills to perform water rescues; provides first responder medical emergency response to water and other City emergencies, including initial patient assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and trauma emergency care;
  
  prepares patients and assists paramedics in advanced life support emergency medical care.
• Provides general assistance, information and instruction to the public regarding beach, water and other related public safety issues; receives, responds to and resolves questions, inquiries and complaints from the beach going public; if…