Pool Lifeguard

Lifeguard - San Francisco Pools (3208 TEX As-Needed)

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Application Opening: Open continuously until future notification

Final date to receive applications: This is an ongoing recruitment for a TEX As Needed Civil Service appointment. This particular announcement may be subject to temporary closure/suspension for screening and hiring purposes.

Appointment Type: This recruitment is for a Temporary Exempt (TEX), as-needed appointment. This position is exempt from the Civil Service examination process pursuant to the San Francisco Charter Section 10.104 and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

This position does not have any City health or retirement benefits since it is temporary in nature.

About Us

Amid a dynamic and ever-evolving urban landscape, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department stewards one of the premier urban park systems in America. San Francisco recently became the first city in the United States for which 100% of its residents live within a ten-minute walk of a park. Considered by San Franciscans to be one of the City’s most popular and effective public agencies, our Department manages and maintains more than 225 parks, playgrounds, and open spaces in San Francisco, including two outside of city limits:
Sharp Park in Pacifica and Camp Mather in the High Sierras. Our 4,100-acre system includes 30 plus recreation centers, 9 swimming pools, 5 golf courses and numerous athletic facilities, including sports courts, ball diamonds, soccer fields and gymnasiums. Included in the department’s responsibilities are Golden Gate Park, Coit Tower, the Marina Yacht Harbor, the Palace of Fine Arts, and TPC Harding Park golf course.

More than 2,000 talented individuals are part of our team, from gardeners, foresters, and recreation leaders to park rangers, custodians, electricians, painters and more. Our core mission, as it has been throughout our history, is to provide opportunities for San Francisco residents and visitors alike to gather, play, learn, relax, and enjoy nature in the city.

The Aquatics Division has nine (9) pools located throughout San Francisco's diverse neighborhoods. We also staff Camp Mather during the operational months of late May to late August.

Under general direction, protects the health, safety and welfare of patrons at a municipally operated swimming pool facility. Responsibilities include maintaining discipline in and around the swimming pool; conducting rescue operations; making continuous contact with swimmers and the general public; cleaning and disinfecting the pool, decks, showers, locker rooms and aquatic equipment; and performing related duties as required.

• Patrol and monitor pool activities, facility patrons and swimmers to prevent accidents; identify people in distress or those in danger.
• Conduct rescue operations; perform lifesaving techniques; assist swimmers in distress and rescue swimmers in danger; pull drowning victims out of the water; call for emergency assistance; perform first aid resuscitative measures when necessary.
• Communicate with facility patrons; caution swimmers regarding unsafe practices and safety hazards; enforce pool rules and regulations; maintain order in and around the pool.
• Maintain aquatic facility by inspecting and observing the pool area, lobby, change rooms and deck for safety and cleanliness; perform general pool facility maintenance duties including cleaning and disinfecting pool, lobby, change rooms and deck; may take and record water quality samples in the absence of a supervisor.
• Prepare the facility for various aquatic events; handle and store equipment and materials when not in use.
• Collect revenue and fees for facility use and participation in facility activities and events; greet and check in facility guests.
• Provide customer service; share general information regarding facility operations, programs and schedules.
• Prepare incident and accident reports as necessary.
• Other related duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

Two (200) hundred hours of experience as a paid or volunteer lifeguard.

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