Aquatics - Head Lifeguard

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Lead with Confidence, Protect with Purpose! Are you ready to take your lifeguarding experience to the next level? As a Head Lifeguard for the City of Wichita, you ll play a vital role in ensuring safety, coordinating team efforts, and creating a fun and secure environment for everyone who visits our neighborhood pools. This dynamic seasonal position offers an excellent opportunity to expand your leadership skills, enhance your lifeguarding expertise, and make a positive impact on your community.

In this role, you ll monitor pool areas, respond swiftly to emergencies, assist with scheduling staff, instruct swim lessons, and serve as a bridge between the pool manager and lifeguard team. You ll gain experience in pool operations, facility maintenance, and public contact, all while working in a supportive, team-focused environment. If you re seeking a rewarding summer role where you can lead, protect, and grow, join us and make waves as a Head Lifeguard.

• Monitor assigned recreational pool area to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions by practicing preventative lifeguarding.
• Recognize and respond effectively in emergencies.
• Enforce all City of Wichita Parks pools policies and procedures.
• Instruct Swim Lessons.
• Assist with daily incident and cash reports.
• Assist with scheduling staff and serve as liaison between the pool manager and pool staff.
• Participate in regular in-service training.
• Assist in cleaning the facility and related areas and maintenance and operation of pool equipment.
• Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.
• At no time should any other job duties interfere with the primary responsibilities of a lifeguard: the safety of the patrons.

• Monitor assigned recreational pool area to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions by practicing preventative lifeguarding.
• Respond to emergencies and enforce policies and procedures.
• Instruct Swim Lessons and support daily incident and cash reports.
• Assist with scheduling staff and liaise between pool manager and pool staff.
• Participate in regular in-service training and assist in cleaning and maintenance of pool equipment.

• Ability to listen to, read, interpret, and apply instructions received.
• Ability to handle chemicals that require a respirator.
• Ability to lift empty containers weighing up to 50 lbs to a height of up to 4 ft.
• Ability to lift and move large, sometimes bulky objects weighing up to 80 lbs with assistance.
• Ability to climb steps or ladders.
• Ability to move about quickly and stand, walk, reach, bend, stoop or squat, as needed to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to work outdoors in unpleasant weather conditions.
• Ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds and windy conditions.
• Ability to climb onto and sit on a lifeguard tower for extended periods of time.
• Ability to physically perform lifeguard activities, including techniques of swimmer rescue.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the public.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• An employee will not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

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