Lifeguard

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LIFEGUARD - Lima Community Aquatics Park

Sports Facilities Management, LLC

LOCATION: Lima, OH

DEPARTMENT: AQUATICS

REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER

STATUS: PART-TIME (NON-EXEMPT)

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Lima Community Aquatics Park offers fun for all ages with multiple pools, including a sprayground for kids, a multi-purpose pool with eight 25-meter lanes, and spectator seating. Enjoy year-round swimming under a retractable roof, plus extras like a sandy beach, water slide, shaded seating, party room, and full-service concessions! The park is focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Lima, OH. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.

Lima Community Aquatics Park is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) company. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.

SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Lifeguard will be responsible for the safety of all guests in and near the pool area.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Enforcing all pool rules

Preventing injuries and minimizing hazardous situations

Providing patron surveillance whenever a patron is swimming

Handling all injuries, accidents, and emergency situations as they arise (contact Senior Lifeguard for any assistance)

Arriving to work on time

Instruct various ages in swimming, water safety, and other aquatic programming

Completing assigned cleaning duties

Attending in-service training as scheduled

Provide courteous and friendly first-in-class guest service

Greet guests and provide information and way finding as needed

Operate ticket sales booth and handle cash

Be knowledgeable about facility programs (format, pricing, meeting dates/times)

Be knowledgeable of and enforce venue policies and procedures

Maintain confidentiality and discretion with guest and Team Member information

Professionally resolve guest concerns and complaints and/or direct to appropriate manager

Maintain a clean space and perform regular walk-throughs (indoor/outdoor) to ensure venue cleanliness

Supervise and enforce rules during events

Attending in-service training as scheduled

Complete special projects, daily assignments, and other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Current certification in Deep Water Lifeguard Training by the American Red Cross and First Aid, CPR/AED for Lifeguards or able to complete training and earn certification within 30 days of hire

Strong communication and organizational skills

Ability to work well with others

Must be at least 16 years of age or older

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Will frequently be required to walk, swim, sit

Will be required to use hands and fingers, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms

Will be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Will occasionally lift, pull, push and/or move heavy items

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus

May work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to outside temperatures ranging from 80-105 degrees

Minimal duties are performed in direct sunlight and will be exposed to hot, wet, and humid conditions

Exposure to cleaning chemicals that must be handled with extreme caution