Lifeguard

## Description
**JOB TITLE:** Lifeguard
**DATE PREPARED:** June 5, 2023
**PROGRAM AREA:** Adult Services Division
**EDUCATION:** High School Diploma/Red Cross Certifications
**Lifeguard Job Requirements and Responsibilities:**

• Supervises swimming activities at the Orange Grove swimming pool and ensures that policies, guidelines, and safety procedures are followed.
• Warns swimmers of improper activities or danger and enforces pool regulations and water safety policies.
• Administers first aid in the event of injury, rescues swimmers in distress or danger of drowning, and administers CPR and/or artificial respiration, if necessary.
• Evaluates conditions for safety and recommends improvements to supervisory staff.
• Inspects pool facilities, equipment, and water to ensure that they are safe and usable.
• Instructs or assists individuals with fundamentals of swimming as needed.
• Understands and follows scheduling program scheduling and priorities to ensure safe pool environment

This is a full-time position which will require work during regular OCG hours between 9:00 am and 3 pm, Monday – Friday. This position is 30 hours a week.
## Qualifications
**Lifeguard Qualifications / Skills:**

• Knowledge and ability to evaluate water and pool conditions to determine any potential dangers or hazards
• Ability to adjust programs as necessary to ensure the safety of the individuals and staff who use the pool.
• Swimming proficiency and comfort in all types of group swimming conditions
• Ability to judge and evaluate evolving dynamics of individuals participating in swimming to assess their capabilities and threats to their safety.
• Knowledge of on-site protocols, operational procedures, and safety policies
• Knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services

**Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:**

• High school diploma or equivalent desirable
• Minimum of 6 months of related work experience
• Certified Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certificate, or equivalent
• American Red Cross CPR, or equivalent

American Red Cross Standard First Aid, or equivalent

The person in this position must demonstrate positive leadership abilities in all situations, be immediately responsive in to crisis situations, and must uphold the mission, policies, and procedures of Orange Grove.