Description
Essential Job Functions:
• Maintain designated post. Supervise and observe all swimmers at all times to ensure their safety. Prepare for immediate response to distress.
• Maintain situational awareness at all times. Visually scan water areas periodically for evidence ofrip tides, currents, sharks, man-o-wars, and other variable ocean hazards.
• Respond to emergencies and rescue swimmers in danger of drowning.
• Enforce pool and beach rules of safety and conduct, in a direct but tactful manner.
• Provide high level of service to Club members and guests. Respond to needs, questions and suggestions of the members, in a courteous, responsive and respectful manner. Ensure a safe and pleasant environment for members and guests.
• Implement aquatic operations and procedures, as directed.
• Administer first aid as needed.
• Maintain and demonstrate all required safety, water, and rescue proficiencies and certifications. Participate in periodic training rescues in both ocean and pool. Attend periodic mandatory lifeguard training meetings.
Other Duties & Responsibilities:
• Keep area clean and safe. Enforce all environmental principles.
• Conduct swimming lessons, pool games, and other recreational pool/beach activities as directed.
• May perform other assignments and duties, as area needs require.
Requirements
Skills & Knowledge:
Essential Job Functions:
• Maintain designated post. Supervise and observe all swimmers at all times to ensure their safety. Prepare for immediate response to distress.
• Maintain situational awareness at all times. Visually scan water areas periodically for evidence ofrip tides, currents, sharks, man-o-wars, and other variable ocean hazards.
• Respond to emergencies and rescue swimmers in danger of drowning.
• Enforce pool and beach rules of safety and conduct, in a direct but tactful manner.
• Provide high level of service to Club members and guests. Respond to needs, questions and suggestions of the members, in a courteous, responsive and respectful manner. Ensure a safe and pleasant environment for members and guests.
• Implement aquatic operations and procedures, as directed.
• Administer first aid as needed.
• Maintain and demonstrate all required safety, water, and rescue proficiencies and certifications. Participate in periodic training rescues in both ocean and pool. Attend periodic mandatory lifeguard training meetings.
Other Duties & Responsibilities:
• Keep area clean and safe. Enforce all environmental principles.
• Conduct swimming lessons, pool games, and other recreational pool/beach activities as directed.
• May perform other assignments and duties, as area needs require.
Requirements
Skills & Knowledge:
- Rescue and lifesaving practices and procedures. Ability to perform lifeguarding duties including: rescues, first aid, surveillance.
- Familiar with surf beaches. Able to swim.
- Swim 500 yards under 10 minutes. Run half mile under 4 minutes.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety practices applicable to working as a lifeguard.
- Skill to safety operate assigned tools and equipment.
- Calm deportment during emotionally stressful situations. Handle frightened and injured persons in water rescue situations.
- Speak, read and write in English language; understand and follow written & oral instructions; maintain accurate records and generate periodic reports.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with demonstrated tact, courtesy, and diplomacy; communicate and assist members in a courteous and professional manner; establish & maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers and members/guests.
- Ability to safely operate beach utility vehicle.
- Ability to safely operate PWC rescue ski.
Lifeguard in vero beach at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.