Lifeguard - Part Time
Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo
- Fort McMurray, AB
- $27.97 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Competitive Hourly Wage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Membership & Facility Pass Options
- Team Celebrations
- Recognition Programs incl: Scholarship Program
- Staff Discounts
- Performs preventative lifeguarding duties in accordance with national standards and internal policies and procedures.
- Prevents injuries by providing public education and responds appropriately when first aid treatment and/or emergency response/rescue is required.
- Maintains the general cleanliness and safety of the aquatic centre area including change rooms and immediately rectifies unclean and/or potentially hazardous conditions in a proactive nature, whenever possible.
- Carries out opening and closing procedures appropriately.
- Completes reports accurately and in a timely manner.
- Organizes and leads games and activities for members and guests.
- Sets up, takes down and safely stores equipment and bulkheads according to a prearranged schedule and does so in a timely and cooperative manner.
- Provides exceptional service to aquatic centre users.
- Conducts routine safety inspections.
- Coach, mentor and develop lifeguards- in-training and volunteers.
- Performs wrist band checks.
- Will attend all scheduled in-service training and perform monthly skills.
- Establishes and maintains a cooperative/collaborative working relationship with other departments within the RRC through positive actions and communication.
- All other duties as assigned
- Current Intermediate First Aid (Standard First Aid) with CPR C/AED Certificate
- Current Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard
- Knowledge of lifeguarding principles and practices.
- Knowledge of aquatic instructional programs and evaluation standards.
- Thrive in a team environment, enjoy working as a team member as well as independently.
- A strong dedication to community service.
- Ability to promote water safety and drowning prevention through public education and special events with all facility users.
- Ability and willingness to be flexible in a changing work environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to recognize and act to resolve potential problems proactively.
- Criminal Record Check with vulnerable sector check
- While performing the essential functions of this job some tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort, typically involving some combination of standing, standing at a height, sitting, sitting at a height, crouching, walking, climbing, swimming, performing work while wet and/or performing work while wet for extended periods of time.
- Emergency tasks and regular staff training events involve the performance of physically demanding work, which may involve some combination of running, climbing and/or swimming and may involve lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling heavy objects including distressed persons on land or in the water, performing work while wet and/or performing work while wet for extended periods of time.
- Lifeguards must maintain the ability to demonstrate “Must See” items from the appropriate governing body to the satisfaction of the employer at all times of scheduled employment.
- Safe lifting, carrying and rescue techniques and the use of a rescue aid in the water and the coordination of rescue with a second rescuer and a rescue aid in the water, when possible, are required by the employer.
- Safe use of employee protective equipment is required by the employer.
- This position requires a flexible schedule including statutory holidays, early morning, late night, and weekend work.