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City of Ammon Seasonal Lifeguard in Ammon, Idaho
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Position Title: Pool/Splash Pad Lifeguard Seasonal Worker
Department: Parks Department
Supervisor: Pool/Splash Pad Facility Manager
Supervision Exercised: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Average Hours Per Week: 35-40
Position Type: Seasonal Part-time
Pay Grade Level: 1
Location: City Hall, 2135 South Ammon Rd.
Last Updated: September 14, 2023
General Purpose
The principal function of an employee in this class is to monitor the public safety while using the swimming
pool and splashpad areas.
Supervision Received
? Works under the supervision of and reports directly to the Pool/Splash Pad Facility Manager
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge of:
? Rescue, life saving, and first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills related to a swimming
environment;
? City rules and regulations in an aquatic environment;
? Customer service principles.
Ability to:
? Listen carefully to, understand, and effectively communicate through oral, written, and interpersonal
communication channels.
? Follow oral and written instructions.
? Work with minimal supervision.
? Recognize and respond quickly in an emergency situation, including the ability to discern sounds and
visual cues of an emergency nature against a distracting background of normal noise and physical
activity.
? Perform rescue, first aid, and CPR functions in an emergency situation;
? Prepare written incident reports.
? Swim 300 yards, demonstrating use of freestyle, breaststroke, and side stroke.
? Fairly and uniformly enforce pool and facility regulations;
? Use tools common to the performance of the duty, including whistle, megaphone, rescue tube, and
first aid equipment;
? Lift objects over 50 pounds;
? Sit for up to 40 minutes per rotation on a lifeguard chair or station, including a station reached by
ladder;
? Work in an outdoor environment in occasionally adverse weather conditions;
? Work with customers of all age ranges, from infants through adults and older adults;
? Complete assigned tasks as directed and meet deadlines.
? Maintain a professional demeanor at all times;
? Perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of
time-sensitive deadlines;
? Demonstrate integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks;
? Use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications
and/or oral instructions.
Minimum Acceptable Experience and Training
? Lifeguard first aid certification.
? CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification.
? Ability to successfully pass a Skills Test.
? Must have current Lifeguard Training.
? Previous experience and/or involvement in recreation programs, lifeguarding or swimming preferred.
Essential Physical Abilities
An employee in this class should have sufficient physical and mental capability, with or without reasonable
accommodation to:
? Listen and respond to voice instructions; to communicate effectively in person, on the telephone and
in a swimming environment;
? View and review a wide variety of written materials, to discern potential and real emergencies, and to
observe public areas for safety and improvement;
? Perform essential job functions in an indoor or outdoor setting that may require lifting/moving 50 lbs.
with or without assistance, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, stretching and other physical
exertions.
? While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to work at swimming
areas and may be exposed to extreme weather conditions. body flexibility, stamina, strength, and
balance, perform rescue and first aid operations, oc cupy a lifeguard station accessible by ladder, and
work in an outdoor open water aquatic environment.
Work Environment
Tasks require a variety of physical activities, generally involving muscular strain, related to walking, standing,
stooping, sitting, reaching and lifting (moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally moving up to 80 pounds).
Talking, hearing and seeing are essential to performing required job functions. Frequent exposure to changing
weather conditions. The employee frequently works in precarious places and is frequently exposed to fumes or
airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Common eye, hand, finger dexterity exists. Mental
application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability and critical thinking.
Disclaimer
Must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficientl