Lifeguard and Swim Instructor III

Position Summary

The City of Bozeman Swim Department is now accepting applications for full-time Lifeguard & Swim Instructors who are confident, detail oriented, quick thinkers, and team oriented to perform critical lifeguarding duties. They will provide direction to the Lifeguard Instructor I and II’s, ensure patron safety at the indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities, provide important aquatics program instruction, and assist in the maintenance, upkeep, and custodial duties of the pool facilities, test chemicals and respond to protocol to help maintain water balance, and manages the facilities in the absence of upper management.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more Bargaining Unit:
Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE)
Fair Labor Standards Act Status:
Non-Exempt
Work Week: 40 hours/week – Monday – Friday from 12:30pm – 9:30pm.
Current operations are Monday – Friday with plans to expand to weekends which may include Saturday and/or Sunday shifts of 7:30am – 4:30pm.

• Supervises aquatics programs;
• Supervises and performs maintenance, repair and custodial services;
• Performs life-saving and guarding duties, including assisting patrons in life threatening situations, enforcing pool rules and regulations for the efficient and safe operation of the aquatic facilities, providing active accident prevention, monitoring patrons in the water, and completing rescue accident and incident reports;
• Provides aquatics programs instruction to patrons, including composing lesson plans, demonstrating proper stroke techniques and awareness, ensuring safety of children and adults by watching for potential hazards and dangerous situations, and teaching water safety and pool rules;
• Serves as member of management and as on-call management;
• Manages assigned Lifeguard/Instructors, including supervising daily cleaning and guarding duties and evaluating work performance;
• Documents records of own activities;
• Tests and monitors chemical balance in water and changes to water chemistry as directed;
• Provides customer service, including answering questions, referring customers to other agencies or organizations when necessary, accepting payment for passes, parties, lessons, and programs, answering phones and directing calls, and registering patrons for programs;
• Assists in leading in-service trainings;
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
• Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.

• High School Diploma or equivalent; and
• Some (1-3 years) experience in supervision, pool chemistry, teaching aquatics programs lessons, and lifeguarding;
• OR Any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.

• Thorough knowledge of basic First-Aid, CPR, and lifeguarding techniques;
• Thorough knowledge of proper aquatic teaching techniques in all ages and levels of ability;
• Thorough knowledge of…