Lifeguard Bilingual - Swim & Fitness Center

The Hourly Lifeguard position is responsible for ensuring the safety of guests, surveillance of the pool facility and surrounding areas, enforcement of policies, rules, and regulations, and governing the conduct of guests using a municipal swimming pool. Position requires working evenings, weekends, and holidays, and requires ability to travel to work at all City facility pools as needed.

• Demonstrate preventative lifeguarding and current lifeguard techniques, standards, and procedures related to rescue of a drowning swimmer or any user in a distressful situation in or around the swimming pool
• Act quickly and calmly in emergency situations by making proper judgments as to the correct course of action
• Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning
• Pass the City of Westminster's swim and lifeguard skills test
• Demonstrate first aid procedures common in swimming pool operations
• Demonstrate CPR and rescue breathing skills within certification standards, and the use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Work courteously with the public and support the City of Westminster guest service philosophy and the SPIRIT values (service, pride, integrity, responsibility, innovation, teamwork)

All employees are expected to provide excellent customer service, communicate in an effective manner both verbally and in writing, display professionalism and integrity, work efficiently, effectively and accurately, work independently and as part of a team, take initiative, solve problems, display good judgment, take ownership for delivering a high quality product or service, have regular and punctual attendance, and effectively handle emergency situations.

• Monitors activities in swimming pool areas to prevent drownings, injuries, or accidents
• Responds appropriately to emergencies
• Provides quality swim lesson instruction
• Participates in all maintenance and cleaning duties including, but not limited to pool, locker rooms, deck, and surrounding facilities
• Effectively enforces pool rules while following department guest host philosophy
• Participates in and attends monthly in‑service trainings
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance

• Instructs swimming classes of various age groups and ability levels
• Maintains records of activity levels and usage
• Incumbent is accountable for all duties of this job, and other projects and responsibilities may be added at the City's discretion

• Must be at least 15 years of age
• Ability to pass Star Guard Elite Lifeguard Training, which also includes first aid and CPR/AED training within 30 days of hire
• Must pass a swim test during the interview process
• Must be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per week

• One (1) full year experience as a lifeguard at a year‑round public pool or two (2) summer seasons at a seasonal public pool
• CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification, standard first aid certification, and lifeguard training certification

• Constant sitting, standing, and walking throughout pool area to observe patrons' adherence to facility rules and inspect for safety hazards
• Constant near and far acuity to observe pools for possible troubled swimmers and safety hazards; constant hearing to be aware of troubled individual that may be out of line of sight
• Frequent crouching, squatting, kneeling, bending, and twisting to perform pool maintenance and rescue duties; frequent climbing and balancing to ascent and descend elevated lifeguard stands
• Frequent light grasp to hold rescue tubes throughout shift and safely use maintenance items; occasional firm grasp and fine motor skills to perform water testing, first aid, and other emergency functions
• Occasional reaching overhead to pull up to lifeguard stands; frequent reaching below shoulder to perform pool maintenance and emergency functions
• Occasional lifting of ten (10) pounds from floor to overhead to move equipment and supplies; occasional lifting of up to seventy‑five (75) pounds from floor to chest to assist in moving furniture, equipment, and…