Jr Lifeguard Camp Assistant Director

JR LIFEGUARD CAMP ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - 2026

Pay Rate: $24.00 per hour Department: Parks and Recreation

Position Type: Parks, Recreation & Community Services - Seasonal

Date Posted: 12/8/2025

Location: Dempster St. Beach Office

Hours: Varies, Monday‑Friday 8:30 am–5 pm with occasional weekends and holidays.

• Current Certifications in Lifeguard Training, CPR, AED and First‑Aid
• Available from mid‑May through Labor Day
• Preferred 18 + years of age
• At least one year as a lifeguard with the City of Evanston
• Pre‑employment Drug/Alcohol Test
• Criminal and DCFS Background Check

General Task Statement: Responsible for the supervision and safety of all camp staff and campers in the City of Evanston Junior Lifeguard Camp.

Supervision: Under the direct supervision of the Recreation Program Coordinator and Recreation Manager.

• Ability to work all nine (9) weeks of camp from June 8–August 9 and assist at lakefront until Labor Day (September
  7) or until return to school.
• Adhere to staff policies including but not limited to time off request, attendance, and uniform policies.
• Know and enforce all rules and regulations pertaining to the Evanston Lakefront and Parks and Recreation camps.
• Use proper surveillance techniques to guard the swimming area.
• Identify patrons in need of emergency assistance and respond appropriately.
• Maintain safe environment and supervise all campers.
• Know and adhere to all boating regulations and safety measures.
• Conduct camp and develop all designated lesson plans.
• Conduct staff training sessions.
• Responsible for effective and appropriate communication to patrons and camp parents.
• Attend staff meetings as scheduled by program coordinator.
• Maintain a clean and safe beach and office environment.
• Responsible for care and maintenance of equipment and storage areas.
• Complete written reports such as accident, incident and the like on a timely basis.
• Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned by program coordinator or program manager.
• Knowledge in basic sailing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and boat driving.
• Operate boats for tubing, water skiing, rescues, etc.
• Manage enrollment of campers.
• Oversee safety of campers and camp counselors.
• Assist with pre and post‑season maintenance‑related tasks as assigned.

• Minimum Reasoning ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
• Minimum Language ability:
  Read: Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets.
  Write: Ability to complete daily log sheets, accident reports, incident reports, jump reports, first‑aid reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
  Speak: Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co‑workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employers; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
• Training: Completed at least 1 year of high school; complete all preseason training.
• Physical Demands: Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly in order to move objects.
• Types of Physical Demands: Reaching, Handling, Talking, Hearing, Feeling, Tasting/Smelling, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling.
• Vision: acuity‑far, acuity‑near, depth perception, field of vision, accommodation, color vision.
• Working Conditions: Ability to lift, kneel, bend, stand for long periods of time, identify or distinguish colors, work outdoors at night with limited lighting.
• Environmental Conditions: Work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions such as rain, high temperatures, and humidity. Work environment includes beaches, recreation centers, multipurpose rooms, swimming pools, athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, and office space.
• Hazards: The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions approximately 5 % of the time and outside work 95 % of…