Lifeguard- and Mid-day shift

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- Opening and Mid-day shift role at Southeastern Indiana YMCA

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- Opening and Mid-day shift role at Southeastern Indiana YMCA

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We're currently seeking reliable individuals to fill our opening and mid-day lifeguard shifts. Candidates must be available to work these shifts beyond the summer season.

WHY SIYMCA?

Our YMCA is a valuable community asset that works to ensure everyone can learn, grow, and thrive. The Southeastern Indiana YMCA owes its excellent reputation and its success to its greatest asset: its people and their knowledge, skills, dedication, experience, enthusiasm, and loyalty. We strive to attract and retain passionate people who want to live out our mission and make a difference in the communities we serve.

We invite you to be a part of our journey today!

CAREERS INSPIRED TO LEAD

SIYMCA has a rewarding opportunity as a Lifeguard. We know that providing a caring and supportive environment for our members begins and ends with our employees. We are looking for passionate people to join our team. We will offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.

How You’ll Make An Impact

A lifeguard is responsible for the duties related to operating and efficient, clean, and safe aquatic environment. These tasks include guarding the pool, rule enforcement, some pool maintenance, minimal daily cleaning and upkeep chores, a firm understanding of the YMCA mission and character values and promoting any and all YMCA programs.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITES INCLUDE:

• Communicates with members and all YMCA personnel with courtesy, tact, and understanding
• Remain alert, with no lapses of consciousness. Nodding off or falling asleep while on duty will not be tolerated, it is each employee’s responsibility to be well rested and come to work ready for any situation.
• Sit for extended periods of time, including in and elevated chair. Other appropriate places for a lifeguard to sit would be the white benches or the guard stand. Walking or roving the pool deck is also acceptable.
• Move to various locations while maintaining eye contact on the pool at all times.
• Communicate verbally, including projecting the voice across distances and understand the importance of properly using a whistle while on duty.
• Hear noises, distress signals, and be vigilant for silent distressed signals at all times while in the aquatic environment.
• Scan the bottom and surface of the water continuously.
• Be knowledgeable and understand of all pool, guard, and facility rules-- & willingness and ability to enforce those rules in a fair manner while remaining consistent.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the pool area and perform few pool maintenance tasks. Clean up materials used by swimmers during your shift, but only when the pool is empty or at the end of your shift.
• Learn how to properly use the Dolphin vacuum & know when to use it.
• Maintain daily attendance records along with understanding how and when to fill out incident/accident reports.
• Learn how to properly take Chlorine and pH readings.
• Consistently patrol the pool area with rescue tube, never be without it while there are people in the water.
• Be responsible for each individual that uses the pool, in the water or on the pool deck.
• Be responsible to turn in schedule availability before lifeguard schedules are finalized. Details about each session are sent via email at least 1 weeks before the new session begins.
• Know that from time to time, you may be asked to be a substitute for fellow lifeguards. Communication with the Aquatics Director when subs are needed or you are subbing for another, is required. Each employee musty be able to retrieve PDF’s via email.
• Always conduct self in a positive and professional manner. Your appearance and job performance should always be at its best and most professional. Be on time for your shifts and find priority in being dependable and reliable by all fellow team members.
• Understand when it is necessary to fill out incident/accident reports.…