Lifeguard, Camp Grossman

Join a team where safety, fun, and community go hand in hand. JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization where families can access a wide range of learning, fitness, camping, and enrichment resources while connecting with a vibrant local Jewish community. Through our lifeguards, we create a safe and welcoming place for community members. Team members are expected to possess and model high standards, a strong customer service orientation and punctuality.

This job reports to the Camp Grossman Waterfront Aquatics Director.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston's core values – Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation – which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.

• Ensures the safety of every camper through education, vigilant preventative guarding, first aid, emergency medical services, and rescue services
• Provides consistent waterfront coverage and smooth transitions between shifts through planning, punctuality and personal accountability
• Enforces the rules and regulations of the waterfront consistently
• Maintains good working relationships with camp staff members, waterfront personnel, administrative personnel, and campers
• Resolves member concerns in a professional manner or escalates them, as appropriate
• Creates waterfront related documentation (e.g. opening/closing checklists, bather tracking and incident reports)
• Able and willing to follow directions from supervisors and follow protocols
• Maintains a safe and neat waterfront area; assists in beach maintenance by performing scheduled checks, cleaning and maintenance
• Conducts swim tests
• Be familiar with, and follow the camp schedule – including correctly configuring lane lines according to the schedule
• Attend all mandatory trainings and in‑services
• Support JCC goals and objectives
• Learn all aspects of the waterfront and its daily operations (e.g., swim lessons, open‑free swim, etc.)
• Participate in weekly skill checks
• Serve as a staff member of both Camp Grossman and the JCC Aquatics department (responsibilities may extend beyond specialized functions)

• Actively create a welcoming dynamic that contributes to an environment where each individual is valued and respected
• Support JCC Greater Boston's mission, vision, and values through personal role modeling
• Attend JCC meetings, and actively participate in and support the JCC/the department's goals and initiatives
• Other activities as required by the organization

Supervisory Responsibilities:

NONE

Outdoor camp located on beautiful, wooded property in Dover, MA. The regular camp day runs from 8:30–4:00, Monday–Friday during the camp season. Waterfront Staff are expected to attend 4 staff meetings on Monday afternoons at camp and/or evenings at JCC Greater Boston. Waterfront Staff also work a Sunday Family Day on Sunday, July 26. This is a limited part‑time (2–25 hours per week) role with a competitive starting pay rate range of $20–$25 per hour, determined by qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Education and Experience

• Current/valid American Red Cross Lifeguard certification with Waterfront, CPR, AED, and First Aid
• Must be 16 years of age or older at time of hire

Skills and Abilities

• Able to see, hear, and cognitively recognize situations requiring lifeguarding services
• Capable of working in a high temperature and high humidity environment for extended periods while wearing required personal protective equipment
• Able to make safety related decisions and perform CPR and/or first aid, as required
• Read, write, understand, and speak English
• Must be able to use a computer

Physical Requirements – Must maintain an appropriate level of fitness to competently perform all job‑related tasks, including the ability to swim distances and dive to pool depths, lift 150 pounds or heavier with assistance or proper…