SS- Lifeguard & Head Lifeguard - Recreation Division

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- Lifeguard & Head Lifeguard - Recreation Division

Department: Public Services

Division: Recreation

Work Location: Lorin Farr Swimming Pool

• Very Flexible Part-Time Schedules.
• Typically, lifeguards work 4-29 hours per week. Must be able to work 1 consecutive shift per week. Scheduled work times can range between 4:30 AM - 10:30 PM 7 days a week.
• Marshall White Center Pool | Year‑round Facility | Opening Spring 2025
• Lorin Farr Swimming Pool | Summer Only Season

• LIFEGUARD $13.00 – $17.00 per hour, wage dependent on prior experience with the Recreation Division.
• HEAD LIFEGUARD $14.00 – $17.00 per hour, wage dependent on prior experience with the Recreation Division.

• Cost for Ogden City Red Cross lifeguard class is $100.00.
• Class includes rental of hard copy of book. Book also available online for free.
• All applicants who pass this class and have successful employment and work 120 hours will be reimbursed $75.00 and receive a fanny pack, hat and CPR mask.
• Register for class encity.gov.

• 15 years old or older.
• Must be a Certified Red Cross Lifeguard or pass Ogden City Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Training program after the initial interview.
• All lifeguards taking the Ogden City Red Cross Lifeguarding Training Program will be required to pay for the Red Cross Lifeguard Certification no later than one week prior to training.
• Head Lifeguard only; minimum requirement 17 years of age.

• Responsible for performing Lifeguard duties in an effective manner.
• Supervise the conduct of patrons to prevent and/or correct unsafe conditions and behavior.
• Strictly and tactfully enforce rules, regulations, policies, and ordinances governing the conduct of patrons using the facility.
• Respond to accidents or situations in or out of the water and provide first aid, CPR, and other assistance as necessary.
• Participate in the record keeping of accidents, rescues, and water chemistry.
• Help keep the Lorin Farr Pool Facility clean and uncluttered.
• Help maintain pool areas by putting in/taking out ropes, cleaning decks, and removing all unnecessary equipment from the pool areas.
• Report unsafe conditions to the appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Assume responsibility for maintaining positive relations with patrons.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be dressed in proper uniform.
• Assist and support patrons in a positive and productive manner.
• Respond to questions and/or concerns of patrons in a prompt professional fashion.
• Handle rule violators tactfully and respectfully.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective working relations with personnel and management.
• Attend all staff meetings and in‑service training sessions.
• Assist other lifeguards and area personnel as necessary.
• Stay aware of the other lifeguard chairs and areas of responsibility.
• Provide input for Aquatic area planning.
• Discuss areas of concern with appropriate personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Head Lifeguard additional functions:
  • Variety of close to immediate supervision to the lifeguards.
  • Ensure and assist lifeguards in properly providing safety in the facility and impart on‑deck supervision of all pools by walking around the facility and scanning pool and deck situations.
  • Assure that staff members are correctly completing their duties.

• Ability to lift a person off the bottom and out of the water (average weight 150 lbs).
• Ability to push, pull, or lift 20 pounds (frequently), 50 pounds (occasionally), and 150+ pounds (rarely).
• Perform all physical skills required for lifeguard, first aid, and CPR certifications and in‑service trainings.
• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time in varying outside air temperatures and climate conditions.
• Must have sufficient hearing to perform the duties of the job.
• While performing duties of this job, employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, jump, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Ability to safely climb to, and quickly exit, from heights up to 8 feet.
• Ability to walk, run, jump, or stand on uneven terrain.
• Work involves some exposure to hazards or…