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OUR CULTURE: At the Y, you can channel your passion into a lifelong career helping to deliver positive change. Every day, our staff -- of all ages and from all walks of life -- work to bridge the gaps in community needs by nurturing the potential of youth and teens, improving our community's health and well-being, and providing support to our neighbors, by serving others, building strong relationships, and incorporating our YMCA values into our everyday work.

POSITION SUMMARY: This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Lead Guard ensures smooth operation of the day-to-day operations of the Aquatics Department, and that emergency situations are handled appropriately and in accordance with YMCA protocol. The Lead Lifeguard promotes effective leadership and problem-solving skills to staff and members, maintaining a safe and exciting environment for both employees and patrons.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Monitor staff behavior, including lifeguard and swim instructor skills, and coaches' good behaviors and applications of skills to motivate staff
2. Supervise lifeguard staff during emergency situations, ensuring the proper application of skills and procedures, assisting, when necessary, facilitate and submit documentation of incidents/accidents, and debrief situation with staff
3. Patrol and monitor the active natatorium, engaging with members, swim lesson students, and program participants throughout your shift
4. Coordinate staff break and meal periods to keep employees engaged and compliant with rules
5. Report sanitation issues, unacceptable water quality, and maintenance and supply needs to supervisors and/or Facilities department when necessary
6. Assist with staff meetings and administer training at Inservice training
7. Assist the Aquatics Director with department needs as necessary
8. Ensure staff are completing daily tasks and engaging with members throughout their shifts

* QUALIFICATIONS:*

• At least 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Current certifications in American Red Cross Lifeguarding, CPR/AED, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Administering Emergency Oxygen, and completes YMCA program-specific trainings upon hire
• Six months of related experience in aquatic programming 
• Knowledge of providing customer and personal services to members, delivering a quality experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to demonstrate lifeguard skills in accordance with YMCA standards and maintain certification-levels of physical and mental readiness.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, move around on the pool deck, and assist patrons of all ages in the pools.
• The employee is frequently required to utilize oral and listening comprehension and expression to observe distress signals in the Aquatics Environment and enforce safety regulations.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten pounds and perform in-water and on-land rescues for patrons of various body weights.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

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