• Job Description

  Req#: 482972

  Job Title: Tuhey Lifeguard
  FLSA Status: Non-exempt
  Reports to: Safety and Aquatics Director	Revision Date: 03/30/2023
  Leadership Level: Leader	Department: Aquatics

  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 lifeguard at Tuhey Pool maintains a supportive, positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals. The lifeguard will protect the safety of all swimmers in the pool area first by preventing accidents and second by responding to emergencies quickly and efficiently to minimize the danger to those involved.

  OUR CULTURE:
  Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  1. Provides excellent service to members, guests, and program participants in the Y, contributing to member retention. Be courteous and use individual names when speaking to all patrons.
  2. Maintains cleanliness and organization of the environment, including but not limited to locker rooms, entire pool deck and grassy areas, concessions and front office.
  3. Develops and maintains positive relationships with volunteers and patrons and helps patrons connect with one another and the Y.
  4. Serves others by intentionally welcoming, connecting, and supporting patrons, and inviting them to get involved and give back to the community.
  5. Handles and resolves concerns and informs supervisor of unusual situations or unresolved issues.
  6. Applies all YMCA policies dealing with patron services.
  7. Stays alert and continually scans the pool at all times.
  8. Is always “rescue ready” with the rescue tube properly worn and a hip pack, with a rescue mask and gloves, also worn.
  9. Enforces all facility rules in a courteous but firm manner to keep patrons safe.
  10. Acts immediately in emergencies either in the water or on the pool deck.
  11. In the event of an accident, follow YMCA emergency procedures as outlined, providing first aid and CPR as necessary. Contact necessary YMCA personal as the situation requires and stay on the scene to coordinate services until relieved by a YMCA professional director. Complete the necessary paperwork to document the incident.
  12. Knows and practices all rescues, Basic Life Support techniques and Basic First Aid.
  13. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or management staff.
  14. Upholds guidelines as outlines in the Employee Handbook of the Association.
  15. Attends designated trainings and staff meetings.

  LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY MODEL: OUR DISCIPLINES & COMPETENCIES

  ADVANCING OUR MISSION AND CAUSE provides visionary leadership to the organization and to ensure that all resources are mobilized to adapt to new challenges and needs in the community

  Change Leadership: Facilitates, co-creates, and implements equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community

  Engaging Community: Builds bridges with others in the community to ensure the Y’s work is community-focused and welcoming of all, providing community benefit

  Philanthropy: Secures resources and support to advance the Y’s work

  Volunteerism: Engages volunteers and promotes social responsibility at all levels of the organization

  BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS connect people to the Y’s cause by developing inclusive relationships, partnerships and collaborations so that Ys can co-create solutions to pressing social needs

  Collaboration: Creates sustainable relationships within the Y and with other organizations in service to the community

  Communication & Influence: Listens and expresses self effectively and in a way that engages, inspires, and builds commitment to the Y’s cause

  Inclusion: Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence

  LEADING OPERATIONS ensure relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization so

  that we can continue to fulfill our promise to the community

  Critical Thinking & Decision Making: Makes informed decisions based on logic, data, and sound judgment

  Fiscal Management: Manages the Y’s resources responsibly and sustains the Y’s nonprofit business model

  Functional Expertise: Executes superior technical skills for the role

  Innovation: Creates and implements new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y’s work and impact in the community

  Program/Project Management: Ensures program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs

  DEVELOPING & INSPIRING PEOPLE support the holistic development of self and others so that everyone can

  embrace the Y’s cause, sustain the Y’s culture, and inspire others to take individual and collective action to further our impact

  Developing Self & Others: Develops self and supports others (e.g., staff, volunteers, members, program participants), both formally and informally, to achieve their highest potential

  Emotional Maturity: Demonstrates ability to understand and manage emotions effectively in all situations

  QUALIFICATIONS:

  Current lifeguard, CPR, AED, and First Aid certification before being hired.

  • Child Abuse Prevention Training prior to first shift.
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic
    segments of the community
  • Must demonstrate all rescue skills before being hired

  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.
  • The employee must act with bursts of speed, swimming and strength in emergency situations
  • The employee frequently is required to sit and reach and must be able to move around the work environment.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

• About the company

  We have four YMCA locations so you have access to healthy living options from anywhere in the Muncie and Blackford County Area: Downtown YMCA, Northwest YMCA, Yorktown YMCA and Blackford County YMCA. We also provide quality, safe, enriching child devel...

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