24-093 Aquatic Leader

**Aquatic Leader**

**COMPETITION: #24-093**
**STATUS: Regular Part Time - CUPE**
**DEPARTMENT: Recreation Services**
**SALARY: $26.74 - $31.41 per hour**
**CLOSING: May 21, 2024**
- Come grow with The City of Maple Ridge Are you a team player with a “can do attitude”, excellent communication and customer service skills? We have the perfect opportunity for you_

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Join the City of Maple Ridge as an Aquatic Leader, where you'll be immersed in instructional, lifeguarding, and deck supervision duties within our dynamic indoor and/or outdoor aquatic facilities. As a key member of our team, you'll oversee the day-to-day operations of a moderate-sized group of lifeguards and swim instructors, ensuring the smooth functioning of lifeguarding services, instructional programs, and overall facility maintenance.

Your role will encompass a range of responsibilities, including deck supervision, performance monitoring, and providing exceptional customer service and public education on aquatic safety. You'll lead by example, instructing and guiding patrons in swimming techniques, water safety practices, and other essential aquatic skills.

In addition to your instructional duties, you'll take charge of scheduling lifeguard staff, maintaining pool safety standards, and ensuring compliance with maintenance requirements and safety protocols. Your proactive approach to program and equipment maintenance will ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all patrons.

As the face of our aquatic facilities, you'll be equipped to handle first-aid emergencies with confidence, maintaining and replenishing first-aid equipment as needed. Furthermore, you'll play a vital role in supporting the orientation, and training of new aquatic staff and volunteers, fostering a culture of teamwork and excellence.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**
- Sound knowledge of the theory and practices of lifesaving, NL standards, water safety, Swim Instructor standards, CPR, first aid and teaching techniques pertaining to aquatics.
- Working knowledge of the rules, regulations, administrative practices, procedures and policies governing the work performed.
- Sound knowledge of the principles, practices and objectives of aquatics and recreation programs.
- Sound knowledge of programming requirements, aquatic standards and leadership methods.
- Working knowledge of pool chemistry, water filtration, chlorinating, heating and related pool equipment and operating procedures.
- Ability to plan, develop, coordinate, evaluate and promote programs, services and events to meet the identified needs and interests of target populations and to provide leadership and instruction on same, as required.
- Ability to participate in recruitment, training, evaluation and supervision of staff and volunteers.
- Ability to assist superior in coordinating and administering aquatic programs at an indoor/outdoor aquatics facility.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts and groups, volunteers, program participants, community groups and members of the public.
- Ability to lead public relations with facility users.
- Ability to take initiative, exercise judgement and to work independently in the development, coordination and implementation of programs and events.
- Ability to use a variety of materials and equipment for pool maintenance and facility cleanliness.
- Ability to act for a superior for short absences and with defined limits.
- Ability to participate in preparation of program budgets, to monitor expenditures and revenue and conduct programs within budget allocations and to evaluate, prepare statistics and compile reports on same.
- Ability to attend to first aid incidents.
- Ability to prepare oral and written reports, to prepare and maintain correspondence, records, reports, promotional material and to perform related clerical tasks, as required.
- Ability to assume responsibility for pool operations, as required.
- Ability to provide on deck supervision and training of lifeguard/instructor staff and to participate in interviews, testing, orientation and ongoing mentoring of staff and volunteers.
- Ability to display sound aquatic skills and to instruct in these skills at standards set by relevant professional societies.
- Ability to perform duties for extended periods of time.
- Ability to deal effectively and courteously with staff, public and user groups.

**LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES**
- National Lifeguard-Pool Option Award
- Lifesaving Instructor Certificate (recommended)
- Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor Certificate
- Pool Operator Level 1
- Standard First Aid with CPR Level C & Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Class 5 British Columbia Driver’s License

***ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**

**HOURS OF WORK**

70 hour Biweekly

**EQUITY STATEMENT**

**WHAT WE OFFER YOU**

The City of Maple Ridge is a great place to work with competitive compensation package