Head Life Guard

1 day ago

Kitchener, Canada City of Kitchener Full time

**Instructor/Lifeguard** / Head Lifeguard**

**(**Dual**Temporary Full-Time for approximately**3** months)**

**Competition Number**

2024-534

**Job Code**

9295 / 9355

**Posting Date**

December 17, 2024

**Closing Date**

January 6, 2025 (at 6:00pm)

**Job Status**

Temporary Full-Time

The **City of Kitchener** is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.

The **City of Kitchener** is WHERE you want to work Learn more about the top reasons to join us:
**Why work at the City of Kitchener**

Position Overview:
**Instructor/Lifeguard**:Lifeguards and provides swimming instruction, skill evaluation, supervision of the participants, accident prevention, rescue skills, public education and public relations. Provides aquatic leadership program instruction and examinations (Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross) that meet the standards prescribed by the Lifesaving Society of Canada.

**Head Lifeguard**: Responsible for operation of the pool including maintaining safe swimming conditions in the pool, deck, and surrounding areas, enforcing policies, procedures and regulations, and providing leadership to pool staff. Responsible for the pool and pool staff.

**Responsibilities**:
**Instructor**/Lifeguard**Duties**:

- Instructor Duties
- Instructs assigned aquatic classes using established teaching methodology and procedures and in accordance to the governing body’s (Red Cross, Lifesaving Society) standards.
- Provides preliminary screening of patrons to establish water safety level.
- Monitors the activities of swimmers; explains and ensures policies, rules, and
- regulations are followed.
- Prepares swimming lesson plans according to established procedures.
- Evaluates performance and maintains records of performance, attendance, and report cards.
- Communicates students’ performance and progress to parents/caregivers.
- Provides CPR and First Aid.

Lifeguard Duties
- Monitors the activities of swimmers; explains and ensures policies, rules, and regulations are followed.
- Warns swimmers of improper activities or hazards.
- Rescues persons in distress or in danger of drowning when indicated; provides
- CPR and First Aid, and uses safety/rescue equipment.
- Provides preliminary screening of patrons to establish water safety level.
- Maintains records and completes required reports.
- Performs maintenance duties including but not restricted to pool chemistry tests, and pool fouling clean up.
- Notifies supervisor of any accidents, rescues, or problems that have arisen.
- Ensures that the equipment is in place, operational, and stored away after use.
- Conducts routine change room checks.
- Completes opening/closing safety checklists.

Other Duties
- Ensures compliance with Ontario Health Regulations and all relevant legislation and Policy and Procedures manuals.
- Responds to aquatic emergency situations and uses safety/rescue equipment.
- Participates in special events, water smart programs, emergency procedure training, and other training as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Head Lifeguard Duties**:

- Leadership and Program Delivery
- Provides direction and feedback to pool staff and volunteers regarding work related matters
- Ensures instructors conduct swimming lessons according to established procedures and program content
- Ensures instructors evaluate students’ performance and maintains records of performance and attendance
- Approves instructors swim lesson report cards
- Organizes pool space to balance needs of concurrent programming. Ensures appropriate program set-up/take-down
- Provides guidance and support to ensure adaptive support to meet requested accommodations
- Enforces water safety rules and regulations; perform rescues; perform first aid and resuscitation
- Ensures compliance with Ontario Health Regulations and other relevant legislation, as well as with City policies and procedures
- Provides direction to pool staff; ensures the Occupational Health and Safety Act, its regulations, and other related legislation is followed
- Notifies supervisor of staff performance problems
- Responds to inquiries and resolves complaints. Reports escalated issues to supervisor
- Report client conduct or behaviour that contravenes established rules or regulations to supervisor for resolution
- Leads actions of pool staff in the event of a medical emergency, including immediate response and completion of accident reports
- Implements heat response plan as required
- Works with aquatic administrative staff regarding customer service issues
- Deals with and resolves last-minute pool staffing issues (e.g., staff changes, adjusting programs)
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