Aquatic Staff

**Description**:
**Working for the City of Burlington**

A great career is closer than you think. Come work for the City of Burlington, where you’ll be joining an innovative and progressive workplace focused on building a 21st century city that respects the diversity of our residents, visitors and employees; and prioritizes continuous opportunities for you to learn and grow.

**Location**

**Position Overview**
- Lifeguard - starting rate of pay is $22.63 (Grade C)
- Aquatics Swim Instructors - starting rate of pay $25.54 (Grade D)
- Senior Lifeguard - starting rate of pay $25.54 (Grade D)
- Senior Swim Instructor - starting rate of pay $29.00 (Grade E)

**Responsibilities & Requirements**:
**Lifegaurd**

Responsible for supervising swimmers at public/rental swim times; performing routine maintenance; providing excellent customer service to participants; supervising change rooms; rendering first aid as needed; enforcing policies, rules and regulations of the pool facility; ensuring patron safety, helping maintain pool equipment in safe working condition; assisting with pool clean up and performing other duties assigned.

**Lifeguards** minimum age is 15. National Lifeguard, Airway Management, Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Society Lifesaving Instructors, Lifesaving Society Emergency First Aid Instructors. All awards must be current (within two years). Standard First Aid with CPR C (current within three years). HIGH FIVE - Principles of Healthy Child Development certification. Aquatic Volunteering with the City of Burlington considered an asset. Must be certified as both Lifeguard and Instructor.

**Aquatics Swim Instructors**

Responsible for instructing swimming lessons for all ages; completing Learn to swim administration; providing excellent customer service to participants; helping maintain pool equipment in safe working condition; assisting with pool clean up and performing other duties assigned

**Aquatics Swim Instructors** minimum age is 15. National Lifeguard, Airway Management, Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Society Lifesaving Instructors, Lifesaving Society Emergency First Aid Instructors. All awards must be current (within two years). Standard First Aid with CPR C (current within three years). HIGH FIVE - Principles of Healthy Child Development certification. Aquatic Volunteering with the City of Burlington considered an asset. Must be certified as both Lifeguard and Instructor.

**Senior Lifeguard**

Responsible for all activities pertaining to pool, facility and staff during recreational and rental programs which they are on duty; Ensure facility and programs meet all Ontario Public Pool health regulations at all times; supervise, train and evaluate Aquatic staff; Maintain positive customer relations at all times; and performing other duties as assigned.

**Senior Lifeguard** minimum age is 16 with at least 300 hours of City of Burlington Instructor Guard experience and/or at least two (2) years’ experience as an Instructor Guard (external Senior Guard experience with a minimum of one (1) years’ experience as an Instructor Guard with the City of Burlington Aquatics team). Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard, Standard First Aid with CPR C, Airway Management, Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Society Lifesaving Instructor, Lifesaving Society Emergency First Aid Instructor. All awards must be current. HIGH FIVE - Principles of Healthy Child Development certification. Aquatic Supervisor qualification will be considered an asset.

**Senior Swim Instructor**

Responsible for all activities pertaining to pool, facility and staff during Learn to Swim Programming which they are on duty; Ensure facility and programs meet all Ontario Public Pool health regulations at all times; supervise, train and evaluate Aquatic staff during an instructional setting; Maintain positive customer relations at all times; completing Learn to swim administration; and performing other duties as assigned.

**Senior Swim Instructor** minimum age is 16 with at least 300 hours of City of Burlington Instructor Guard experience and/or at least two (2) years’ experience as an Instructor Guard (external Senior Guard experience with a minimum of one (1) years’ experience as an Instructor Guard with the City of Burlington Aquatics team). Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard, Standard First Aid with CPR C, Airway Management, Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Society Lifesaving Instructor, Lifesaving Society Emergency First Aid Instructor. All awards must be current. HIGH FIVE - Principles of Healthy Child Development certification. Aquatic Supervisor qualification will be considered an asset.

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