Aquatics Positions 2023

**Description**:
Do you love working with people, have excellent customer service skills, an outgoing personality and a passion for fitness? We want to meet you

**The Opportunity**:
Our Recreation Team has various Aquatic Positions available within our facilities:

- Aquafit Instructor
- Deck Supervisors
- Leadership Instructors
- Lifeguards
- Swimming Instructor

**Our Aquafit Instructors**:

- Prepare and implement the Aquafitness program content based on program objectives outlined by the Town and recognized certification agency (CALA, WaterART, etc.)
- Prepare program facilities, teaching material and equipment
- Provide program instruction/leadership at the appropriate skill level of participants
- Aquafit Instructor certification from recognized agency (CALA, WaterART, etc.)
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR-C

**Our Deck Supervisors**:

- Supervise aquatics staff. Ensure proper guard positions and alerts
- Prepare and implement program content based on program objectives outlined by the Town
- Prepare course facilities, teaching material and equipment. Prepare program outlines, lesson plans and material for participants as required
- Provide program instruction/leadership at the appropriate skill level of participants.
- Responsible for securing facility after programs
- Current National Lifeguard, Lifesaving Society Swim and Lifesaving Instructor, Emergency First Aid Instructor and completion of Aquatics Supervisor Training (AST)
- Minimum 1 year of lifeguarding and aquatics instructing experience

**Our Leadership Instructors**:

- Prepare and implement program content based on program objectives outlined by the Town and/or certifying organization
- Prepare course facilities, teaching material and equipment. Prepare program outlines, lesson plans and material for participants as required
- Provide program instruction/leadership at the appropriate skill level of participants.
- Current certifications and teaching requirements for the Certification program being offered
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR-C
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate training/instruction

**Our Lifeguards**:

- Guard public swims. Maintain proper guard positions and demonstrate guard alerts as required
- Perform various maintenance duties to maintain a clean and safe facility
- Prepare course facilities, teaching material and equipment. Prepare program outlines, lesson plans and material for participants as required
- Provide program instruction/leadership at the appropriate skill level of participants.
- Current National Lifeguard (or will be current before first day of employment)
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR-C

**Our Swimming Instructors**:

- Prepare and implement program content based on program objectives outlined by the Town
- Prepare course facilities, teaching material and equipment. Prepare program outlines, lesson plans and material for participants as required
- Provide program instruction/leadership at the appropriate skill level of participants.
- Current Lifesaving Society Swim and Lifesaving Instructor (or will be current before first day of employment)
- Current Bronze Cross or National Lifeguard certification (or will be current before first day of employment)
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR-C

**Additional duties for all positions listed above**:

- Perform administrative tasks (i.e. attendance, preparation, Injury and Incident Reports etc.)
- Attend team meetings and training sessions
- Assist in providing a clean, healthy, safe environment for the program and ensure equipment is stored as required
- Immediately report incidents to the Recreation Coordinator or designate

**Additional training and skills required for all positions listed above**:

- Current Standard First Aid with CPR- C
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Please note that applicants for all aquatics positions must be 16 years of age or older at the start of employment, as established by the Ontario government in Regulation 565._