Aquatic Lifeguard
Job No:
LCLC2025016
Location:
Bridgewater
ABOUT THE ROLE
Aquatic Lifeguards are integral members of a team responsible for supervising and ensuring the safety of facility patrons by proactively preventing and responding to injuries, incidents, and emergencies. The successful candidate will strive to deliver the highest quality aquatic experience to our members and guests in our fast-paced, growing environment.
View the full Job Description hereExperience
- Ability to work both independently and as an integral part of a team.
- Demonstrate problem-solving skills and judgment.
- Flexibility to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain respectful, cooperative, and professional relationships with colleagues and the community.
- Experience working with diverse demographics.
Qualifications (to be maintained as a condition of employment)
- National Lifeguard Service Award (NLS) – Pool Option
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS certification
- Must provide a satisfactory Police Criminal Records Vulnerable Sector Check, and Child Abuse Registry Check.
Desirable Qualifications
- Lifesaving Society "Swim for life" Certification
- AED Responder
- Lifesaving Instructor
- National Lifeguard Service Instructor (NLSI – Pool)
Working Conditions
- Wage: $17.11/ hour
- Part-Time, minimum 3 hours per week. According to a preset schedule.
- Operating hours- Monday- Thursday (6:00am-9:30pm), Friday (6:00am- 8:30pm), Saturday- Sunday (7:00am- 8:30pm)
- Flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
- Safe use of all protective / barrier equipment.
- Exposure to a loud, warm, and busy environment.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. - While performing the functions of this job some tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort including some combinations of standing, standing at a height, sitting, sitting at a height, crouching, walking, climbing, swimming, performing work while wet and /or performing work while wet for extended periods of time.
- Emergency response and continuous in-service training can be physically demanding, which may involve some combination of running, climbing, and swimming. You will be responsible for lifting, carrying, towing, and pulling of heavy objects including distressed persons on land or in water.
- Lifeguards must maintain the ability to demonstrate “Must See” items set forth by the appropriate standard setting / certifying body to the satisfaction of the employer at all times during employment.
- Safe lifting, carrying, and rescue techniques (use of a rescue aid in the water and coordination of rescue with a second rescuer, when possible, are required by the employer).