Aquatics/Safety-Lifeguard

Position Summary

Campus Recreation Lifeguards are responsible for ensuring the safety of participants utilizing the Swenson pool on the WSU campus. The Lifeguard provides quality customer service to aquatic participants and serves as a resource for department and program information. Duties include: Scanning and patrolling pool areas for safety, providing care in the case of an emergency or injury, enforcing facility and program policies, providing feedback to participants, encouraging participation in department programs (e.g., incentive programs to promote exercise adherence), providing solid communication to supervisor and co-workers, providing daily upkeep and maintenance of office and pool facilities, and being a supportive team player. This position reports to the Aquatics Manager.

Required Qualifications

• American Red Cross Lifeguarding/CPR and AED for the Professional Rescuer/First Aid are required prior to working the first shift.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal communication and relational service skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• Prior life guarding experience preferred.
• Work-study candidates preferred.

Background Check

Yes.

ADA Essential Job Functions

• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Operating, activating, using, preparing, inspecting, placing, detecting, or positioning.
• Grasping.
• Felling.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas.
• Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.

Physical Requirements

• Medium work.
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Visual Acuity Requirements

• Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Conditions Subject to

• The worker is subject to vibration.
• Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.