Job Title: Summer Camp Lifeguard

Department: Camp Settoga

Reports to: Aquatics Director

FLSA Status: exempt

Date: Summer 2024- June 27th through August 16th, 2024

Job Overview:

Summer 2024- June 27th through August 16th, 2024 8:45am-4:30pm

Summary: The swim program as Camp Settoga is an extension of The Aquatics Department at The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. Camp Settoga serves over 350 campers and staff during the summer and about 6 swim periods a day. Each swim period features an instructional and a free swim. The JCC's Camp Settoga is looking for upbeat, friendly instructors with a desire to share a love of swim + safety to children. Swim levels vary for children ages 4-12

Responsibilities:

Lifeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of all persons in the pool and pool area. Uphold and improve upon the safety procedures to protect and safeguard the public in the aquatics facilities. Interact with members and non-members in a friendly and professional manner. Routinely inspect pool safety equipment.
• Act in a supervisory capacity on the pool deck as it relates to day to day activities.
• Respond immediately to all emergency situations at Camp Settoga.
• Enforce rules and water safety procedures in a professional, polite manner.
• Maintain cleanliness of the pool deck including squeegeeing, picking up debris on

the pool deck and in the pool, straightening out equipment and keeping deck space free from obstruction.

• Remain aware of potential hazards or unsafe conditions and report them to management, facilities and maintenance immediately.
• Arrive on time for shift and after break time.
• Inspect changing rooms periodically throughout the day to ensure health/safety standards as well as cleanliness and neatness.
• Open and close facility as required per schedule of hours.
• Regularly check and document chemical readings for both pools.
• Maintain accurate head count numbers.
• Report all problems and issues to the Aquatics Director or person in charge in their absence.
• Follow established code of conduct.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Adhere to all dress code regulations.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Qualifications

• Lifeguard Certification that includes Lifeguard Training, Professional CPR + AED - (Settoga willing to provide training course)
• Upbeat, personable, enthusiastic and a team player.
• Perform all lifeguard and customer service duties without restriction.

Must have current CPR certification, WSI preferred, experience leading classes preferred, training provided.

Salary Range:

Lifeguards $90-$125/ day

Swim Instructors $125-$150/ day