What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Safety Aide position at City of Denton, TX?
Summary
This requisition expires on June 7, 2024, but may close earlier if the position is filled prior to the expiration date.
Under close supervision, the Water Safety Aide is responsible for assisting the Water Safety Instructor with teaching swimming and diving lessons and promoting pool and water safety.
Essential Functions and Other Important Duties
Essential Functions:
- Assists the Water Safety Instructor with teaching swimming and diving lessons.
- Ensures the safety of class participants.
- Assists in preparation of lessons plans for classes.
- Performs simple record keeping tasks including attendance and participant records.
- Provides exceptional customer service to participants and patrons.
- Attends in-service trainings as necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications / Acceptable Equivalency:
- Must be at least 15 years of age.
- Knowledge of swimming skills and/or passed American Red Cross Learn to swim Level 4
- Must have effective communication skills.
- Must hold a current American Red Cross CPR-Professional Rescuer and First Aid certification (or can obtain one on their own and produce a copy to the supervisor within one (1) month of employment).
- Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.
- Ability to communicate effectively in an instructional situation with children and parents.
- Ability to get along with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
- Must pass a drug test, criminal history background check and social security number verification.
- Must pass a physical examination.
- Must be able to work the entire season; weekends, morning and/or evening hours may be required.
Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements:
Overall Strength Demands: The bold and italicizedword describes the overall strength demand of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.
- Sedentary – lifting no more than 10 pounds
- Light – lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds
- Medium – lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds
- Heavy – lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds
- Very Heavy – lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds
Codes for “how often”:
Y = Yes
N = No
E = extensive (100-70%)
M = moderate (60-30%)
I = infrequent (20-10%)
A = almost never (<10%)
Task: Code:
- Standing: M
- Sitting: M
- Walking: M
- Lifting: M
- Carrying: M
- Pushing/Pulling: M
- Overhead Work: M
- Fine Dexterity: I
- Kneeling: I
- Crouching: M
- Crawling: I
- Bending: M
- Twisting: M
- Climbing: M
- Balancing: M
- Vision: E
- Hearing: E
- Talking: E
- Video Display: A
- Swimming: E
The essential functions of this position require the daily use of kickboards, noodles, and various other aquatic teaching aides.
Environmental Factors:
The essential functions of this position are performed in chlorinated water in a natatorium or at outdoor aquatic facilities in 80-105 degree heat. Potential exists for lifting up to 50 pounds to assist swim participants. Instructors may incur repeated emersions of up to two hours in pool water. Water temperature may vary from 76-85 degrees.
This job description is not an employment agreement, contract agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
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