Head Lifeguard (TownLake)

Starting wage of $17 per hour and receive a $300 sign-on bonus!

How you Will Power our Purpose (Job Summary)

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Provide leadership and guidance to other lifeguards during a shift and set an example with exceptional lifesaving skills.
• Protect the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in the pool area.
• Leads pool maintenance duties including, but not limited to, taking and recording water tests at regular intervals and adjusting chemicals.
• Maintains cleanliness of the area; removes items that need attention and reports all required repairs to your supervisor.
• Follow personal attire requirements, including wearing a staff t-shirt, appropriate swim attire (for women, this consists of one-piece suits), a whistle, a fanny pack with a rescue mask, and a rescue tube while on duty.
• Know, understand, obey, and enforce all rules and policies of the YMCA equally.
• Know and follow the YMCA of Austin's Human Resources Guidelines, Code of Ethics, payroll procedures (including completing timesheets), and established emergency procedures.
• Know and facilitate pool schedule (i.e., put in or remove lane markers).
• Render first aid as needed and complete incident/accident report form for every injury/altercation on the premises.
• Greet all members and participants and record attendance.
• Attend all required meetings and trainings.
• Arrive on deck at least 5 minutes before the guarding assignment and complete your designated shift until your substitute arrives.
• Never leave the pool area while guarding unless another certified guard can watch the pool. You must remove the swimmers from the pool if another guard is unavailable.
• Secure a substitute lifeguard if you cannot make a scheduled shift.
• Clear the pool of all swimmers, turn off the lights and lock doors during closing shifts.
• Actively and enthusiastically support the Branch and Association goals and directions through practical completion of tasks and verbal display to peers, staff, members and guests.
• Take a leading role in emergencies and guide the team.
• May assist in scheduling lifeguards and coordinating pool activities.
• Lead by example the Y's mission, vision, and values with program participants, members, staff and guests.
• Become an Ambassador of the Y's work and culture by being the ultimate storyteller of who we are as an organization and brand.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

What You Bring to Make an Impact:

• At least one year of lifeguarding experience required.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Current YMCA Lifeguard certification
• American Red Cross certification is acceptable with the YMCA crossover course.
• Current First Aid, CPR/AED, and Emergency Oxygen certifications.
• You quickly learn from failure and value feedback to continuously improve.
• You are a team player with a positive, service-oriented attitude and can work well with others.
• You listen for understanding and meaning. You speak and write effectively.
• You build good customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• You leverage people's differences as strengths.
• You are organized, able to prioritize tasks and handle multiple assignments.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, talk, and occasionally lift and/or move items, including equipment and children. Must be able to remain alert, sit or stand for extended periods of time, hear noises and distinguish distress signals, scan all areas of the pool with clear vision, perform all physical tasks related to instructing and observing participants in proper stroke techniques, communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Benefit from a free household YMCA membership, enriching both your life and the lives of others.
• Access retirement planning options to secure your future.
• Enhance your skills through participation in learning and development workshops.
• Exclusive cell phone plan discounts for AT&T and T-Mobile/Sprint users.
• Discounts on programs and services to make your YMCA experience even more rewarding.

The Greater Austin YMCA is a nonprofit community enterprise with a vision to cultivate thriving communities across Central Texas where every person benefits from an empowered and well-educated childhood, equitable access to opportunities, resulting in an elevated quality of life and the promise of a sustainable future. Founded in 1953 and anchored in three Central Texas counties, the Y has served close to 500,000 people and provided more than $30M in financial assistance and program subsidies over the past 10 years. We operate 8 community centers and Camp Moody along with 6 early childhood education centers, 60 afterschool programs on school campuses in four districts, and 20 summer camps, with 1500 staff team members, 1000 volunteers, and a $47M annual operating budget.

Additional Information:

The organization has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

The Greater Austin YMCA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Greater Austin YMCA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which we have employees. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.