LifeguardSwim Instructor
LifeguardSwim Instructor
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17-03-2025
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Hourly Salary
USD 18 - 18
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
17-03-2025
Job Description
Description
- The City of Gaithersburg Department of Parks Recreation & Culture Aquatics Team is currently recruiting to fill summer Lifeguard/Swim Instructor positions at our outdoor Water Park facility and at the indoorAquatic Center. The summer season begins Memorial Day weekend (Saturday May 24 2025 and runs through Labor Day (Monday September 1 2025 with opportunities to work at the indoor facility throughout the year.
As a lifeguard/swim instructor you are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of City swimming pool patrons and for teaching swimming skills that will last a lifetime. We are looking for enthusiastic dependable and focused individuals who enjoy working with people of diverse ages and backgrounds who can work independently and as part of a team and who have the maturity to think and act quickly problem solve and perform effectively under pressure while maintaining a professional helpful and poised demeanor.
Being a lifeguard for the City of Gaithersburg requires certification! If you are not yet certified you can sign up for a certification course atRecXpress. Search for Lifeguard Training and register!
You will need to pass a skills test before hire; and if hired you mustattend inservice training throughout employment.
Daytime evening and weekend work may be required; hours per week vary based on operational needs of the facility (generally will not exceed an average of 27.5 hours per week if working yearround). Starting pay rate is $18.00 per hour. Direct deposit of paychecks is a condition of employment for all City of Gaithersburg employees. Job Functions
- What you will do with us:
- Enforce rules and regulations to keep pool patrons safe in and around the swimming pool and equipment.
- Teach learntoswim classes.
- Respond to emergencies and administer basic first aid when needed.
- Provide general information regarding aquatic activities and functions to the public.
- Assist in maintaining the complex including removing trash cleaning sweeping and mopping locker rooms and other parts of the facility.
Key responsibilities are highlighted above; please click here to view the classification description for the Lifeguard/Swim Instructor position. Qualifications
- What you will need to be considered:
- Acurrent American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certification (certification must be maintained throughout employment).
- Be a high school student (at minimum) and at least 15 years of age.
- Have prior relevant experience in a comparable aquatic facility (preferred).
- A positive attitude and the ability to deal with customers professionally firmly and tactfully in a courteous and diplomatic manner.
- Excellent customer service and communication (verbal and written) skills.
- The ability to speak clearly and give andfollow oral and written directions and instructions.
- Demonstrated physical ability to swim at a proficient level to perform water rescues and remove victims from the water in an emergency.
- Or any acceptable equivalent combination of education experience and training that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job.
Additional Information
- Interested applicants must submit a completed online application to be considered. Include your education history relevant work experience (paid or volunteer) list any pertinent skills or certifications/licenses you have and/or provide additional information that might be relevant to the job you are applying for. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
This is a continuous recruitment; review of applications will begin immediately and positions will remain open until filled. Prompt application is highly encouraged. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of qualified applications are received or all hiring decisions have been made.
Successful candidates will be subject to a background check and drug/alcohol screening. The City has established an alcoholfree drugfree and smokefree workplace which applies to any person employed by conducting business with or applying for a position with the City. Each employee as a condition of their employment may be required to participate in preemployment and reasonable suspicion testing. Employees classified as safety sensitive are also subject to immediate post accident and random testing.Work permits are required for all minors under the age of 18 to work in the State of Maryland. Work permits are issued by the Maryland Department of Labor Division of Labor & Industry and are not issued until the minor has been offered a job.Click here for more information.
Working in an aquatic environment subjects you to noise and other dangers and distractions. You may be exposed to chlorine acids and other toxic or caustic chemicals and allergenic substances as well as blood and body fluids when rendering first aid. You may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment while performing some job duties.For more information about the position please contact the Aquatics Team at or 301.258.6445. Questions regarding the online application process may be directed to the Department of Human Resources at or 301.258.6327.
This recruitment will establish an eligibility list which will be used to fill current vacancies and may be used to fill other openings in this classification which occur in the next 6 months.
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