Lifeguard

**Rate of pay increases to $15 per hour after lifeguard certification

Hersheypark amusement park spans 121acres and welcomes guests to experience Hersheypark Happy all year long! As the largest amusement park in Pennsylvania Hersheypark is home to more than 70 rides including 15 coasters and 20 kiddie rides as well as a zoo and an entire water park.

Shallow Water Lifeguards ensure the safety of our guests at The BoardwalkSM at Hersheyparkwhile providing courteous friendly and professional assistance.

As a PartTime Team Member you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission and parking to Hersheypark discounts on food & shopping and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID!

Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job):

• Overseeing and enforcing The Boardwalk at Hersheypark attraction rules and safety regulations *

• Anticipating recognizing and responding to aquatic emergencies *

• Monitoring equipment and supplies*

• Maintaining work area and surrounding environment*

• Maintaining lifeguard and first aid skills at a test ready level at all times*

• Participating in daily lifeguard inservice training*

• Providing excellent customer service to the guests of Hersheypark by greeting guests and answering questions related to the attraction*

• Adhere to attraction standard operating procedures operate attractions in a safe and efficient manner and enforce attraction safety guidelines*

• Directing and assisting guests to and from ride areas*

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must be 15 years of age on the date of applying
• This position is designated as Safety Sensitive and requires successful completion and passing of a preemployment drug test.
• Post Employment Applicants must attend and complete the Ellis & Assoc. International Lifeguard Training Program provided and paid for by the Hershey Entertainment Complex

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to handle stressful working conditions emergencies and accept a high degree of accountability

• Prior lifeguarding experience a plus but not required

• Must be friendly upbeat work well with other employees and be able to interact with guests in a fastpaced environment

• Must display a positive attitude eagerness to learn and professional image in compliance with Hershey Entertainment & Resorts

• Must have the ability to safeguard confidential information

• Must have the ability to comprehend instructions (verbal demonstrated and/or written) and retain information

Job Demands:

• Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings weekends and holidays

• Must be able to work three 3 days per week throughout our peak summer season (JuneAugust)

• Employees are subject to a variety of weather conditions including but not limited to: extreme heat sun exposure cold and inclement weather. Work is almost exclusively outdoors.

• Physical requirements include the ability to stand (for up to five hours at a time) walk bend at the waist and knees and have repeated manual dexterity reach above shoulder level and the ability to push pull and lift up to seventyfive 75 pounds without assistance

• Must have normal vision 20/25 or 20/25 corrected)

• Must be able to swim under five feet of water and retrieve a 10 lb. brick to the surface

• Must be able to swim 50 yards using crawl (freestyle) or breaststroke without resting

• Must be able to safely exit the pool without use of stairs ladders or zerodepth entry

• Must be comfortable with potential exposure to bodily fluids and other spills

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer