Seasonal Summer Camp Lifeguard June 4 through July 30 2025
Seasonal Summer Camp Lifeguard June 4 through July 30 2025
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Job Description
Position Title: Lifeguard
Corps/Department: Salvation Army Kings Lake Camp
Reports To: Rental and Operations Manager
FLSA Status: Temporary Parttime; NonExempt
Dates of Employment: June 4 2025 July 30 2025
Scope of Position: Provide a complete waterfront program that contributes to fulfillment of the goals and objectives of Kings Lake Camp including swimming and waterfront safety while maintaining a safe program area.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must pass all background checks required by The Salvation Army.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Provide proof of current Lifeguard Training Certification including First Aid CPR AED and Waterfront Skills certification.
- Prior Lifeguard experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to work with young people ages 7 years and older.
- Must perform duties efficiently and demonstrate good judgment.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for organizing and monitoring all waterfront activities (waterfront is a lake and there is no pool).
- Initiate a strict waterfront program in keeping with Red Cross and State of Alaska requirements.
- Maintain canoes and paddleboats to ensure proper working order.
- Provide for the constant watch and supervision of campers and staff during swim and boating periods.
- Test and classify swimming abilities of staff and campers or require all to wear life vests..
- Utilize staff abilities to best advantage in carrying out the waterfront program and instruct counselors assigned to waterfront duties.
- Enforce rules of the waterfront and camper discipline.
- Prior to each swim session make sure all areas including dock boat house and beach area are clean and in order.
- Know emergency procedures and be prepared to execute them in an emergency.
- Follow Kings Lake Camp Rules.
- Ensure campers respect personal property camp equipment and facilities.
- Assists with all other duties as assigned.
Protect the Mission: Must complete the online course for this area and pass the Background Checks required by The Salvation Army for employment.
Work Environment: Work is performed outdoors in a variety of cool to warm weather conditions.. May require being out in wet weather for extended periods of time.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to speak sit walk stand bend climb kneel and twist on an intermittent basis; to grasp reach handle finger push or pull objects.
- Ability to see and hear at normal ranges with corrective devices if necessary.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. or more with assistance.
Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.
Language Skills: Must be able to understand follow and give both written and oral instructions and be comfortable working with diverse individuals in facetoface contact and over the telephone. The employee must be able to use speech and hearing for ordinary and telephone conversation.
Acknowledgement of Religious Purposes of The Salvation Army: The employee acknowledges that he/she has been informed and understands The Salvation Armys religious purpose and status as a church. The employee agrees that he/she shall do nothing to his/her relationship with The Salvation Army as an employee to undermine its religious mission. The employee agrees and understands that his/her services are a necessary part of The Armys religious purposes and his/her workrelated conduct must not conflict with interfere with or undermine such religious programs or The Armys religious purposes.
Confidentiality Statement: The employee understands that all information is to be treated as highly confidential. Noncompliance will result in disciplinary action.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to providing a respectful environment for all applicants and employees that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age race color religion sex national origin marital status disability citizenship sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law. Such equal opportunity for employment will apply to recruitment and hiring training promotion salaries and other compensation transfers and layoffs or termination.
Job Description Acknowledgment: This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbent may be requested to perform jobrelated responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position statement.
Employment Type
Temp
