Lifeguard (1113)

About The St. James:

The St. James is the premier sports wellness and active entertainment destination in the country with 450000 sq. ft. of developmental and competitive programs teams and opportunities in more than 20 sports and a wide range of premium fitness wellness and entertainment experiences.

Join The St. James as a lifeguard and elevate your professional experience in a dynamic and challenging setting. As a member of our award-winning Safety & Rescue Department youll have the chance to go beyond the pool and take on advanced lifeguarding roles including triathlon support EMT assistance and standby assignments pushing your skills to the next level. Youll also gain access to our extensive athletic and fitness network including a complimentary membership to the sports & wellness complex offering valuable insights and opportunities for growth. Start building your future with a team thats committed to helping you maximize your lifeguarding potential.

Responsibilities

• Interact as a member of a high-performing rescue department
• Exercise tact fitness and good judgement in daily responsibilities
• Uphold core values of rescue readiness ownership and integrity
• Conduct patron education and community safety presentations
• Provides surveillance of water based sports and entertainment activities
• Provides basic emergency medical care to stabilize condition of ill or injured prior to EMS arrival

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated altruism and empathy
• Skilled in swimming and water confidence
• Demonstrated experience as role model and/or team leader
• Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergencies
• Willingness to learn and develop

Physical requirements:

• Physical activities may include climbing stooping kneeling crouching reaching walking standing pushing pulling lifting grasping feeling talking hearing and performing repetitive motions.
• Employee must have the physical strength endurance and ability to swim in deep water sit for extended periods of time and ability to drag one-hundred and fifty (150) pounds through open water environments
• Employee must have the visual acuity to distinguish people and objects at emergency scenes both in and out of the water with eyesight correctable to 20/40.
• Employee must have the stamina to work for extended periods of time in emergency situations.

Qualifications:

• Minimum age of sixteen (16) years at time of hire
• Completion of pre-hire fitness assessment and paid lifeguard academy
• Three (3) months customer service experience preferred
• Three (3) months of organized team sports preferred
• Knowledge of safety training procedures and best practices used throughout sports and entertainment industry

Selection Process Prerequisites:

• Application and Written Statement Submission
• Tryout & Fitness Assessment
• Panel Interview
• Packet Review
• Seasonal Lifeguard Academy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

For more information please visit our website: or contact Randy Cooper at

The St. James is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome qualified applicants from a variety of backgrounds inclusive of their race color religion sexual orientation gender gender identity expression or orientation genetic information national origin age disability or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position; however only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.