Lead Lifeguard

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Safety Sensitive : YES Level II Screening : YES

Under the general direction of the designated supervisor, the incumbent is responsible for the on-site supervision of the public engaged in water activities to ensure their safety, prevent accidents and provide assistance to swimmers. Patrols pool area to maintain order and to protect swimmers from accident or drowning; rescues swimmers in distress; administers necessary first aid treatment. Performs pool maintenance, cleaning the facility; accounts for monies received. Order chemicals and cleaning supplies, administer in-service training, lifeguard when needed, and fill-in as aquatic supervisor when needed.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the City's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include, scheduling, assigning, and directing work; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Responsibilities and Reporting During an Emergency Situation :
Essential Employees may be required to work during a declared emergency. Depending on the nature of the emergency, this may require working around the clock for several days on short notice.
Non Essential Employees will not be required to work during a declared emergency. The employee's Department Head will determine when the employee will be required to work.
Duties/Responsibilities

• Cautions swimmers regarding unsafe areas and/or activities;
• Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning and administer first aid with emphasis on resuscitation methods.
• Maintain order in swimming areas.
• Inspect facilities for cleanliness and inform supervisor(s) of any safety hazards.
• Responsible for planning and holding in-service training as well as lifeguard and CPR challenges for lifeguard staff.
• Teach/Assist with swimming lessons.
• Clean swimming pool; determine chlorine content and pH value of water, including any/all pool water chemistry with water testing kit.
• Plan, develop and implement aquatic activities.
• Maintain required records and reports.
• Collect fees for classes/programs.
• Responsible for maintaining required certifications and ensuring they are kept current.
• This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence at the workplace
• Performs additional duties as required including but not limited to cleaning swimming pool and facilities.

Due to pool closures and the availability of work, employees may be assigned to work in lower classifications performing tasks within other areas of Recreation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skill to make sound judgment.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to lift and rescue swimmers who are in need of assistance
• Ability to work in heat, humidity, wetness, and around noise, fumes and odors

Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma
• Must obtain a valid Certified Pool Operators License within six months of hire .
• Possess a valid Community Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation - C.P.R. Certification.
• Must possess a valid Standard First Aid Certification.
• Possess a valid Lifeguard Certification.
• Must obtain a valid Water Safety Instructor Certification; or equivalent swim instructor certification through an approved Educational Association within six months of hire .
• Possess a valid Automated External Defibrillator - AED Certification.
• When assigned to working with Youth, must meet the Department of Children and Families (DCF) requirements and inspections.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Three (3) years of experience as a Lifeguard preferred; or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed.

• Balancing maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing for sustained periods of time.
• Fingering picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

Work performed is primarily:

• Heavy work : Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Frequently have exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as extreme temperatures, wetness, humidity, toxic or caustic chemicals, noise, dust, wind, and sun.
• Contact with internal and external customers, vendors, outside agencies and the general public.
• May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description .