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Become a valued member of a team that works hard every day to provides excellent services to residents, business, and organizations across the City of Bexley. Our employees make a meaningful difference in our community and help make Bexley a special place. Purpose of Work This is a seasonal position working at the David H Madison Pool.

The pool season runs from May-Sept, with pre-season training in the spring. Protect the safety and well being of each patron using the Bexley Community Pool, provide courteous, friendly and professional customer service, and train and prepare life guards for their daily roles. Responsibilities Ensures exceptional safety standards are always maintained to protect the patrons and staff of the aquatic facilities.

Maintains constant supervision of patrons in the facility while providing a safe environment; acts immediately and appropriately to secure the safety of patrons and enforces rules and regulations regarding all areas of the facility. Handles patron concerns. Oversees all First Aid given.

Monitors lifeguard activity and attendance. Helps manage lifeguard schedules. Involved in the organizing and execution of in-services for lifeguards.

Helps create and maintain a proper facility cleaning schedule. Supports managers with facility operations, including pool chemical testing. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has limited supervisory responsibilities but is responsible for assisting with staffing and scheduling. Qualifications Must be at least 16 years of age 2 or more years of lifeguarding experience preferred Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have a current American Red Cross Lifeguard certification or ability to obtain before employment. Other Qualifications: Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Must be comfortable in and around water. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the City. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to interpret and follow detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a limited number of distinct tasks and functions in standardized situations Other Skills and Abilities: Must have excellent communication skills, be reliable and punctual, and maintain excellent attendance. Must work effectively with a team.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The City of Bexley is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

The City's employment actions will be based upon merit, fitness, and such other bona fide occupational qualifications and not on an individual's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or other non-job related criteria.