About the Department
The City of Lodi is seeking candidates for Assistant Aquatic Manager. This is a part-time, seasonal position. Under the guidance of the Aquatic Manager, the Assistant Aquatic Manager assists in the management of areas related to the outdoor pool. TThis management includes, but is not limited to, evaluating operating hours, coordinating Lifeguards, and assessing Lifeguards. The Assistant Aquatic Manager will also fill the active role of a Lifeguard when scheduled during pool open hours.
The 2026 summer season starts in late-May or early-June (due to training) and finishes in August.
Position Duties
General Statement of Job
The statements included in the Position Description reflect, in general, the duties and responsibility of this position and are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive.
Under the guidance of the Aquatic Manager, the Assistant Aquatic Manager assists in the management of areas related to the outdoor pool. This management includes, but is not limited to, evaluating operating hours, coordinating Lifeguards, and assessing Lifeguards. The Assistant Aquatic Manager will also fill the active role of a Lifeguard when scheduled during pool open hours.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists with the safe operation of all aquatic services, including compliance with State health codes
- Assists with training, supervision, and evaluation of Lifeguards
- Helps maintain the weekly Lifeguard schedule
- Assists with monthly Lifeguard in-service training
- Maintains pool related records and reports
- Communicates with Aquatic Manager about any situations which need immediate attention to ensure the safety of staff and patrons
- Assists in monitoring staff certifications and helps keep staff current in all certifications
- Ensures patron satisfaction and handles complaints and concerns
- Enforces all rules and regulations of the outdoor pool to ensure the safety of staff and patrons
- Lifeguards during pool open hours
- Performs various maintenance duties and other assigned duties as directed to maintain a clean and safe facility
- Other duties as assigned by the Aquatic Manager
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum education: Two-years of high school; High school diploma or GED equivalent, preferred
- One-year related work experience in direction of pool staff
- Two or more years of experience Lifeguarding
- Possess current Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certification
- Strong interpersonal, organization, and communications skills, including the ability to establish and maintain working relationships with employees and the public
- Ability to work with individuals of all ages, creeds, and abilities
- Ability to assist in efficient and accurate maintenance of records and helps meet reporting deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
Other Qualifications
- Personal computer and telephone
- Identification as a lifeguard that consists of an orange tube, swim suit, sweat shirt, or jacket with bold word, “Lifeguard”
- First aid, life-saving equipment, and pool safety equipment
- First aid kit, phone, whistle, hand signals, and locks
- Water-testing equipment
- Cleaning supplies
- This is a confidential position requiring discretion in many areas of responsibility.
- Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions and communicate effectively on the telephone and in person in an outdoor environment
- Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions and review, evaluate, and prepare a variety of written/typed documents and text materials, as well as, observe pool facility conditions.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, the ability to adjust focus, depth perception and wide field of vision.
- Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate standard office equipment, a personal computer, and pool safety equipment
- Sufficient personal mobility, flexibility, and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to bend, stoop, twist, squat, crouch, climb, reach, and lift/carry up to 60 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, and move through the worksite and, push, pull, and exert forces up to the weight of an average adult in the water.
Work is performed primarily at an outdoor pool and occasionally in an office setting. The noise level varies from quiet to noisy.
Position Accountability
Reports To: Aquatic Manager
Supervision Exercised: Lifeguards (in the absence of the Aquatic Manager)
Selection Guidelines
Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview, reference check, and job-related tests may be required.
Selection procedures may include the administration of written skills examination or actual performance testing; the pre-screening of applicants; formal interviews; background and credit checks, and information verification.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or logical assignment to the position.
The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.