JCC Greater Boston is seeking a part-time Pool Lifeguard. This position is an opportunity to use your lifesaving skills while being a part of a dynamic team. JCC Greater Boston lifeguards keep members and guests safe while creating a welcoming environment. Working a flexible schedule with opportunities year-round, the Pool Lifeguard works at our indoor and outdoor pools in the summer, shifting to indoors only the rest of the year. The Aquatics Team is a lively and fun team!
Primary responsibilities include and are not limited to:
- Ensures the safety of every pool patron through education, vigilant preventative guarding, first aid, emergency medical services, and rescue services
- Provides consistent pool coverage and smooth transitions between shifts through planning, punctuality and personal accountability
- Enforces the rules and regulations of the pools consistently
- Maintains good working relationships with staff members, maintenance personnel, administrative personnel, and pool patrons.
- Resolves member concerns in a professional manner or escalates them, as appropriate
- Creates pool related documentation (e.g. opening/closing checklists, bather tracking and incident reports)
- Able and willing to follow directions from supervisors and follow protocols
- Maintains a safe and neat pool area; assist in pool maintenance by performing scheduled checks, cleaning and maintenance
- Develops professional relationships with members
- Conducts swim tests
- Be familiar with, and follow the pool schedule – including correctly configuring lane lines according to the schedule.
- Attend all mandatory trainings and in-services
- Support JCC goals and objectives
- Learn all aspects of the pool facilities and its daily operations. For example, swim lessons, camp swim, etc.
- Be familiar with ‘traffic flow’ in pool area and support social distancing procedures in the building
- Participate in weekly skill checks
- Serve as a member of the agency Fitness Staff with responsibilities, which, at times, extend beyond the limits of his/her specialized functions
- Actively create a welcoming dynamic that contributes to an environment where each individual is valued and respected
- Support JCC Greater Boston’s mission, vision, and values including through personal role modeling
- Attend JCC meetings, and actively participate in and support the JCC/the department's goals and initiatives
- Other activities as required by the organization
This position is part-time with hours ranging from 5-17 hours per week. Offering a competitive starting pay rate of $20- $25/hour. The pay rate offered will ultimately be determined by relevant qualifications and experience, and internal equity. JCC Greater Boston is a vibrant, welcoming workplace with a strong feeling of teamwork and a shared sense of making a difference.
About JCC Greater Boston
Since opening its doors in 1983, JCC Greater Boston has been committed to creating a vibrant, inclusive, diverse community by nurturing meaningful, lasting relationships. Through our network of early learning centers, day camps, regional teen and family programs, health and wellness offerings, and adult arts and ideas classes, JCC Greater Boston provides highly valued connections, learning, and experiences for the Jewish community and friends.
JCC Greater Boston staff enjoy working in an innovative, friendly, and welcoming environment where their talents and contributions are appreciated. In our recent employee survey, staff rated their direct management and organizational alignment experiences close to 90% positive. If you want to upgrade your working experience and have a better work-life balance, we encourage you to explore becoming part of the JCC team!
The JCC is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston's core values: Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation, which we hope resonate with all.
To learn more about what makes JCC Greater Boston a wonderful place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.bostonjcc.org/careers/
JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.