Vancouver Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Lifeguard and Swim Instructor

• Communicate and work well with diverse customers of all ages and abilities, and City employee team.
• Assist in providing a safe program and environment for participants and staff.
• Understand and implement City of Vancouver values: Compassionate, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative, Empowered; policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as required through assigned program.
• Work a flexible schedule including, days, evenings, holidays and weekends.

• Current CPR/First Aid card required within 30 days of employment, offered by City of Vancouver.
• Able to always maintain a calm and professional demeanor, including during emergencies.
• Maintain a professional appearance, adhere to dress code, and provide excellent customer service.
• Successful completion of a background check for applicants 18 and older.
• Successfully pass employment references.

• Some heavy lifting.
• Working outdoors and exposure to weather elements.

Lifeguard $17.13-21.39

• Must be 16 years or older.
• $300 training bonus after completing all training and orientation
• Knowledge of safe swimming rules and regulations.
• Able to protect the life and wellbeing of each person using the aquatics facility at a given time.
• Able to learn, maintain knowledge of and carry out facility-established emergency procedures.
• Able to always keep physically fit and mentally alert to respond to any emergency.
• Able and willing to perform water rescue techniques.
• You will need to attend all staff meetings, orientations, and in-service training.
• Tentative training dates: May 27 - 31

• Ellis & Associates Pool Lifeguard Certification (maintained as current throughout employment)
• Able to locate and operate all emergency equipment, including backboard, oxygen and AED
• Able to tow a guest in distress to safety
• Able to successfully complete a swim test consisting of: swimming 200 yards in with a front facing stroke without stopping, treading water for 2 minutes without use of hands, diving feet first to 9 feet, picking up a 10 lb brick and bringing it to the surface while showing that you have control.

Swim Instructor $17.56-21.39

• Must be 16 years or older.
• $300 training bonus after completing all training and orientation.
• Teach skills that may save a life and will make a huge difference in people's lives.
• Will work with ages six (6) months to senior citizen and teach them how to be safe on, in and around the water.
• Help participants build lifelong safety skills, build strength and endurance for swimming laps, competitively or just for having fun in the water.
• Responsible for providing a safe aquatic experience to all participants.
• Monitor the pool environment and assure that all pool users are safely following pool rules. helping to perform routine cleaning and maintenance duties in the pool and locker room areas.

• Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification (maintained as current throughout employment)
• Able to monitor and maintain the safety of several children at a time, from the point of drop off to pick up.
• Able to safely pickup, hold, and lift a child from the deck and in the water.
• Able to successfully complete a swim test consisting of swimming 25 yards of each of these strokes: freestyle, backstroke, sidestroke, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, swimming 15 yards of butterfly and swimming at least 100 yards without stopping

• Respond quickly and effectively in an emergency and report all accidents, injuries and safety health hazards according to City guidelines.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with the public, program participants, other city employees.
• Monitor and interact with a large, diverse group of participants while multitasking duties and expectations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Ability to listen and carry-out instructions both written and verbal.
• Comply with policies and procedures of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services programs/area of assignment.
• Successfully complete training/certification as required by department or position.