About this opportunity
John's Island Club lists this Lifeguard opportunity in vero beach, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Essential Job Functions:
• Maintain designated post. Supervise and observe all swimmers at all times to ensure their safety. Prepare for immediate response to distress.
• Maintain situational awareness at all times. Visually scan water areas periodically for evidence ofrip tides, currents, sharks, man-o-wars, and other variable ocean hazards.
• Respond to emergencies and rescue swimmers in danger of drowning.
• Enforce pool and beach rules of safety and conduct, in a direct but tactful manner.
• Provide high level of service to Club members and guests. Respond to needs, questions and suggestions of the members, in a courteous, responsive and respectful manner. Ensure a safe and pleasant environment for members and guests.
• Implement aquatic operations and procedures, as directed.
• Administer first aid as needed.
• Maintain and demonstrate all required safety, water, and rescue proficiencies and certifications. Participate in periodic training rescues in both ocean and pool. Attend periodic mandatory lifeguard training meetings.
Other Duties & Responsibilities:
• Keep area clean and safe. Enforce all environmental principles.
• Conduct swimming lessons, pool games, and other recreational pool/beach activities as directed.
• May perform other assignments and duties, as area needs require.
Requirements
Skills & Knowledge:
Rescue and lifesaving practices and procedures. Ability to perform lifeguarding duties including: rescues, first aid, surveillance.
Familiar with surf beaches. Able to swim.
Swim 500 yards under 10 minutes. Run half mile under 4 minutes.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety practices applicable to working as a lifeguard.
Skill to safety operate assigned tools and equipment.
Calm deportment during emotionally stressful situations. Handle frightened and injured persons in water rescue situations.
Speak, read and write in English language; understand and follow written & oral instructions; maintain accurate records and generate periodic reports.
Strong interpersonal skills, with demonstrated tact, courtesy, and diplomacy; communicate and assist members in a courteous and professional manner; establish & maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers and members/guests.
Ability to safely operate beach utility vehicle.
Ability to safely operate PWC rescue ski.
Worksite address
vero beach, FL, 32966, US
Who can apply
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