Responsible for diligently watching the pool zone of protection and responding competently to emergencies. Lifeguards report to Pool Managers and Aquatic Supervisor.

DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• When on duty, adhering to the Lifeguard protocols in regards to continual scanning, lifeguard skills, and responding to emergencies.
• Provide CPR/AED, Spinal Injury Management, First Aid, and in-water rescues.
• Ability to enforce all Water Park safety rules firmly yet courteously and diplomatically.
• Ensure the safety of Water Park patrons by enforcing the established pool rules and responding to emergencies as they arise.
• Expresses good judgment involving rules and disciplining patrons must be based solely on established Water Park rules and not on emotion. Any punishment assigned should fit the severity of the violation.
• Enforce rules on the pool deck and throughout the facility, in and outside of the Water Park.
• Pick up trash while on the lookout for undesirable individuals, drinking, fighting, and other rule enforcement. 
• Participate in random Lifeguard audits.
• Attend all in-services and job-specific training regularly. 
• Perform any other duties as required or assigned.

• Successful completion of StarGuard Lifeguard Certification program run by the Bensenville Park District Water Park Management or a current valid StarGuard Elite licensed instructor.
• Prerequisite skills:  ability to swim 200 yards continuously, tread water for two minutes with hands out of the water, and the ability to retrieve a 10-lb. brick from the bottom of the dive well and successfully return it to the designated area on the pool deck.
• Must be CPR/First Aid/AED certified or able to become certified prior to season start.
• Must be 15 years of age or older.

JOB STATUS           Part time/Seasonal              DEPARTMENT       Recreation            FSLA STATUS         Non-Exempt

SALARY                  $16 per hour

HOURS                   Varies throughout the season, May through August