Lifeguard, Hampton

General Information
Job Title:
Lifeguard
Location:
Hampton Aquaplex
1908 Coliseum Dr
Hampton, VA, 23666
United States
Base Pay:
$16.00 – $16.00 / Hour
Employee Type:
PT Non-Exempt
Job Category:
Hampton Virginia Aquaplex
Industry:
Lifeguard, Pool, Water recreation
Description
The Hampton Virginia Aquaplex is managed by Eastern Sports Management (ESM) based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. ESM’s management portfolio consists of venues in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

The Hampton Aquaplex is currently accepting applications for Lifeguard. The Lifeguard maintains a safe swim environment by enforcing all rules and regulations of the pool as well as preventing and responding to all emergencies in the Hampton Aquaplex. Lifeguards will report directly to the Aquatics Manager and Aquatics Director.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Scan surveillance areas to ensure the safety of all patrons
Act in emergency situations and provide appropriate care
Caution swimmers regarding unsafe areas
Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning and administer first aid when needed
Maintain order in swimming areas
Able to successfully perform the Lifeguard pretest once every 6 months to maintain employment
Help maintain a clean pool environment
Conduct chemical checks on scheduled basis
Fill out any necessary reports for accidents or incidents
Able to work in a wet pool environment
May handle chemicals, under supervision, if older than 18 years of age
Possess strong customer service skills
Able to multi-task and be well organized
Able to work in team environment
Able to communicate effectively with others, verbally and in writing
Participate in In-Service Trainings
Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed, required, or assigned by the Aquatics Manager, Aquatics Director and/or the General Manager
Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: Familiarity with a standard workstation is required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to obtain the following:

Lifeguarding
CPR/AED
First Aid

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Able to swim 300 yards continuously, tread water for two minutes using only legs, and retrieve a 10 pound brick from the bottom of a 12 foot pool.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather).
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occationally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Summary
There’s So Much Fun in Store!

Set to open summer 2022, adjacent to the Hampton Roads Convention Center and
Hampton Coliseum, this state-of-the-art facility is the largest of its kind in Virginia. Purpose-built
for competitive aquatics, the Aquaplex was designed to host Mid-Atlantic and national competitive
swimming and diving events, artistic swimming, water polo, and more. Spectator seating for 1,500 overlook the eight-lane, 50-meter pool with two moveable bulkheads. Seating for 760 athletes occupies the wide, spacious pool decks for the smoothest of swim and dive event execution. Swimmer warm-up and warm-down is a breeze in the eight-lane, 25-yard programming pool, and nearby multi-purpose rooms provide space for event staging and hospitable functionality. A culinary center with two purchase points ensures spectators never miss an exciting moment.

Apply online at https://secure4.saashr.com/ta/6161610.careers?ApplyToJob=520363983

This position is currently open for early morning, day, evening, and weekend.

EOE – Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation

Eastern Sports Management/Hampton Virginia Aquaplex is a drug free workplace. Pre-employment background check required. Pre-employment job assessment may be required.

Due to the volume of applicants, please do not call to check on your status.