CITY OF DIEPPE

Services to residents

Aquatic and Sports Centre

Student Employment / Job Description

Lifeguard/instructor

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Aquatic Programs Coordinator, lifeguards are responsible for the continual monitoring of the area of the pool assigned to them. In their role as instructors, they are responsible for the safety, management, and teaching of participants enrolled in the courses they teach.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Continually monitor their area of the pool
• Prevent incidents by interacting with the public
• Enforce current health and safety regulations
• Conduct rescue and first aid activities
• Educate the public about safe behaviour in an around water
• Check, set up, and put away pool equipment and materials
• Participate in service training
• Perform administrative tasks (attendance sheets, daily reports, registrations, lesson plans)
• Carry out any other related tasks
• Teach swimming

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Grade 10
• Minimum age of 15 years on first day of work

Certifications

• Valid national lifeguard certificate, Bronze Cross or equivalent
• Standard First Aid CPR-C & AED course
• Swimming instructor certificate (Lifesaving Society) 

Experience

• Experience considered an asset

Skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English and French
• Ability to work under pressure, independently, as part of a team, and without ongoing supervision
• Customer-service focus
• Ability to interact easily with people
• Strong organizational skills, sense of initiative, and sound judgment
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Energetic personality, professional attitude, and helpful demeanor
• Physical fitness

WORK SCHEDULE

Flexible

SALARY

As per Policy A-29 (Process for hiring students)

The City of Dieppe reserves the right to require criminal record checks upon hiring.

The masculine gender is used solely to alleviate text. 

Revised March 2022 – Human Resources Department.