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Position description lifeguard

Sydney
Blue Mountains City Council
Lifeguard
Posted: 12 September
Offer description

To provide safe supervision of the pools and undertake cleaning and customer service
functions during team rotations.

**RELATIONSHIPS**

**Reports to**:(Position Title)**:Aquatic Supervisor,Team Leader

**Report to: (Position Number)**

**Staff Responsibility**:Nil

**Key Internal Relationships**:LTS Instructors, Aqua Aerobics, Instructors

**Key External Relationships**:Centre Customers, Group bookings
- **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Undertake diligent lifeguarding to the standard sof Guideline for Safe pool
- operation.- Undertake the role of warden in a emergency evacuation.
- Undertake cleaning and housekeeping to ensure hygienic and inviting
- conditions during team rotations.- Administer the fees and charges as resolved by Council, monitor bands

indicating payment, taking payment as required and class roles during team
rotation.
- Maintain work records including hourly vistation, pool test corrective measure,

plant room check and as required financial records, membership records
during team rotation.
- Identify hazards assess the risk and rectify or report the hazard of duties.

**Guiding Principles **_(mandatory section do not delete) _
- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our LGA and

community
- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear

priorities and focus
- We are service focused ' we continuously improve service provision and

provide excellent customer service
- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation,
- operations and culture- We are a financially sustainable organisation, living within our means,

ensuring best value resource allocation

These Guidelines complement the Council's adopted Values of: Work Together;
Work Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect;
and, Supporting Community

**Workplace Health & Safety **_(mandatory section do not delete) _

Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but
are not limited to: identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and
notifying your Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety
Representative); never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which
you do not have the experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and
training or where the correct equipment to carry out the task safely is not available;
always work in a safe manner and in accordance with safety instructions, where
applicable; use the work equipment supplied for the job, in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions), and any personal protective equipment, which the
Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety aware and report any actions
to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet its legal workplace health
and safety obligations.

You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition you are
required at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy.

**Compliance & Risk**
To ensure compliance to all business policies and procedures.

**COMMUNICATION
- Good oral and written communication skills
- An ability to provideinformation to customers resolve problems that occur in the

centre

**JUDGEMENT & PROBLEM SOLVING
- Ensure work health and safety matters are dealt with immediately.

**AUTHORITY
**- Supervision of the pools and safety of the general public whilst on shift.**
**SKILL, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Pool Lifeguard Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Working with Children Check

**DESIRABLE**
- Previous experience in the supervision and operation of public swimming pools
- Willingness to undertake training and multi skill and assist in other areas

**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES**
- Display the values of the Council

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