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Description
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HIRING RATE: $14.01 Hourly
FULL SALARY RANGE: $14.01 - $17.16 Hourly
Interview for this position at our Hiring Event on March 8th!
Fast-track your job search at a "one-and-done" job fair hosted by Allen Parks and Recreation. Start a career in Parks and Recreation or find a fun summer job. We're interviewing for more than 50 positions and are ready to extend job offers on the spot from 8am - 1pm on Saturday, March 8, at Allen Senior Recreation Center.
Interested? Get all of the event details, including what to bring, here.
The City:
With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. The City of Allen's strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions and quality of life makes it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer for everyone.
The City's Mission, is "To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced".
Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the
PRIDE
values. We do
"Work that MATTERS!"
- People First - Giving priority to others
- Respect - Treating others with courtesy and dignity
- Integrity - Serving with honesty, trust and hard work
- Deliver - Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
- Excel - Creating an innovative and improving work environment
The purpose of this position is to ensure the safety of customers in and around pool areas. This is accomplished by visually scanning pool areas, identifying distressed swimmers or customers, performing in-water rescues and assists as necessary, completing CPR when appropriate and providing first aid care to customers. Other duties may include providing customer service support, maintaining pool operations and equipment, assisting with locker room and bathroom maintenance and interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.
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Essential Functions
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The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
- Ensures the safety of customers at City aquatic facilities by visually scanning all areas of the aquatic facility, determining whether customers are in distress, performing in-water rescues and assists when necessary, providing first aid to customers when appropriate and completing CPR for rescued customers when necessary.
- Maintains pool operations and equipment by vacuuming the pool, scrubbing pool equipment and pool walls for sanitization purposes, operating the power wash machine to cleanse deck areas, removing debris from pool water and picking up debris from deck areas.
- Ensures the sanitization of aquatic facilities by disinfecting bathrooms with the appropriate cleaners, sweeping and mopping floors, picking up debris from patron areas and gathering lost items.
- Provides customer service by offering assistance to customers, responding to customer inquiries, addressing customer concerns or problems, educating customers on facility rules and procedures and directing customers to the appropriate persons or areas.
- May act as a water safety instructor if certified as such by the American Red Cross.
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Job Requirements
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Education and Experience Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Certification and Other Requirements
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Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age -
American Red Cross Lifeguard (including Deep Water) & First Aid Certification. Requires brick dive test in deep water based on depth of pool assignment* -
American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers Certification*
*Applicants who currently do not have all required certifications at the time their application is submitted, must attend and pass all classes prior to receiving an offer of employment.
Overall Physical Strength Demands:
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Supplemental Information
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Reading
Basic - Ability to recognize meaning of common two- or three-syllable words. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
Math
None.
Writing
None.
Managerial
Receives directions: The employee normally performs the duty assignment after receiving general instructions as to methods, procedures, and desired end results with some discretion when making selections among a few, easily identifiable choices. Assignment is reviewed upon completion.
Supervisory / Organizational Control
No responsibility for the direction or supervision of others.
Complexity
Work involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.
Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills
Discussion Occasional: 20% or less of work time
THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
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City of Allen
$14.01 - $17.16 Hourly
while this role doesn't come with traditional benefits like health or retirement packages, it offers a wealth of opportunities for growth, experience, and making a real impact in your community!
Feb 03, 2025