Job Title: Pool Support Staff

Department:* Recreation*

Reports To:*  Director of Recreation and Wellness or Recreation Manager*

Salary:  $13.50-$15.50/hour, commensurate with experience                      

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Position Summary: The Pool Support Staff are responsible for overseeing checking guests' Lakeside Chautauqua passes to enter the pool, monitoring the safety and wellbeing of lifeguards, clear and concise communication with other staff and patrons, enforcing rules of the pool, monitoring the slide, cleaning all pool facilities, assisting grounds crew with grounds maintenance, and assisting in seasonal activities at the Lakeside Pool.

*About Lakeside Chautauqua: *Lakeside Chautauqua is a family destination that has pioneered the act of nurturing mind, body and spirit for 150 years. Conveniently located between Toledo and Cleveland on Lake Erie's south shore, Lakeside offers a robust summer programming season packed with cultural, educational, spiritual and recreational opportunities. Within the one-square-mile community, you'll find hundreds of unique Victorian cottages, a concert auditorium, arts center, historic waterfront hotel, movie theater, pool, tennis, sailing, shopping, dining and much more. Join our team this year to help Lakeside celebrate its 150th Anniversary. For more information, visit lakesideohio.com/employment.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

General Pool Task include:

Observes and enforces the safety rules and regulations of the Grindley Aquatics and Wellness Campus

Provide excellent customer service consistent with Lakeside's standards

Greet all guests upon arrival and check for Lakeside Chautauqua passes, deliver consistent guest service, and provide all other supporting services

Knowledgeable of pool facilities such as length and depth of pool, operational hours, how many laps it takes to complete a mile in meters and feet etc.

Knowledgeable of pool rules, hours, daily programming schedule to answer guest inquiries

Knowledgeable of Wellness Center facilities and services to answer guest inquiries

Identify and report defects throughout the pool and Wellness Center, notify supervisors and concerned departments immediately of hazards, injuries, equipment, or processes that negatively affect the operations

Ensure the pool deck is swept, furniture is in the correct place, tables are clean and wiped down when setting up in the morning and evening

Complete opening and closing shift cleaning duties

Assist with daily/regular cleaning and maintenance of all Aquatic areas and surrounding campus grounds

Assist facilities and grounds staff in maintaining, plants, flower beds throughout the campus.  

Participate in staff safety at minimum of 1 hour a month alongside Lifeguards

Stay up to date on CPR and First Aid trainings

Oversees that all Lakeside Chautauqua rules and regulations are followed

Slide Attendant

Demonstrate ability to work independently or with limited direction

Work with lifeguards to ensure that the slide area is being used safely

Make sure all patrons meet height requirements before allowing them to use slide

Maintain order at top of water slide letting only one person down at a time. Make sure the area at the bottom of the slide is clear before you release the next person down the slide.

Recognize, report, and respond to any unsafe conditions, and possible or definite pool hazards

Other duties as assigned by Pool Supervisor or Head Guard

Qualifications:

Must be CPR and First Aid certified, training ma