Role Summary: Lead lifeguards are responsible for assigning position and running rotation for a designated number of guards each shift.

• Must be willing to accept the most effective role, as determined by management.
• Provides guests with exceptional service.
• Delegates jobs to lifeguards.
• Coordinates lifeguard lunches and breaks.
• Ensures guest safety.
• Maintains high standards of safety.
• Maintains skills at a rescue-ready level at all times.
• Assists with various tasks including grounds, moving heavy objects, line control and taking out trash.
• Cleans, sweeps and maintains tubes.
• Must pass random audits of skill levels and attentiveness.

Qualifications:

Ø Must be at least 16 years old. (Dependent upon park location.)

Ø Must be friendly and outgoing with a high customer service acumen.

Ø Required to maintain established performance levels.

Ø Must successfully complete a swim-test and lifeguard certification course.

Physical Requirements:

• Walking to and from your entire assigned area, climbing ladders and stairs when necessary.
• Standing with or without movement for extended periods of time.
• Exposure to multiple, high-stress situations at any given time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time while maintaining a sense of high alertness.
• Standing in natural, untreated river water or other water for extended periods of time.
• Must have 20/20 vision with or without corrective lenses.
• Exposure to sun and heat for extended periods of time.
• Bending, pushing, pulling, and lifting heavy objects.
• Must be able to push up to 50lbs and lift up to 20lbs.
• Must frequently use hands/fingers to handle tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.