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CE- HEAD LIFEGUARD

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Head Lifeguard

Join the City of Coppell's National Gold Medal Award Winning team as a Head Lifeguard in the Community Experiences-CORE Department! This year-round role supports the CORE Manager, Aquatics Supervisor, and Aquatics Coordinator in ensuring the safety and excellence of our facility. As a Head Lifeguard, you will lead by example, providing leadership and coaching to our team of lifeguards, while effectively recognizing and responding to emergencies. Your dedication to delivering an excellent customer experience will shine as you interact with children and adults, resolve complaints or conflicts, and enforce facility safety rules. You will also assist with the maintenance of pool filtration systems and the testing of water samples. Key responsibilities include supporting day-to-day facility operations and maintenance, proactive safety and emergency response, staff support and training, and various administrative duties. If you are passionate about aquatic safety, customer service, and leadership, we invite you to apply and be part of our outstanding team. Works a flexible part-time schedule, including days, weekends, holidays, and nights. This opportunity is year-round, non-benefitted, non-exempt, and pays $18.50 an hour. Eligibility

Experience: Must be at least 17 years of age. High School Diploma/GED. 2+ years of aquatics-related experience required. 1+ year of swim lesson experience is preferred. Ellis & Associates lifeguard certification is required and provided on-site. Must be able to complete the following prerequisites to obtain an Ellis & Associates Lifeguard license: 200-yard swim Retrieve a 10 lb. brick from the bottom of the 12 ft. pool (feet first) Tread water for 2 minutes with no hands CPO or AFO preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Knowledge of Facility Operations and Maintenance. Leadership and Team Management skills. Safety and Emergency Response skills. Customer Service and Conflict Resolution skills. Proficiency in handling a variety of administrative tasks such as answering telephone calls, responding to customer questions, and assisting with event setup. This is Coppell

After nearly 20 years as Parks and Recreation, our department has experienced explosive growth of our parks and trails system, and expanded its scope to include a recreation and aquatics center, a tennis center, a senior and community center, a biodiversity education center, playgrounds, new ball fields, community gardens, a farmers market, a cemetery, massive growth in special event offerings, the addition of a marketing and community engagement team, a dog park, an arts center, a library, pickleball courts and thousands of camps, classes, programs, sports leagues and services. We offer such a wide variety of services to the community - greatly expanding the purview of traditional parks and recreation. In January 2023 we became Coppell Community Experiences. The name change and rebranding reflects our desire to reimagine the way we serve the Coppell community and continue to meet both current needs and demands of the future. Several industries are now joined together working toward the same goal: to provide exceptional experiences to the Coppell community. Coppell Community Experiences is comprised of the following facilities and areas of responsibility: Facilities: The CORE (recreation and aquatic center) Wagon Wheel Tennis & Pickleball Center Coppell Senior & Community Center at Grapevine Springs Cozby Library & Community Commons Biodiversity Education Center Coppell Arts Center Rolling Oaks Memorial Center Park Operations: Parks, playgrounds, and trails Ball fields and medians Community Engagement: Marketing and Communications Special Events Coppell Community Garden Coppell Farmers Market Day Camps (summer and holiday breaks) Adult Athletics In accordance with the ADA, the City of Coppell is willing to consider any reasonable accommodation.