JCC Greater Boston
Join a team where safety, fun, and community go hand in hand.
JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization where families can access a wide range of learning, fitness, camping, and enrichment resources while connecting with a vibrant local Jewish community. Through our lifeguards, we create a safe and welcoming place for community members. Team members are expected to possess and model high standards, a strong customer service orientation and punctuality. This job reports to the Camp Grossman Waterfront Aquatics Director.
JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston's core values – Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation – which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.
Job Responsibilities
Ensures the safety of every camper through education, vigilant preventative guarding, first aid, emergency medical services, and rescue services
Provides consistent waterfront coverage and smooth transitions between shifts through planning, punctuality and personal accountability
Enforces the rules and regulations of the waterfront consistently
Maintains good working relationships with camp staff members, waterfront personnel, administrative personnel, and campers
Resolves member concerns in a professional manner or escalates them, as appropriate
Creates waterfront related documentation (e.g. opening/closing checklists, bather tracking and incident reports)
Able and willing to follow directions from supervisors and follow protocols
Maintains a safe and neat waterfront area; assists in beach maintenance by performing scheduled checks, cleaning and maintenance
Conducts swim tests
Be familiar with, and follow the camp schedule – including correctly configuring lane lines according to the schedule
Attend all mandatory trainings and in‑services
Support JCC goals and objectives
Learn all aspects of the waterfront and its daily operations (e.g., swim lessons, open‑free swim, etc.)
Participate in weekly skill checks
Serve as a staff member of both Camp Grossman and the JCC Aquatics department (responsibilities may extend beyond specialized functions)
Standard Staff Expectations
Actively create a welcoming dynamic that contributes to an environment where each individual is valued and respected
Support JCC Greater Boston's mission, vision, and values through personal role modeling
Attend JCC meetings, and actively participate in and support the JCC/the department's goals and initiatives
Other activities as required by the organization
Supervisory Responsibilities: NONE
Job Details Outdoor camp located on beautiful, wooded property in Dover, MA. The regular camp day runs from 8:30–4:00, Monday–Friday during the camp season. Waterfront Staff are expected to attend 4 staff meetings on Monday afternoons at camp and/or evenings at JCC Greater Boston. Waterfront Staff also work a Sunday Family Day on Sunday, July 26. This is a limited part‑time (2–25 hours per week) role with a competitive starting pay rate range of $20–$25 per hour, determined by qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
Requirements Education and Experience
Current/valid American Red Cross Lifeguard certification with Waterfront, CPR, AED, and First Aid
Must be 16 years of age or older at time of hire
Skills and Abilities
Able to see, hear, and cognitively recognize situations requiring lifeguarding services
Capable of working in a high temperature and high humidity environment for extended periods while wearing required personal protective equipment
Able to make safety related decisions and perform CPR and/or first aid, as required
Read, write, understand, and speak English
Must be able to use a computer
Physical Requirements
– Must maintain an appropriate level of fitness to competently perform all job‑related tasks, including the ability to swim distances and dive to pool depths, lift 150 pounds or heavier with assistance or proper equipment.
ADA Statement
– Individuals must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the essential functions of the job, or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform those functions with or without reasonable accommodation and some other combination of skills and abilities.
Benefits In addition to rewarding work and career opportunities, JCC Greater Boston proudly offers the following perks to seasonal employees:
Access to JCC Greater Boston's top‑class fitness, recreation, and wellness facility in Newton during active seasonal employment
Free or discounted Camp Grossman enrollment for camp employees' children during the weeks worked (discount prorated based on number of regularly scheduled hours)
Benefits are subject to review and change by the Organization; plan documents are the primary determinant.
Our Culture JCC Greater Boston is a great place to work, built on our values, mission, and a culture of inclusion. In our recent 2023 employee engagement survey, at least 88% of staff gave top ratings on supportive colleagues, team camaraderie, manager treatment, autonomy, impact awareness, pride in working for the JCC, program quality, and accountability.
Equal Employment Opportunity JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.
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JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization where families can access a wide range of learning, fitness, camping, and enrichment resources while connecting with a vibrant local Jewish community. Through our lifeguards, we create a safe and welcoming place for community members. Team members are expected to possess and model high standards, a strong customer service orientation and punctuality. This job reports to the Camp Grossman Waterfront Aquatics Director.
JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston's core values – Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation – which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.
Job Responsibilities
Ensures the safety of every camper through education, vigilant preventative guarding, first aid, emergency medical services, and rescue services
Provides consistent waterfront coverage and smooth transitions between shifts through planning, punctuality and personal accountability
Enforces the rules and regulations of the waterfront consistently
Maintains good working relationships with camp staff members, waterfront personnel, administrative personnel, and campers
Resolves member concerns in a professional manner or escalates them, as appropriate
Creates waterfront related documentation (e.g. opening/closing checklists, bather tracking and incident reports)
Able and willing to follow directions from supervisors and follow protocols
Maintains a safe and neat waterfront area; assists in beach maintenance by performing scheduled checks, cleaning and maintenance
Conducts swim tests
Be familiar with, and follow the camp schedule – including correctly configuring lane lines according to the schedule
Attend all mandatory trainings and in‑services
Support JCC goals and objectives
Learn all aspects of the waterfront and its daily operations (e.g., swim lessons, open‑free swim, etc.)
Participate in weekly skill checks
Serve as a staff member of both Camp Grossman and the JCC Aquatics department (responsibilities may extend beyond specialized functions)
Standard Staff Expectations
Actively create a welcoming dynamic that contributes to an environment where each individual is valued and respected
Support JCC Greater Boston's mission, vision, and values through personal role modeling
Attend JCC meetings, and actively participate in and support the JCC/the department's goals and initiatives
Other activities as required by the organization
Supervisory Responsibilities: NONE
Job Details Outdoor camp located on beautiful, wooded property in Dover, MA. The regular camp day runs from 8:30–4:00, Monday–Friday during the camp season. Waterfront Staff are expected to attend 4 staff meetings on Monday afternoons at camp and/or evenings at JCC Greater Boston. Waterfront Staff also work a Sunday Family Day on Sunday, July 26. This is a limited part‑time (2–25 hours per week) role with a competitive starting pay rate range of $20–$25 per hour, determined by qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
Requirements Education and Experience
Current/valid American Red Cross Lifeguard certification with Waterfront, CPR, AED, and First Aid
Must be 16 years of age or older at time of hire
Skills and Abilities
Able to see, hear, and cognitively recognize situations requiring lifeguarding services
Capable of working in a high temperature and high humidity environment for extended periods while wearing required personal protective equipment
Able to make safety related decisions and perform CPR and/or first aid, as required
Read, write, understand, and speak English
Must be able to use a computer
Physical Requirements
– Must maintain an appropriate level of fitness to competently perform all job‑related tasks, including the ability to swim distances and dive to pool depths, lift 150 pounds or heavier with assistance or proper equipment.
ADA Statement
– Individuals must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the essential functions of the job, or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform those functions with or without reasonable accommodation and some other combination of skills and abilities.
Benefits In addition to rewarding work and career opportunities, JCC Greater Boston proudly offers the following perks to seasonal employees:
Access to JCC Greater Boston's top‑class fitness, recreation, and wellness facility in Newton during active seasonal employment
Free or discounted Camp Grossman enrollment for camp employees' children during the weeks worked (discount prorated based on number of regularly scheduled hours)
Benefits are subject to review and change by the Organization; plan documents are the primary determinant.
Our Culture JCC Greater Boston is a great place to work, built on our values, mission, and a culture of inclusion. In our recent 2023 employee engagement survey, at least 88% of staff gave top ratings on supportive colleagues, team camaraderie, manager treatment, autonomy, impact awareness, pride in working for the JCC, program quality, and accountability.
Equal Employment Opportunity JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.
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