Location and Job Title:

Indoor and Outdoor Pool Lifeguard
JCC Greater Boston
333 Nahanton St
Newton, MA 02459

Principal Responsibilities:

JCC Greater Boston is seeking a part-time Indoor and Outdoor Pool Lifeguard. This seasonal position would allow you to use your lifesaving skills while being a part of a dynamic team. JCC Greater Boston lifeguards create a safe and welcoming place for community members. As part of this energetic team, the successful candidate will lifeguard, keeping members and guests safe while creating a welcoming environment. The Aquatics Team is a lively and fun group to work with. This is an onsite role in Newton, which will run from May through Labor Day weekend.

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.

This position will pay $20- $25/hr as a starting salary. The salary offered will ultimately be determined by the hours the employee will work, the scope of the position, the candidate's relevant experience, and internal equity. JCC Greater Boston is a vibrant, welcoming workplace with a strong feeling of teamwork and a shared sense of making a difference. Apply Today!

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding position where you care for a community, the JCC Greater Boston provides excellent benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Outstanding working environment, including free parking
• Complimentary access to the JCC Greater Boston facility in Newton - offering indoor swimming, fitness classes, and workout facilities

Application

JCC Greater Boston welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds who meet the requirements specified above. If you want to share your talents with a great team, co-creating a thriving, dynamic organization which is devoted to community building and lasting impact, please send a cover letter and your resume to aquatics@jccgb.org

Minimum Qualifications:

Responsibilities of Indoor and Outdoor Pool Lifeguard

• Ensure the safety of every pool patron through education and attentiveness
• Set up and break down equipment
• Enforce the rules and regulations of the pools consistently
• Maintain good working relationships with staff members, maintenance personnel, and administrative personnel
• Resolve member concerns in a professional manner or escalate them, as appropriate
• Develop professional relationships with members
• Attend all mandatory trainings and in-services
• Support JCC goals and objectives
• Other activities, as required by the organization

Qualifications of Indoor and Outdoor Pool Lifeguard

• Is 16 years of age or older at the time of hire
• Has good communications skills with children
• Models a strong team player approach
• Is committed to delivering quality customer service
• Is highly dependable
• Is personable and friendly
• Is able and willing to follow directions from supervisors and follow protocols

Essential Functions of Indoor and Outdoor Pool Lifeguard

Is able to:

Cognitive

• see, hear, and cognitively recognize situations requiring lifeguarding services
• make safety-related decisions
• communicate with community members and coworkers in person effectively, over email, and on the phone
• read, write, understand, and speak English

Physical

• work in a high temperature and high humidity environment for extended periods while wearing required personal protective equipment
• lift up to 50 pounds
• vision requirements include the ability to read routine and technical documents, use a computer, and answer a telephone
• stand, walk, sit, stoop, and kneel frequently

Salary:

Under $25,000

Agency Information:

JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization with roots in earlier Settlement Houses and Young Men's Hebrew Associations; JCC Greater Boston today offers a wide range of services and program activities throughout the Greater Boston region (~50,000 individuals annually in 98 communities). The organization provides a variety of programs and services to children and adults in the Greater Boston Jewish community including preschools, day camps, a regional model of Jewish family engagement, a fully equipped fitness and aquatic center, arts and culture classes, performances, lectures, and Jewish holiday celebrations.

Our vision is to create a vibrant and evolving Jewish community where everyone belongs. Our mission is to be at the heart of that community by:

• creating a thriving community that nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships
• welcoming a growing and increasingly diverse set of individuals and families from all over Greater Boston
• supporting the building of unique identities rooted in Jewish values and deeper connections to Jewish life
• nourishing minds, bodies, and spirits through dynamic, innovative, and accessible experiences, and
• expanding engagement by partnering closely with other organizations to ensure the continuing vitality of our community as a whole

JCC Greater Boston takes the welfare and safety of staff, children, and program participants very seriously. On an ongoing basis, we align our operating procedures with guidance from the CDC and the state. In response to current local public health situations, our practices have previously included, and in the future may include, ensuring proper physical distancing, sanitation, hygiene, vaccination requirements, and use of face coverings to promote the health of our staff and program participants.