Job Details

Company Description

The YMCA of the East Bay, one of the largest YMCA's in the country, located in the San Francisco Bay Area and headquartered in Oakland, California is looking for lifeguards for the Berkeley YMCA in Berkeley, CA. The Berkeley YMCA has 2 indoor pools, including a 7 lane lap pool, open year round.

The mission of the YMCA of the East Bay is: To empower youth, advance health and strengthen communities.

For more information about the Y, visit www.ymcaeastbay.org.

Job Description

NO LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION? We will train you for for free!

This is a great part-time job (6-28 hours/week) for students, retirees, and everyone in between who likes the water and working with kids. Our lifeguards maintain safe aquatic environments by providing careful surveillance of aquatic activities, rule enforcement, water rescue assistance, and first aid/CPR care as needed. In addition, our lifeguards provide excellent customer service to enhance membership experience in the pool areas.

We provide ample in-service training to upkeep lifeguard physical skills as well as developing customer service and problem solving strategies. Applicants do not need to have a lifeguarding certification to applywe certify incoming staff in American Red Cross Lifeguarding free of chargebut must meet the following swim requirements to be eligible:

Required Swim Skills:

• Swimming 300 yards continuously (demonstrating both freestyle and breaststroke) - this is 12 lengths of a 25 yard pool (or 6 laps) without stopping.
• Treading in deep water for 2 minutes.
• Submerging 7.5 feet to retrieve a 10 pound diving brick (without goggles) before swimming 15 feet back to the wall with the brick and climbing out without using a ladder/stairs).

Minimum Qualifications:
Must be at least 16 years of age
Demonstrate ability to swim in shallow & deep water as well as tread water
Excellent customer service skills
Patience and ability to communicate with members of all ages and backgrounds
Professional demeanor-punctual and consistent

Compensation:
$19.00-20.00/hour DOE
On the job training
Free YMCA membership!

Qualifications

Current American Red Cross or Y-Guard Lifeguarding Certification

OR

Able to attend and successfully complete American Red Cross Lifeguard training course at the YMCA

Additional Information

We strive to build a staff team that reflects the broad diversity of our community. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.