Lifeguard

Overview

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed, and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Life and Disability Insurance PTO - Paid time off On-site medical center 403b retirement plan Continuing education programs Tuition-assistance program Career growth opportunities Salary: Starting at $15.50 / hour Job Summary The Lifeguard is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for swimming. Responsible for teaching groups during instructional swim periods. Responsible for supervising clients during recreational swimming.

Responsibilities

Care, maintenance, and cleanliness of all pools and pool areas. Keeping up-to-date records of the Monthly Summary Pool report Keeping careful and accurate records of clients’ progress. Planning, organizing, and implementing recreational games Enforcing all pool and facility rules and regulations in the swimming pool area. Ability to plan and adapt programs for the clients Supervision of clients during recreational swim Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Current driver’s license required.
• Minimum of one year experience with the developmentally disabled preferred.
• Current certification in Advanced Lifesaving or Lifeguard training from American Red Cross, YMCA or Ellis & Associates, W.S.I., CPR, and First Aid required.
• Pesticide Applicator’s license is preferred.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to hear an active victim’s cry for help and see a passive victim in trouble.
• Must be agile, physically able to pursue clients on foot, physically restrain, bend, squat, stretch, reach, push up, and stand for several hours at a time.
• About Woods Services Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive, and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health, and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.
• Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents and provides outpatient and day programs.