Water Safety Instructor
The City of San Bruno invites you to join our team! Do you like working in a fast-paced environment? Are you a people person? Do you want to serve your community? If you said yes to any and all of these, then we want you to be a part of the brand-new Recreation and Aquatics Center staff which will be opening in 2024. The brand-new facility features a full Gymnasium, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a weight room, group exercise room and multiple rooms for City classes and rentals.
What we offer:
- Flexible work schedules
- Competitive wages
- A FUN work environment
- Opportunities to move up
Position Details:
Under general supervision of Recreation Services Supervisor, the Water Safety Instructor provides direction to Swim Instructor/Lifeguard staff at an assigned facility and ensures that the City of San Bruno guidelines, safety policies and procedures are being followed. The Water Safety Instructor ensures a safe and clean environment for customers, implements preventative Lifeguarding procedures, while monitoring programs. In emergencies, they must determine proper action and direct staff. This position may be responsible for opening and closing buildings, managing swimming pool patrons and activities, monitoring facility use including facility and guest safety during rentals, setting up tables and chairs for rentals, City programs and events, performing light janitorial and custodial duties, ensuring compliance of established rules and procedures for the use of facilities, and performing other duties as required.
Examples of Duties for these positions may include:
- Staff lead for issues related to programs and customers
- Overseeing operation of swimming pools or “dry” activities and rentals
- Opening and/or closing facility
- Monitoring facility for safety, cleanliness and appropriate use
- Checking daily facility schedule and/or rental setup diagrams
- Set up and break down the facility for rentals and events
- Cleaning, sanitizing, and organizing assigned program area
- Greeting patrons and answering phone calls
- Providing patrons with information regarding programs, rentals, facility directions, schedules, site rules, policies and regulations.
- Maintain professional, courteous behavior toward co-workers, members of the public, and all other contacts in the course of work.
- Directing patron questions to the appropriate department when necessary
- Use computer for data entry, roster printing, processing registrations, memberships, rental reservation and POS system
- Providing first aid care in the event of incident and writing incident report
- Assist with miscellaneous office tasks, i.e. retrieving and distributing mail, receiving shipments, delivering items to program sites
- Set-up and operate audio, video, or other technology focused equipment for programs, uses, and events.
- Assist with activities including but not limited to sports, wellness, programs, classes and special events
- Promptly reporting facility or customer issues to supervisor
- Assist in the inventory of facility supplies and equipment.
- Performing related duties as assigned
Water Safety Instructor Duties and qualifications:
- Manages and supervises assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources
- Provides leadership and direction in the development of short and long term plans
- Supervises classes and co-sponsored programs
- Actively scan the pool, deck and locker rooms for safety and potential hazards and address the situation properly to remedy it
- Recognize and respond to emergencies in accordance with the facility emergency action plan
- Know and enforce all facility rules, policies, and procedures while providing a safe and enjoyable environment for all patrons
- Perform daily inspections or equipment and facility; correct and/or report any and all unsafe conditions to supervisor
- Teach swim lessons and aquatic classes to a variety of skill and age levels; evaluate participants according to program outlines and goals
- Lifeguard Instructor certification required
- Must test negative for Tuberculosis within the past 2 years
- Must be patient and courteous with all members of the public
- Be dependable and punctual
- Ability to sit, stand and walk for long periods of time
- Ability to withstand exposure to the elements outdoors and in enclosed spaces
- Perform other duties as assigned
Working Conditions:
Work is assigned at both indoor and outdoor facilities, and may include exposure to unsanitary conditions, odors, cleaning chemicals, and some noise. The successful candidate must be able to work variable hours, including mornings, late evenings, holidays, and weekends.
What Happens Next?
- Candidate Review: Ongoing (continuous)
- Interviews: First Round: Early April 2024
- Pre-Employment Process: April – May 2024
- Conditional Offers: April – May 2024
- Start dates and Training: Summer of 2024 (approximation)
Physical Demands
Light to moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds); pushing; pulling; crawling; climbing; and prolonged periods of standing. Lifting above the shoulders, working off a ladder, manual dexterity, and good vision and hearing are also required.
Typical Qualifications
Ideal candidates enjoy working with the public and possess elevated customer services skills. In addition, the candidate possesses the following competencies:
- Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- Places a high priority on the customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action and implements excellent customer service
- Takes prompt action to accomplish work goals; takes action to achieve results beyond what is required; is proactive.
- Accomplishes tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed.
- Shows concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checks processes and tasks.
- Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment.
- Clearly and succinctly conveys information to individuals, groups, and supervisor.
- Maintains a clean and organized work environment
- Proactively checks facility schedules at beginning of shift
- Promptly responds to supervisor communications regarding schedule and facility issues
Supplemental Position Information:
Part-time temporary employees serve in an at-will capacity and understand that service with the City may be dismissed at any time. This position does not provide any benefits, apart from paid sick leave. In accordance with the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, all temporary, part-time, and seasonal employees, who on or after July 1, 2015, work in California for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment are entitled to paid sick leave for prescribed purposes. Employees will accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked and are entitled to use accrued sick days beginning on the 90th day of employment. Employees may use up to 40 hours (or 5 days) of accrued sick leave in each year of employment.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply on Governmentjobs.com/careers/sanbruno. This is a continuous recruitment with various cut-off dates. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered first for first choice placement. These positions will remain open until filled. The City of San Bruno utilizes a merit-based selection system that is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.
Reasonable Accommodations
The City of San Bruno is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws in its employment actions, decisions, policies and practices. The City of San Bruno Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the process must inform the Human Resources Department by the final filing date by emailing hr@sanbruno.ca.gov
