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Principal Responsibilities:
Your primary duty as a lifeguard is to ensure and maintain safety for all patrons at the pools. You will do this by monitoring water conditions and member behavior, enforcing safety rules, and paying close attention to swimmer activities and conduct. To work with us, you must have alertness and a sense of responsibility, as well as the ability to remain calm and act appropriately in an emergency. You must hold the required certifications and be 15 years of age or older.
Required Certifications: ARC Lifeguarding, ARC First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
Principal Responsibilities:
As the Water Safety Instructor, you will teach all students in a logical progression of aquatic development, and teach each individual the basic knowledge and skills needed for safety in the water as well as advanced swimming techniques in all swimming strokes. Primary duties and responsibilities is to maintain safety of students at all times by administering and following aquatics center guidelines, provide swim instruction based on a logical progression of aquatics development, maintain neatness by returning all instructional items to designated storage spaces at the end of class, maintain appropriate paperwork including class roster, daily lesson plans, and course completion cards. Deliver quality swim lessons by maximizing class time and being in the water.
Minimum Qualifications:
Instructors will be Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certificate or 2-3 years of experience teaching swim lessons required. Must possess excellent swimming skills and be able to swim 500 yards using the five basic strokes. Must be knowledgeable of all Red Cross levels of swimming and be able to communicate them clearly with all students.
Pool Greeter (15 years and older - Uptown Only)
To exhibit a warm personality, have a positive attitude, and perform duties in accordance with the policies, goals, and objectives established by the JCC. This position will be assigned shifts, which usually will include shifts on either Saturday or Sunday.
Water Safety Instructor Aide (15 years and older)
To assist and aide the Water Safety Instructor in the American Red Cross Learn to Swim 8-week program.
Day Camp Water Safety Instructor (16 years and older)
Instructors for Day Camp are expected to be available Monday - Friday for the entire 8-week camp session (June and July), 8:45 AM -12:00 PM.
The New Orleans JCC is an equal-opportunity employer.
US Department of Labor regulations restrict the hours a minor may work, therefore ages 17 and under will generally be assigned fewer hours than ages 18 and older. here
American Red Cross Shallow Water (5 ft or Less) Lifeguarding Class
This course provides entry-level shallow water lifeguard candidates with the knowledge and skills needed to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies in shallow water up to five feet deep and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries, and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. Taught part in the water and part online, this blended learning course requires 21.5 hours of in-person instruction and approximately 6 hours online.
PREREQUISITES
Participants must completely finish all sections of the blended learning (online course work) before the first day of class. The blended learning will be emailed directly from the Red Cross exactly 2 weeks ahead of the class start date to the email address provided during registration. The blended learning takes approximately 6 hours to complete. At the end of the blended learning, print out your certificate of completion and bring it with you on the first day of the course and present it to the instructor. The blended learning must be completed in order to participate in the course in person.• Ages 15 and up.
Swim Prerequisite 1: Jump in, submerge, resurface and swim 50 yards continuously; maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading, floating or a combination of both; then swim 50 more yards. When swimming, you must keep your face in the water and demonstrate good breath control. You may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both. Swimming on the back or side is not permitted. Swim goggles are allowed. When treading, if the maximum water depth is greater than 5 feet, you must tread using only your legs. If the maximum depth is less than or equal to 5 feet, you may tread water using only your legs, float or use a combination of the two.
Swim Prerequisite 2 :Complete a timed event within 50 seconds. Starting in the water, swim 20 yards. Your face may be in or out of the water. Swim goggles are not allowed. Surface dive (head-first or feet-first) to a depth of 4 to 7 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object. Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on back to return to the starting point, holding the object at the surface with both hands and keeping your face at or near the surface. Swimming the distance underwater is not permitted. Exit the water without using a ladder or the steps.
SPRING 2025 DATES:
April Instructor: Amanda High
$300 member / $375 non-member
Class sessions are Friday 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Saturday 8:00am-5pm, and Sunday 8:00am-5:00pm
Adult CPR/AED Training - Metairie JCC
For more information, please email denise@nojcc.org.
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