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Summer Lifeguard

Salary

$16.50 - $30.58 Hourly

Location

Various Summer Pools, FL

Job Type

Occasional

Job Number

06927KH

Department

Parks and Recreation

Opening Date

02/10/2024

Closing Date

5/19/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description

• Benefits

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Description

Training courses are offered by the County for applicants that are not certified.

This position is responsible for patrolling the pool area in order to protect swimmers and maintain order.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The primary functions of this position include: rescuing swimmers in distress and administering first aid treatment as necessary, enforcing safety rules and regulations regarding water activities, teaching swimming classes, accounting for monies received, performing pool maintenance, and cleaning the facility.

• Will be required to train and document all rescue skills and CPR/First Aid procedures.

Education, Experience, Licensing

• Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to completion of the 10th grade.

• Required to have current StarGuard Lifeguard, First Aid and CPR certifications as issued by StarFish Aquatics Institute.

• Water Safety Instructor certification or Learn-to-Swim Instructor certification is required.

• Ability to pass a Level II Background Screening (Finger Prints) is required.

Supplemental Information

LIFEGUARD IN-SERVICE TRAINING will be held: J une 5, 2024

PROGRAM DATES: June 6 - August 10, 2024

• Must be able to bend, stoop, and lift up to 50 lbs.

  POSITION LOCATIONS:

• Lehigh Community Pool

• North Fort Myers Community Pool

• Pine Island Community Pool

• San Carlos Community Pool

  DISCLAIMER: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this classification. All positions are subject to a criminal background check. A conviction in and of itself may not necessarily preclude employment. Some positions may be subject to a pre-employment drug screening. Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply.

Lee County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive, and affordable benefits package. Our Board works in the best interest of employees and strives to provide the most complete, high-quality benefits package available at the lowest possible cost to the employee. Our Board continues to remain steadfast in maintaining one of the lowest levels of employee costs in our area.

Lee County's benefits package is offered to both regular Full-time positions and Part-time positions that are regularly scheduled to work 60 hours or more bi-weekly. Medical benefits may be offered to On-Call, Temporary, Seasonal, and Intern employees who meet the Affordable Care Act eligibility criteria.

Lee County employees eligible to participate in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) are required to contribute 3% of each paycheck to FRS. If you have retired from the Florida Retirement Pension plan you will not be eligible for renewed membership in either of the FRS retirement plan options. Retirees of the Investment Plan are eligible for renewed membership in the Investment Plan only. FRS reemployment rules apply for both.

Below is a brief breakdown of what's included in the benefits package that is offered to our employees.

For a more detailed look into our benefits package, please click visit our webpage at https://www.leegov.com/hr/employees/benefitplans.

To view our employee paid premiums, please visit: https://www.leegov.com/hr/Documents/Employee%20Benefits/2024%20Benefits/2024%20Active%20Employee%20Rates.pdf

Health Benefits:

• Medical Insurance

• Plans include, but are not limited to: routine, preventative, mental health, hospitalization, and prescription drug benefits.

• Vision, Fitness, Weight Management, Natural Products and Services, and Hearing discount programs available.

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Medical Reimbursement Account

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account

• Pharmacy, including Mail-Order Pharmacy

• Informed Health Lines (Nurse Hotline)

• Basic Life Insurance (1x or 2x Annual Salary at no cost to employee)

• Optional Life Insurance

• Long-Term Disability (60% of pre-disability salary at no cost to employee)

• Short-Term Disability

• Sick Leave Pool

• Flu vaccinations

• Wellness Programs

Financial Benefits:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS)

• Two Retirement Plan Options:

1) FRS Pension Plan (Defined Benefit)

2) FRS Investment Plan (Defined Contribution)

• Deferred Compensation (457) Plans

• Financial Savings/Management Programs

• Eligible for membership with Suncoast Credit Union

• Employee Leave Benefits

• Holiday Pay - 11 Paid Holidays Annually

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Vacation Leave

• Bereavement & Civic Duty Leave

• Family and Medical Leave

• Military Family & Medical Leave

• Educational Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Services available to employees that offers guidance, support, resources and information for personal and work-life issues. Confidential and provided at no charge to employees and their dependents.

United Way 2-1-1 (Lee County Employee Resource Program)

Lee County BOCC has partnered with United Way 211 to provide an Employee Resource Program which assists BoCC employees who may be experiencing distress due to economic hardship, health or other factors.

Educational Assistance

Reimbursement for coursework taken at an accredited college or university that is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities relating to the official duties that the employees perform.

01

Have you or will you have completed the 10th grade by June 6, 2024?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Do you have a current Lifeguard and CPR/First Aid certifications as issued by Starfish Aquatics Institute? Or, the ability to obtain these certifications by June 6, 2024? Training courses are offered by the County for applicants that are not certified.

• Yes

• No

  03

  Do you have a current Water Safety Instructor or Learn-to-Swim Instructor certification? Or, the ability to obtain these certifications by June 6, 2024? Training courses are offered by the County for applicants that are not certified.

• Yes

• No

  04

  Please select the location(s) below in which you are willing to accept employment, if offered.

• Lehigh Community Pool

• North Fort Myers Community Pool

• Pine Island Community Pool

• San Carlos Community Pool

• Any of the above locations

  Required Question

Agency

Lee County Government

Address

P.O. Box 398 ATT: Human Resources Fort Myers, Florida, 33902

Phone

(239) 533-2245

Website

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/leecounty

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