Lifeguard

Job no: 509225
Position type: UW Student Jobs
Location: Not Remote
Division/Equivalent: Recreation & Wellbeing
School/Unit: Aquatics
Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Athletics, Sports, and Recreation

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Department Overview:

 Join the Rec Well team as we move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well.

As one of the largest student employers at UW-Madison, we practice customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and other skills that you can talk about in an interview with a future employer.

We believe we’re more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we want you to be a part of it!

Anticipated Start Date:

 8/18/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 N/A

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 6 hours 

Schedule:

 The Lifeguarding position follows the hours of operation for the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center and Bakke Cove Pool. These hours are posted on the Rec Well website (www.recwell.wisc.edu). Lifeguards set preferences for hours they are available/prefer to work, and a schedule is created for the entirety of the academic semester. Staff can also work aquatic events and rentals, including competitive swimming and diving events, student organizations, and certification classes. Attendance at monthly in-service trainings is required on the first Sunday (8:30am-12:30pm or Monday (4:30pm-8:30pm) of the month.

Mandatory Staff Training:
Sunday, September 7 9:00am-3:30pm

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $16.00

Number of Positions:

 30

Qualifications:

 - Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding/CPR/First Aid/AED certification
- Successfully completing a skill test out consisting of a 200-yard, 2-minute tread, 50-yard swim sequence, as well as a brick retrieval and a 17ft surface dive.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Valid American Red Cross Lifeguarding/CPR/First Aid/AED certification
- Ability to attend monthly 4-hour Lifeguard In-Service trainings to practice and maintain skill ability.
- Understanding of aquatic programs including competitive swimming and diving events, student organizations, and certification classes.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

This position ensures the safety of participants in the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center and Cove Pool by applying preventative measures, promoting consistency, enforcing policies, and remaining alert. Current American Red Cross Lifeguard, CPR/AED, and First Aid certifications are required, as well as a pre-employment skills test including an 8ft deep brick retrieval, touch the bottom of our 17ft diving well, a CPR scenario, and a continuous 200-yard swim, 2-minute tread, 50-yard swim sequence.

- Ensure the safety of all participants in the Aquatics center by enforcing preventative measures, promoting consistency, and remaining alert.
- Intervene when necessary to maintain safety and perform any required tasks.
- Maintain a high level of lifeguarding skills by attending required training and in-services.
- Maintain current certification including any additional safety trainings
- Perform maintenance and cleaning duties for general upkeep of the facility
- Monitor and report accidents/incidents and issues to professional staff
- Assist as needed with setup and teardown of aquatic center events and changes of pool configuration
- Provide excellent customer service.

Physical Demands:

Ability to remain alert while on shift, as well as perform Lifeguarding CPR/AED/First Aid skills to the standard of the American Red Cross. Equipment set up including but not limited to pushing, pulling, and lifting of lane lines, lane line reels, flags, poles, tables, chairs, and other aquatic equipment.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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