Lifeguards - New Haven Youth Center

## Overview **Are you passionate about making a difference and helping others stay safe?** Join the YMCA, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. **We are welcoming:** we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and grow. **We are genuine:** we value you and embrace your individuality. **We are hopeful:** we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. **We are nurturing:** we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. **We are determined:** above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you. **Effect on End Results** This position strongly impacts the effectiveness with which the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA accomplishes its mission. The role requires that the Lifeguard be committed to delivering high quality results, building positive relationships, maintaining a safe environment, and fostering a healthy community for all. - Aquatic environment/facility is safe, welcoming, clean, and free of hazards - Members and participants feel comfortable and confident in and around the water. ## Description As a Lifeguard at the New Haven YMCA Youth Center, you’ll play a key role in creating a welcoming and inclusive environment while ensuring the safety of all swimmers. You’ll help maintain a positive, supportive atmosphere that reflects our core values—caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. **Essential Functions** Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following: - Models the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility with members, colleagues, guests, volunteers, and vendors. - Develops and maintains positive relationships with volunteers, members, program participants, and colleagues at all levels of the organization; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA. - Maintains physical presence, remains alert at all times while on duty, maintains constant visual attention to swimmers, and remains aware of pool surroundings and participants in the pool. - Knows and reviews all emergency procedures and responds to emergency situations immediately in accordance with YMCA policies, procedures, and the “safe-in-six” model; completes related reports as required. - Knows, follows, and enforces all YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including those for the prevention of child abuse. - Ambassador of all YMCA programs with a focus on Aquatics programs, schedules, and member engagement. - Follows all aquatic procedures and guidelines including those pertaining to health and safety, chemical testing, forms, reports, and staff expectations as required by the YMCA and the state health department code. - Performs equipment checks and ensures appropriate equipment is available as needed. Clean and store equipment per branch procedures. - Attends all mandatory meetings and trainings. **YMCA Leadership Competencies** **Critical Thinking & Decision Making:** Makes informed decisions based on logic, data, and sound judgment. **Inclusion:** Values all people for their unique talents, and takes an active role in promoting practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work, as well as cultural competence. **Emotional Maturity:** Demonstrates ability to understand and manage emotions effectively in all situations. **Functional Expertise:** Executes superior technical skills for the role. ## Requirements - Must be 16 years of age or older (under 18 years requires working papers/proof of age). - Basic life support or professional rescuer CPR/AED, first aid, and emergency oxygen administration certification – *Required for job placement* - Current YMCA Lifeguard or equivalent certification – *Required for job placement* - Ability to maintain certification-level physical…