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** Please Note: This position is not with the County of Lambton. It is with our Community Partner, Municipality of Lambton Shores. **
Position Overview
The Beach Patrol work under the supervision of the Beach Manager and Beach Patrol Captain, ensuring waterfront safety for patrons of the Grand Bend Beach.
Duties and Responsibilities
Principal Duties:
- Ensures a safe waterfront aquatic environment for the patrons through supervision, accident prevention, rescue skills, public education, public relations and by following municipal policies and best practices.
- Patrols the designated beach and swim area.
- Executes emergency procedures using safety and rescue equipment.
- Works with other agencies such as OPP, and Paramedic and other municipal employees, including Fire Services, acting as a first point of contact for water and beach related incidents.
- Maintains and ensures the security of Grand Bend Beach Patrol facilities and equipment.
- Performs administrative tasks of completing written reports pertaining to duties performed.
- Interacts daily with members of the public in a professional and courteous manner.
Qualifications
Education Requirements and Skills:
Experience/ Work Complexity:
- Current National Lifeguard Waterfront certification.
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR-C (or greater).
- Airway Management Oxygen Therapy certification is an asset.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Police Checks required.
Experience/ Work Complexity:
- Working hours include daytime, weekend, and some evening work.
- Working conditions are primarily outdoors. Must be physically capable of working in varying outdoor conditions.
- Job requires visual concentration, physical exertion, and will involve walking, running, jumping, climbing, swimming, carrying heavy objects at times, bending.
- Must adhere to all health and safety practices at all times.
- Must work effectively in a team environment.
- Must possess strong public relations, customer service, communication skills.
- Requires daily communication with the public.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to maintain tact and discretion, dignity and respect in handling matters of confidential or highly sensitive nature and to maintain confidentiality.
How to Apply
The Municipality of Lambton Shores hires seasonal staff each summer. Applications are now open for 2024 seasonal positions! Applications can be submitted online using our 2024 Seasonal Job Applications portal. The application deadline is January 21, 2024.
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