Ocean Rescue Lifeguard/EMT #2016-PT24



Job Details

Ocean Rescue Lifeguard/EMT #2016-PT24
Employer

City of Pompano Beach

Salary

$16.20 Hourly

Location

Pompano Beach, FL

Job Type

Part time

Job Number

2016-PT24

Department

Fire

Division

Ocean Rescue

Opening Date

05/20/2016

Examples of Duties

Technical and responsible work patrolling the City beach to provide the safest possible conditions for beach patrons.  Includes rescuing swimmers in distress, administering first aid and basic life support, enforcement of City Ordinances, general maintenance of equipment and facilities. Performs other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent; higher education a plus,
  • Valid Florida Driver's License,
  • Nationally recognized lifeguard certification (American Red Cross, YMCA, U.S. Lifesaving Association),
    • Significant verifiable ocean lifeguard experience may be substituted for the lifeguard training certificate.
  • American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer or American Heart Association Health Care Provider,
  • Florida State certified EMT
    • If candidate is certified by the National Registry of EMT's, they must obtain the Florida State EMT certification within three months of hire
  • Previous Ocean Lifeguard experience preferred.
  • Must pass required swim & rescue skills test, physical, and drug screening.
  • Knowledge of water safety rules and regulations.
  • Ability to establish rapport with the general public, fellow workers and supervisors.
  • Sedentary work to extreme labor-intensive work based on rescue situations.  Physical abilities include swimming, running, walking, standing, sitting, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, pulling, pushing, climbing, and lifting. Specific abilities include: hearing, talking and seeing.
  • Outside work under all weather conditions.
  • Occupational hazards include possible exposure to communicable diseases, bites/stings from marine life.

Supplemental Information

Work Days:  Monday – Sunday including holidays (must be available annually for four of the following holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, & Labor Day).
Summer Availability: Must submit 10 days/month of availability, including two weekends,
March – September.

Work Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (EST) September – March and 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. (DST) March – September.

Hours may vary; no more than 25 hours per week.

Job Status              :  (   ) Full time                 ( X ) Part time/temporary

Department/Number:  Fire/EMS Ocean Rescue/2250                       Pay Plan/Grade:  17S

01
Do you have a nationally recognized lifeguard certification (American Red Cross, YMCA, U.S. Lifesaving Association)?
  • Yes
  • No
02
If you don't have a nationally recognized lifeguard certification, do you have significant verifiable ocean lifeguard experience?
  • Yes
  • No
03
Do you have an American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer or American Heart Association Health Care Provider?
  • Yes
  • No
04
Are you a Florida State certified EMT or Paramedic?
  • Yes
  • No
05
Are you certified by the National Registry of EMT's?
  • Yes
  • No
06
Do you have previous Ocean Lifeguard experience?
  • Yes
  • No

* Required Question

Employer
City of Pompano Beach
Address
100 W. Atlantic Blvd.

Pompano Beach, Florida, 33060
Phone
954-786-4626

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