About Raritan Valley Community College:

Ranked by BestColleges.com and Niche.com as the #1 community college in New Jersey, Raritan Valley Community College has been serving as an academic and cultural center for Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for 50 years. The College has been nationally recognized for its service to the community, environmental stewardship, and commitment to diversity. It is home to a Planetarium, Science Education Institute and 3M Observatory, a 1,000-seat Theatre, an Honors College for high achieving students and much more.

The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, small business assistance through the Small Business Development Center, professional development, and adult and youth personal enrichment courses. RVCC is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.

Job Description:

Under direct supervision by the Director of Athletics, Lifeguards ensures the safety of patrons of an aquatic facility by preventing and responding to emergencies and provides quality consistent customer service to all patrons.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Maintains constant surveillance of patrons in the facility with direct line of site of all patrons; acts immediately and appropriately to secure safety of patrons in the event of emergency.
2. Provides emergency care and treatment as required until the arrival of emergency medical services.
3. Presents uniformed professional appearance and attitude at all times, and maintains a high standard of customer service.
4. Performs various maintenance duties as directed by supervisors to maintain a clean and safe facility.
5. Prepares and maintains appropriate activity reports.
6. Reports facility issues or concerns to direct supervisor
7. Prepares and maintains water testing log book and patron sign in book
8. Prepares and reports all incident reports to direct supervisor
9. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Requirements:

Must be over 16 years of age with at least 6 months to 1 year experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Ability to continuously swim a minimum distance of 300 yards either front crawl or breaststroke or combination of the two strokes. Applicant must hold a lifeguarding certificate from an organization recognized by the New Jersey Department of Health, as listed in N.J.A.C. 8:26 Appendix A, or hold a lifeguarding certificate from an organization determined by the Department to meet American Red Cross training standards. The Department maintains a list of recognized organizations on the New Jersey Department of Health website at http://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/documents/phss/recognize d_cert_list.pdf.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Skill in the application of lifeguarding surveillance and rescue techniques.
Ability to pass pre-employment physical skills evaluation as stipulated by the department.
Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
Knowledge and application of First Aid skills
Knowledge and application of CPR skills.
Knowledge and application of AED skills
Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
Knowledge and application of quality customer service standards and procedures

Additional Information:

Position will remain open until filled and for continuing openings.

Application Instructions:

As a New Jersey First Act Employer, new employees must establish a primary residence in New Jersey within one year unless an exemption applies.

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, current resume and references online to be consideded.

We regret that we are unable to respond to each and every resume received. Only those candidates of interest will be contacted directly.