About us: The Port Chester Carver Center creates opportunity for Port Chester residents to learn, work, and thrive through programs that nourish, educate, and empower. Founded in 1943, Carver Center began as a small storefront daycare program for African American children whose parents worked in wartime defense plants. The Carver Center grew to be a small food pantry and childcare program that operated out of a rented synagogue basement for over 50 years.
In 2000, Carver Center moved to our current location—a 50,000 square foot building that features classrooms, multi-use rooms, a 25-yard heated indoor pool, saunas, a full-court gymnasium, a movement studio, a fully equipped kitchen, tech lab, food market, and a STEAM makerspace. Informally known as the heart of the community, Carver Center’s programs and services meet the holistic needs of people at every stage of life. Carver Center’s programs address food insecurity; childcare, out-of-school-time enrichment; youth development; services to support immigrants (citizenship classes); programs for senior citizens; aquatics and more.
Position Overview: The lifeguard has responsibility for safety at the pool, as well as supervision of swimmers, aquatic safety, and communications duties.
Position Specific Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead the 2025-2026 Swim Season.
- Ensure the team and coaches are in compliance with all local league and USA Swimming requirements.
- Oversee and manage assistant coaches.
- Effectively work and communicate with the Aquatics Director regarding the program and facility.
- Develop and implement effective training programs for swimmers aged 6-18 for our competitive swimmers.
- Provide coaching to improve technique, endurance, and performance
- Ensure a safe and supportive environment for all swimmers
- Assist coaches in other skill groups to foster continuity across our program
Position Qualifications:
- Current Lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross. Water Rescue, First Aid, and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer must be included. CPR for the Professional Rescuer must not expire past the first year.
- Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification from the American Red Cross. First Aid, and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer must be included. CPR for the Professional Rescuer must not be expired past the first year.
- Ability to prepare reports, legibly and without spelling errors.
- Ability to communicate effectively among fellow staff, supervisor(s), members, and guests.
- Must be willing to work mornings evenings, holidays and weekends as assigned.
- Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred
- 2 years of previous age group coaching experience.
- Strong knowledge of swimming techniques, training methods, and safety protocols
Training Requirements to Attain Position:
- Swim Test and Water rescue skills will be conducted prior to employment.
Training Requirements to Maintain Position:
- Coaches must perform in-service training on all water rescue, First Aid, CPR/AED, on a bi-monthly basis minimum; & on their own time
- Attend all meetings as scheduled by the Aquatics Director and/or designee
- Work on Swimming Skills at Least Once a Week
Physical and Sensory Requirements:
- The ability to lift, drag, pull, or carry a minimum of 25-50lbs.
- Ability to sit, stand, sway, and walk for extended periods of time.
- Ability to work in extreme environmental and chemical conditions
- Ability to work in high-stress environment or situations, including high bather loads, emergency situations, and difficult patrons/guests
- Potential for exposure to extreme chemicals, including aquatic testing materials, chlorine, acid, liquid shock, calcium, bi-carbonates, and cleaning chemicals. Staff must take precautions to prevent accidents/injuries when dealing with such chemicals and materials to self and others.
- Must wear proper uniform, including but not limited to bathing suit, t-shirt, whistle, fanny pack, eye wear, & rescue tube at all times while on duty
Carver Center employment policy requires the completion of a full background check prior to hiring.
Position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples necessarily include all of the duties performed.
The Carver Center is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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