Instructing
Lifeguarding
Housekeeping
Fun Facts!
100

These need to be done at least three days before lessons start after getting your lesson banks and need to happen when there is a new participant in the group lessons. 

What are swimgen checks? 

100

We need to ensure that our eyes are constantly scanning these areas of the pool without turning our backs to ensure safety of our patrons. 

What is the wave pool and hot tub?

100

Where timesheets, daily logs, and important documents and water test materials are handed in when the aquatic office is closed.

What is the Aquatics Office mailbox?

100

This information has been updated for the chemicals and is typically found on the chemical bottle and is found in the following places: chemical room, aquatics office, guard office. 

What are MSDS (material Safety Data Sheets)?

200

When you are teaching in the deep end, what piece of equipment does both the swim instructor and volunteer need? 

What is a pool noodle? 

200

First thing lifeguards do when they are rotated off deck and sign off the daily log as being completed. 

What are changeroom checks?

200

These are due twice a month: the 15th and the last day of the month and needs to match your W2W shifts. 

What are timesheets?

200

This black dot at the bottom of the pool is there to ensure the water is clear blue and not cloudy; when it is not clear maintenance needs to be called. 

What is water clarity? 

300

Everyone must do this (even the parents in the parent and tot classes) before participating in the water. 

What is showering before entering?

300

These daily tasks are the same however these weekly tasks are different from day to day and have been updated in the daily logs.  

What are maintenance/cleaning tasks? 

300

When picking up shifts, this section needs to be filled out so the shift can be changed right away from the office. 

What is adding a comment in the comment box? 

300

This swim stroke is one of the worlds most popular swimming styles and was first introduced in 1696 by author Thevenot in his book "The Art of Swimming".

What is breaststroke? 

400

Whenever someone new joins your class this sheet needs to get printed immediately to not only help with report cards but to ensure that everyone who is in the class is supposed to be in the class in an event that any of the emergency codes are being called.

What is a roaster brief form?

400

During this time, people try to go into the main pool without realizing there is structured programing that is happening. These extra people in the pool are a safety risk and take up space in the pool for the programing. 

What is guarding lessons?

400

Scheduling is done based off of three colors: green, red, and pink. If there is white, then it is assumed that the shifts in white can be worked. (There should be no white). 

What is availability? 

400

Who has been at working for Trico for 11 years this March? 

Who is Ahmed? 

500

This person is the first one in the lesson and the last one out of the water in lessons.  

Who is a swim instructor?

500
When a person comes onto the pool deck with a wheelchair, walker, or a cane, under section 6 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, this protects the right to move around the pool if the wheels and bottoms are cleaned. 

What are mobility rights? 

500

When in the changeroom with a patron, there needs to two staff members when this action occurs and their names are recorded on the form so a patron cannot complain about their stuff being stolen or missing.

What is cutting locks? 

500

These people are the ones that do the scheduling, so if there is a preference for shifts, how often, hours, and teaching days, you need to reach out to them so they can try to make the schedule accordingly? 

Who are Casey and Tiara

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