Opening Responsibilities
Closing Responsibilities
Lifeguarding Responsibilities
Other Responsibilities
Changerooms
100

Needs to be removed and cleaned at the beginning of each shift

The Dolphin

100

Which lights need to be turned off at closing?

All, EXCEPT the filter room. Don't forget the sauna

100

It is your job to ensure there are an appropriate amount of lifeguards to patrons. What are the guard to patron rations and how many lifeguards need to be on deck for:

a) Lane swim

b) Public Swim

c) Family Swim

d) Swim Club

1-29: 1 Lifeguard

30-74: 2 Lifeguards

75-100: 3 Lifeguards

101-149: 4 Lifeguards

150-200: 5 Lifeguards

*One additional Lifeguard for every 100 people thereafter*

All public and family swim times need a minimum of two guards as well as swim clubs, but follows the rest of the ratios. All other programming follows the ratios

100

Needs to be completed at each set time during the day

Pool tests

100

Floors need to be cleaned by

picking up all garbage, scrubbing with lemon tree, spraying it down the drain, squeegeeing and picking drains

200

The first thing that needs to be done when opening

Pool tests/Calibrate controllers

200

Where does the dolphin go at night?

In the teachpool while closing and then according to the schedule in the main pool once maintenance is completed

200

Appropriate time for lifeguards to be on deck talking

When rotating. ONLY to communicate numbers, weak swimmers, etc

Buddy guarding CANNOT be done and it is your job to ensure it isn't happening

200

Should be done instead of sitting in the guard room on phones

Cleaning, report cards, lesson plans, putting equipment away.

200
Bathrooms are cleaned by...

Using mirror cleaner to clean ALL mirrors, counters, sinks, soap dispensers toilets/urinals, and changing tables sprayed with lemon tree and wiped down, toilet pods/urinal cleaner put in and scrubbed

300

Things completed in the Filter room

The back page of the pool test book (Flow rates/Chlorine weight/Makeup water (if needed)/Boiler ON/OFF)

Empty the air compressor

Start the whirlpool jets


300
Which doors need to be locked at night?

Front doors, foyer doors, doors from the changerooms to the deck, boiler room door, back office door, and the staff entrance/exit (make sure it latches)

300

Lifeguards attention, while on deck, should always be...

ON THE POOL

It is your job to lead the lifeguards and ensure they are watching the pool

Not picking their nails, staring at the ground, etc

300

Needs to be worn whenever using chemicals by yourself and staff

PPE

300

There are __ garbage's to change in the girls changeroom and ___ garbage's in the boys

5 and 2

400

Although it is part of the closing staff's job, every morning what should be checked to ensure it was completed properly?

Changerooms

400

As a head guard, what do you need to check and ensure is completed properly?

Changeroom maintenance
400

Circumstances involve communicating with the cashiers

When a pool is closed (Pool fouling/Chemical imbalances)

Before busy programming (Patron cap)

Any else you feel is important, communication is key!!

400

Needs to be done when changerooms are not cleaned properly

Ask the guard to go back and maintain the standard of cleaning

400

____ need to be checked to see if they need to be filled when closing

soap, paper towel, and toilet paper

500

In the winter, what also needs to be checked?

Sidewalks for snow

500

What documents need to be signed at closing?

Pool test book, maintenance log, daily numbers sheet, closing sign out

500

If something needs to be completed that only you as a head guard can do, can you leave the other lifeguards on deck longer than they normally would be?

Yes! As a head lifeguard you have specific responsibilities than only you can complete. It's not the goal to keep lifeguards on deck for long periods of time, but keeping the pool running is also important

500

Might be empty and Ian should be made aware if pH is high or chlorine is low

Chlorine and acid barrels

500

Must be swept and mopped nightly

The foyer