Lifeguard, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker
Other Titles
Beach Attendant, Beach Lifeguard, Lifeguard, Marine Safety Officer, Ocean Lifeguard, Ocean Lifeguard Specialist, Pool Attendant, Pool Lifeguard
Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or mountain slopes to provide assistance and protection to participants. They are tasked with providing protective services and assistance to people at recreational facilities such as pools and beaches. In this role, they stay at hand so that they may provide aid or assistance to participants in time. They also instruct participants and educate them in observing safety procedures when performing various recreational activities. A part of their job is to provide emergency medical care and aid to injured participants. They also rescue such participants who are in distress and arrange for professional medical treatment in case of serious injuries.
Examine injured persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Contact emergency medical personnel in case of serious injury.
Rescue distressed persons, using rescue techniques and equipment.
Instruct participants in swimming, or other recreational activities and provide safety precaution information.
Patrol or monitor recreational areas such as trails, slopes, or swimming areas, on foot, in vehicles, or from towers.
Complete and maintain records of weather and beach conditions, emergency medical treatments performed, and other relevant incident information.
Maintain quality of pool water by testing chemical levels.
Warn recreational participants of inclement weather, unsafe areas, or illegal conduct.
Observe activities in assigned areas, using binoculars, to detect hazards, disturbances, or safety infractions.
Inspect recreational equipment, such as rope tows or chair lifts for mountainous, for safety hazards and damage or wear.
Inspect recreational facilities for cleanliness.
Provide assistance with staff selection, training, and supervision.
Provide assistance in the safe use of equipment.
Monitoring→ Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Speaking→ Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening→ Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Judgment and Decision Making→ Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Service Orientation→ Actively looking for ways to help people.
Critical Thinking→ Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Social Perceptiveness→ Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination→ Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Assisting and Caring for Others→ Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public→ Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events→ Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Performing General Physical Activities→ Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems→ Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings→ Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates→ Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization→ Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Documenting/Recording Information→ Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Training and Teaching Others→ Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Administer first aid.
Request emergency personnel.
Rescue people from hazardous situations.
Provide safety training.
Patrol natural areas to ensure safety or enforce regulations.
Monitor environmental conditions to detect hazards.
Observe individuals' activities to gather information or compile evidence.
Maintain operational records.
Record information about environmental conditions.
Inspect facilities for cleanliness.
Warn individuals about rule violations or safety concerns.
Inspect equipment to ensure safety or proper functioning.
Train employees in proper work procedures.
Problem Sensitivity→ The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Oral Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Far Vision→ The ability to see details at a distance.
Deductive Reasoning→ The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Oral Comprehension→ The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Selective Attention→ The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speech Clarity→ The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Flexibility of Closure→ The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning→ The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Speech Recognition→ The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Information Ordering→ The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g. , patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Speed of Closure→ The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Customer and Personal Service→ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Public Safety and Security→ Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Education and Training→ Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Medicine and Dentistry→ Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Desktop publishing software -- e.g., Microsoft Publisher
Electronic mail software -- e.g., Microsoft Outlook; Google Gmail
Presentation software -- e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software -- e.g., Microsoft Excel
Word processing software -- e.g., Microsoft Word
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled→ Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles→ Automated external defibrillators AED
Automatic pool cleaner→ Pool vacuums
Axes
Direction finding compasses→ Navigational compasses
Emergency medical services first aid kits→ Emergency first aid kits
Emergency medical services rappel kits→ Rescue rappel equipment
Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
Extension pole→ Reach poles
Global positioning system GPS receiver→ Global positioning system GPS receivers
Handheld thermometer→ Handheld digital thermometers
Life rings→ Rescue buoys; Rescue rings
Manlift or personnel lift→ Chair lifts; Tow lines
Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory→ Mechanical stethoscopes
Mercury blood pressure units→ Mercury sphygmomanometers
Mountain bicycles→ Mountain bikes
Orthopedic splint systems→ Air splints
Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies→ Oxygen administration sets
pH meters→ pH indicators
Public address systems→ Public address PA systems
Radio frequency transmitters or receivers
Safety harnesses or belts→ Safety harnesses
Single gas monitors→ Chlorine testers
Surfboards
Swim goggles or swim fins→ Swim fins
Two way radios
Water analyzers→ Water testers
Water samplers
Wetsuits→ Scuba suits
Realistic→ Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Social→ Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Dependability→ Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Concern for Others→ Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Cooperation→ Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Integrity→ Job requires being honest and ethical.
Self Control→ Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Attention to Detail→ Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Initiative→ Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Social Orientation→ Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Persistence→ Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Stress Tolerance→ Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Leadership→ Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Adaptability/Flexibility→ Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Achievement/Effort→ Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Independence→ Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Analytical Thinking→ Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Relationships→ Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Support→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Achievement→ Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.