Lifeguard
Mount Meru Hotel Arusha, Tanzania
Education and Certifications
- Certified Lifesaver – Red Cross Advanced Lifesaving or equivalent
- Certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor preferable
- Certified Professional Rescuer Cardiopulmonary (CPR)
- Certified First Aid
- Certified OSHA for dangerous chemicals
Experience
- Minimum of 2 years working experience as lifeguard, preferable within hospitality
- Experience in teaching swim lessons highly desirable
- Experience in communicating with Government H&S agencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Determinate chlorine content & pH value of water, using testing kits, record readings
- Ability to monitor all pool activities closely throughout the day and identify safety issues
- Ability to determinate hazardous conditions of the pool and swimmers
- Maintains constant surveillance of patrons in the facility
- Excellent knowledge to rescue swimmers in danger of drowning
- Responsible for the availability and safekeeping of emergency equipment
- Knowledge of lifesaving methods and procedures
- Knowledge of rules and regulations governing the conduct of the public at the pool
- Skilled in the application of lifesaving techniques and swimming
- Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergencies
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic and ability to provide strategic direction to a team
- Must be a self-motivated and well-organised individual
- Trustworthy and discrete with a high degree of personal integrity and positive attitude
- Ability interacting with people of various ages from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to contribute suggestions and improvements to the safety guidelines of the hotel
- Physically fit, healthy, agile and dexterous
- Proficiency in English language, an additional languages will be a plus
