Thursday, July 23, 2026
Job Description
Situated on the picturesque Grand River, the City of Brantford is a rapidly growing community of over 100,000 residents, located in the heart of Southern Ontario with direct access to Hwy. 403 and is in close proximity to the GTHA, Waterloo and Niagara regions. As a single-tier municipality, Brantford is responsible for the full spectrum of municipal service areas. We invite you to join our #TeamBrantford corporate culture with many progressive initiatives, including our hybrid work environment. The City is committed to the professional development of our staff and invite you to come, grow with us!
The Aquatic Head Guard position serves as a resource, to provide a safe aquatic environment by supporting the operational requirements of the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, Earl Haig Family Fun Park, Woodman Park Pool, and other recreational facilities throughout the City. This essential member of the Aquatics & Fitness Team will be responsible for preventing aquatic accidents through controlling, educating, and influencing patron and staff behaviour through the execution of emergency procedures and continually enforcing all pool and facility rules. The Aquatic Head Guard will monitor and ensure the smooth safe running of all pool deck activities including swimming lessons, recreational swims, and swim rentals. In this role, the candidate will take pride in their workplace by providing excellent customer service and assists with maintaining a clean environment.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Attend all mandatory scheduled meetings and staff trainings for continued staff development
- Ability to perform lifeguarding fitness and rescue skills at or above the National Lifeguard standard; and maintains current certifications during employment
- Execute calmly and effectively the facilities emergency procedures in the event of an emergency
- Ability to demonstrate judgment and knowledge in alignment with the City of Brantford s policies and procedures
- Interact with the public and staff to provide program information
- Must possess good communication and public relations skills as well as a positive professional attitude and the ability to work in a team environment
- Administrative duties including filling out reports (incident reports, opening/closing procedures, inventory check, pool fouling reports, etc.), using computer applications such as word, excel and ActiveNet. Ability to read and update pool log book, complete shift reports, create signs and spreadsheets, as needed.
- To ensure provisions of government regulations are respected at all times, and to ensure that their responsibilities to the employer and to all patrons are met to provide a safe, enjoyable aquatic experience for all.
- Complete all other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Minimum Age 16 years
- Current Lifesaving Society National Lifeguard Certification, Standard First Aid (CPR "C" level), Lifesaving Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Instructor
- Minimum 2 years of experience on the pool deck;
- Current Lifesaving Society Examiners (Bronze, Standard First Aid, and/or National Lifeguard), and Lifesaving Society Instructor (National Lifeguard and/or Standard First Aid Instructor)
- Certified in Lifesaving Society Examiners, Lifesaving Aquatic Supervisor and Pool Operator is considered an asset; Previous experience working in a recreation setting is an asset
- As a condition of employment, applicants must submit a current Police Vulnerable Sector Check (dated within the past 3 months) from their local police service for approval by the Corporation prior to commencing employment
Contact Information
To apply on-line, please visit the City of Brantford website at https://brantford.ca/careers and click on Current Opportunities.
Closing date for applications: Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.
Information gathered relative to this position will only be used for candidate selection.
We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.