Friday, August 15, 2025
Job Description
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time (35 hours per week, including evenings and weekends)
Location: Centennial Pool, Port Elgin, ON
Wage: $65,876 to $74,859 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)
Vacancies: 1
Saugeen Shores: Both city and town, wrapped in a village.
Choosing to work and live in Saugeen Shores gives you an unparalleled choice of easy-going lifestyles, economic opportunities and nature at every turn. You can truly create your own village in this growing, diverse community of neighbourhoods and amenities. You can replace long commutes with easy lakeshore rides. You can choose to be as active or relaxed as you want to be. You can make all these great choices without sacrificing family life, schools, and even access to the wide world. Nestled on the shores of Lake Huron with forests and farms all around, Saugeen Shores is the promise of both cities and towns, wrapped in a village.
The Team:
We take our team-first culture so seriously; we wrote a Team Saugeen Charter to celebrate and protect it. Our shared role is to keep Saugeen Shores safe, well-serviced, growing and vibrant in ways that respect the public and reflect our members. We develop careers from the inside first. We engage each other personally and professionally. We welcome change. we embrace new ideas. We do more than live with work processes; we seek to continuously improve them. And we have each other's backs - because that is what great teams do.
What we offer you:
- 10 paid personal days in addition to a generous number of vacation days per year.
- Comprehensive extended health and dental benefits, including an Employee and Family Assistance Plan.
- Enrollment in the OMERS pension plan.
- A passion for investing in our workforce through continuous learning and development.
- An opportunity to be a part of the implementation and opening of a new state-of-the-art Aquatic and Wellness Centre.
- About the Role:
- We are searching for an enthusiastic, community-oriented, and qualified individual to join our team. As the Pool Deck Coordinator, reporting to the Aquatics Supervisor, you will assist the Aquatics Supervisor with the day-to-day operation and supervision of the pool facility and programs in accordance with applicable legislation and regulations. You will guide and mentor Lifeguards in Training, Lifeguard/Instructors, and Senior Lifeguard/Instructors and help to maintain a safe and enjoyable pool.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Perform lifeguarding functions as needed, according to Provincial and Town policies and guidelines.
- Maintain complete vigilance while on duty and be ready to respond to any emergency. Implement proper rescue and emergency procedures for those in difficulty, danger or injured.
- Supervise patrons to always ensure their safety. Monitor patron headcount and ensure correct patron-to-lifeguard ratio.
- Ensure all programs, staff and pool operation meet minimum standards of Provincial Health Regulations and Town policies and procedures.
- Guide and mentor Lifeguards/Instructors
- Ensure quality, safety, and swimmer engagement throughout events and activities.
- Build strong relationships with participants and parents and foster healthy child development.
- Promote aquatic and facility safety and educate/inform all individuals/groups concerning pool and equipment rules and regulations to maintain a safe enjoyable pool.
- Respond to inquiries and concerns from the public, participants and/or parents, while providing excellent customer service.
- Assist Aquatics Supervisor with scheduling staff for special events and rentals.
- Ensure that staff qualifications are up to date.
- Assist the Aquatics Supervisor in developing new programs and content.
- Monitor and ensure pool deck is set up and prepared for lessons and/or events.
- Ensure Instructors follow lesson plans and are fully prepared for their lessons.
- In the absence of the Aquatics Supervisor, assume lead role in the event of an emergency as per established procedures.
- Perform general maintenance and cleaning of the Pool including pool tests and inspections and oversee the aquatics instructors to ensure staff are completing required cleaning and inspections on an ongoing basis.
- Open and close facility in accordance with facility procedures.
- Maintain cleanliness of facility (e.g., change rooms, guard office, pool deck, etc.)
Required Qualifications
What you bring to the role:
- Adaptability: You can adapt efficiently and effectively in response to new processes and changing circumstances.
- Communication: You have proven ability to communicate successfully and confidently both verbally and in writing.
- Confidentiality: You respect and maintain confidentiality and exhibit professionalism in all interactions.
- Customer Service: You create a positive experience when interacting with customers through communication, patience, empathy, and technical knowledge.
- Interpersonal Skills: You exhibit strong interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Leadership: You are driven and highly motivated to lead others towards a common goal and proactively seek solutions that benefit all.
- Teamwork: You can work with others toward a shared goal. You encourage and support your colleagues by offering for help and asking for help when needed.
- Education/Specialized Training:
- Current National Lifeguard Certification
- Current Lifesaving Swim Instructor Certification
- Current Lifesaving Instructor and Examiner Certification
- Current Standard First Aid Certification
- Aquatic Supervisor Training (AST) Certification
- Pool Operators 1 & 2 is an asset.
- Aquatic Fitness training and LSS coaching is an asset.
- Experience and Knowledge:
- A minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in an Aquatics environment.
- Requires good knowledge of applicable legislation, standard practices, and guidelines, including the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, S.O. 2005.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- The ability to perform tasks and duties in a safe and efficient manner.
- Ability to liaise with the public and give directions when required.
- Customer service experience is an asset.
- Recent "vulnerable sector" police check
- Ability to work with children.
- Ability to work evenings & weekends.
Contact Information
jobs@saugeenshores.ca
Special Instructions
Application Process:
If you’re interested in joining our team, please visit our website (Apply Now - Pool Deck Coordinator) and click the “Apply Now!” link below to submit your application by the application deadline. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Application deadline: August 15, 2025, at 4:30 pm EST
The Town of Saugeen Shores is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005. The Town of Saugeen Shores will make every effort to accommodate applicants with disabilities in its recruitment and selection process. Please advise of any accommodation measures you may require during our selection process. Information received will be addressed confidentially. All information collected is in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990 and will be used for the purpose of this employment opportunity only.