CE- HEAD LIFEGUARD

CE- HEAD LIFEGUARD

Salary

$18.50 Hourly

Location

Coppell, TX

Job Type

Part Time No Benefits

Job Number

CEHL070326

Department

PARKS AND RECREATION

Opening Date

07/03/2026

Closing Date

7/19/2026 5:00 PM Central

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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The Opportunity

Guide the team. Protect the community. Join a team thats making waves all year long.

The Year-Round Head Lifeguard supports the CORE Manager, Aquatics Supervisor, and Aquatics Coordinator in ensuring facility safety. This role involves leading a team of lifeguards by setting a strong example, providing leadership, and coaching staff while effectively recognizing and responding to emergencies. The Head Lifeguard is committed to delivering an excellent customer experience, interacting with children and adults to resolve complaints or conflicts and enforcing facility safety rules.

Opportunity Description

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Schedule Commitment

Maintains a flexible part-time schedule, which may include weekdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays. This position will work year-round and will be limited to a maximum of 20 hours per week.

Candidate Engagement Plan

This is out anticipated timeline and is subject to change.

• July 3-19: Accepting Applications
• July 20-24: Application material review
• July 27-31: Interview Experience

For application support, or to check the status of your application, contact the Employee Experience Team by calling 972-304-3699

Eligibility

Experience

Required

• Must be at least 17 years of age.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• 2+ years of aquatics-related experience required.
• Ellis & Associates lifeguard certification is required and provided on-site. Must be able to complete the following prerequisites to obtain an Ellis & Associates Lifeguard license:
• 200-yard swim
• Retrieve a 10 lb. brick from the bottom of the 12 ft. pool (feet first)
• Tread water for 2 minutes with no hands

Preferred

• 1+ year of swim lesson experience is preferred.
• CPO or AFO preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of Facility Operations and Maintenance.
• Leadership and Team Management skills.
• Safety and Emergency Response skills.
• Customer Service and Conflict Resolution skills.
• Proficiency in handling a variety of administrative tasks such as answering telephone calls, responding to customer questions, and assisting with event setup.

This is Coppell

Community Experiences

A message from Jessica Carpenter, Director of Community Experiences:

After nearly 20 years as Parks and Recreation, our department has experienced explosive growth of our parks and trails system, and expanded its scope to include a recreation and aquatics center, a tennis center, a senior and community center, a biodiversity education center, playgrounds, new ball fields, community gardens, a farmers market, a cemetery, massive growth in special event offerings, the addition of a marketing and community engagement team, a dog park, an arts center, a library, pickleball courts and thousands of camps, classes, programs, sports leagues and services.

We offer such a wide variety of services to the community - greatly expanding the purview of traditional parks and recreation. In January 2023 we became Coppell Community Experiences. The name change and rebranding reflects our desire to reimagine the way we serve the Coppell community and continue to meet both current needs and demands of the future. Several industries are now joined together working toward the same goal: to provide exceptional experiences to the Coppell community.

Coppell Community Experiences is comprised of the following facilities and areas of responsibility:

• Facilities

• The CORE (recreation and aquatic center)

• Wagon Wheel Tennis & Pickleball Center

• Coppell Senior & Community Center at Grapevine Springs

• Cozby Library & Community Commons

• Biodiversity Education Center

• Coppell Arts Center

• Rolling Oaks Memorial Center

• Park Operations

• Parks, playgrounds, and trails

• Ball fields and medians

• Community Engagement

• Marketing and Communications

• Special Events

• Coppell Community Garden

• Coppell Farmers Market

• Day Camps (summer and holiday breaks)

• Adult Athletics

CLICK HERE to learn more about the City of Coppell Community Experiences Department

In accordance with the ADA, the City of Coppell is willing to consider any reasonable accommodation.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the City of Coppell Benefits!

01

Are you 17 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess 2 or more years of aquatics-related experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Which certifications do you possess? (Select all that apply)

• Ellis & Associates Lifeguard
• Lifeguard Instructor
• Swim Instructor
• CPO/AFO
• No current certifications, but willing to obtain required certifications.

Required Question

Employer Coppell, City of (TX)

Address 255 Parkway Blvd

Coppell, Texas, 75019

Phone 972-304-3699

Website http://coppelltx.gov