FT & PT Lifeguard and Swim Instructor III (year-round)
Salary
$25.45 - $27.81 Hourly
Location
Swim Center
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
00923
Department
Parks, Recreation, Forestry
Division
Aquatics
Opening Date
08/14/2026
Closing Date
9/13/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit
MFPE
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Position Summary
The City of Bozeman Swim Department is now accepting applications for full-time and part-time Lifeguard & Swim Instructors III's who are confident, detail oriented, quick thinkers, and team oriented to perform critical lifeguarding duties. They will provide direction to the Lifeguard Instructor I and II's, ensure patron safety at the indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities, provide important aquatics program instruction, and assist in the maintenance, upkeep, and custodial duties of the pool facilities, test chemicals and respond to protocol to help maintain water balance, and manages the facilities in the absence of upper management.
This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!
Wage:
Full-Time: $25.45 - $27.81 per hour depending on experience
Part-Time: $25.45 per hour
Bargaining Unit:
Full Time: Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE)
Part-Time: Non-Represented
Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt
Work Week:
Full-Time: 40 hours/week.
Part-Time: 15 hours per week schedule preferred, but alternative schedules will be considered over 8 hours per week.
Current operations are Monday - Friday with plans to expand to weekends which may include Saturday and/or Sunday shifts of 7:30am - 4:30pm.
Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)
- Performs life-saving and guarding duties, including assisting patrons in life threatening situations, enforcing pool rules and regulations for the efficient and safe operation of the aquatic facilities, providing active accident prevention, monitoring patrons in the water, and completing rescue accident and incident reports.
- Provides aquatics programs instruction to patrons, including composing lesson plans, demonstrating proper stroke techniques and awareness, ensuring safety of children and adults by watching for potential hazards and dangerous situations, and teaching water safety and pool rules.
- Serves as a Lead for assigned lifeguards staff, including training, assigning tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring work is completed satisfactorily.
- Assists in pool programming.
- Performs maintenance, repair, and custodial services for pool, equipment, and facilities.
- Documents and records of activities.
- Tests and monitors chemical balance in water and changes to water chemistry.
- Provides customer service, including answering questions, referring customers to other agencies or organizations when necessary, accepting payment for passes, parties, lessons, and programs, answering phones and directing calls, and registering patrons for programs.
- Assists in leading in-service trainings.
- Maintains a clean and safe swimming facility, including cleaning locker rooms, lobby area, pool deck, and restrooms, and ensuring pool, equipment room, and pool deck are clear of potentially dangerous objects or situations.
- Opens and closes facilities.
- Completes locker rentals.
- Organizes and maintains lost and found.
- Performs cashier functions, including taking payments and reconciling funds received with transaction register.
- Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
- Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
- Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
- Responds to citizens' questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
- Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
- Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.
Minimum Required Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED, and
At least one year of experience in lifeguarding or aquatics, including teaching aquatics programs lessons, and
Must possess and maintain the following:
Red Cross Lifeguarding with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid certification (expired certification acceptable at hire).
Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certification.
Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification within six months of employment in the position.
Any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Thorough knowledge of swimming and lifeguarding techniques.
- Thorough knowledge of First Aid, CPR, and use of AED.
- Thorough knowledge of stabilization of victims with spinal cord injuries and other life-threatening injuries.
- Thorough knowledge of proper aquatic teaching techniques in all ages and levels of ability.
- Thorough knowledge of pool water chemistry.
- Thorough knowledge of water quality regulations, policies and standards.
- Thorough knowledge of community and recreation programs.
- Some knowledge of related facilities maintenance.
- Ability to properly perform rescues.
- Ability to instruct individuals on water safety.
- Ability to use hand tools for cement work, painting, woodworking, plumbing, tiling, and other repairs.
- Ability to accurately operate point-of-sale and pass registration computer program.
- Ability to use tact and discretion in dealing with the general public.
- Ability to lead the work of others.
- Ability to enforce rules and regulations firmly and with tact.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
- Ability to prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations.
- Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks.
- Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions.
- Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
- Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
- Ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
- Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City's Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.
Preferred Qualifications
- Possess a valid Driver's License and must obtain a Montana Driver's License within 60 days of employment.
- Must successfully complete two prerequisite swimming skills evaluations including a swim-tread-swim sequence and a timed surface dive rescue event.
- Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory responses to appropriate post conditional offer process.
This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a robust benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive these best-in-class benefits:
15 Paid Vacation Days increases with years of service
12 Paid Sick Days
13 Paid Holidays
8 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Bilingual Pay Incentive ($300/month)
Excellent Retirement Plans
Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance including a HDHP option providing 100% employer-paid family coverage.
Annual Wellness Screening with participation incentives
Discounted Bridger Bowl Ski Tickets
Discounted Gym Membership
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Eligible Employer
Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance for employees and dependents.
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Please outline your availability for each day of the week and weekends.
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Are you interested in working 40 hours/week or 15 hours/week?]
- 40 hours/week
- Either schedule works for me
- 15 hours/week
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Employer Bozeman, City of (MT)
Address 121 N Rouse Ave.
Bozeman, Montana, 59715
Phone 406-582-2367
406-582-2970
Website https://www.bozemanmt.gov