Part Time - 29 Hour Lifeguard - The Summit Active Adult Center

Part Time - 29 Hour Lifeguard - The Summit Active Adult Center

Salary

$15.00 - $18.85 Hourly

Location

Summit Active Adult Center, 2975 Esplanade, Grand Prairie, TX

Job Type

Part Time

Job Number

2026-00234

Department

Parks, Arts & Recreation

Division

The Summit-Active Adult Center

Opening Date

07/02/2026

Closing Date

9/5/2026 5:00 PM Central

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Summary

Join our team as a Lifeguard at The Summit and play a vital role in ensuring the safety and enjoyment of our community! Youll be responsible for monitoring pool activities, enforcing safety rules, maintaining clean and sanitary water conditions, and providing top-notch customer service. If youre passionate about protecting others and enjoy working in a fun, active environment, we want to hear from you!

Essential Job Functions

This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.

This position has responsibilities that require lifting up to 50-100 pounds on occasion.

• Provides service to the general public by scanning the water to monitor activities, informing customers of upcoming events and answering inquiries.

• Ensures the safety of the general public by enforcing pool rules and regulations, monitoring activities and providing assistance when necessary.

• Assisting swimmers at risk of drowning and providing first aid.

• Regular and dependable attendance is required.

• All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

• Education: Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to less than high school or equivalency.

• Experience: Swimming skills are required. Interview consists of a swim test of 100 yards without stopping and retrieving a 10lb diving brick from the bottom of the pool and swimming with brick to the top without stopping.

• Licenses: None.

• Certifications Required: Lifeguarding, CPR, First Aid. Training will be provided upon hire.

For city employees who are regular part time (10-19 hours per week) or seasonal hired placed on City payroll, the following benefits are provided:

• PARS - Public Agency Retirement System: the employee contributes 6.2% each paycheck to this retirement system and the city provides 1.3%. The employee does not pay into Social Security. All of the employees contributions may be withdrawn upon separating service from the city. The Citys contributions will not be paid unless the employee retires under the system.
• Part time or seasonal employees are not eligible for any paid leave or other benefits.
• Part time or seasonal employees are limited to working only 1,000 hours per 12-month period, unless the seasonal is project based for a specific period of time which is typically less than 12-months.

01

What is the highest level of Education obtained?

• Some high school, no diploma or GED
• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College, no degree
• Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
• Technical or Trade School (Completed)
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Doctorate Degree

02

Do you possess a CPR/AED certification?

• Yes
• No
• In the process

03

Do you possess a First Aid certification?

• Yes
• No
• In the process

04

Do you possess a Lifeguard certification?

• Yes
• No
• In the process

Required Question

Employer City of Grand Prairie

Address 300 W. Main Street

Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050

Phone 972-237-8192

Website http://www.gptx.org