LIFEGUARD

Work Arrangement: 
Requisition Number:  257782
Regular or Temporary:  Regular
Location: 

Durham, NC, US, 27710

Personnel Area:  CENTRAL ADMIN MANAGEMENT CTR
Date:  Jun 20, 2025

Occupational Summary

 

Monitor the pool area and all swimmers to ensure the safety of all participants. Perform rescue operations as needed. Ensure the pool and surrounding area are clean, safe, and usable.

 

Work Performed

  • Oversee open swim time in fitness centers

  • Ensure participants are acting safely at all times

  • Perform rescue operations as necessary to assist participants

  • Maintain cleanliness and usability of the pool and surrounding area

  • Notify the Center Director if maintenance is needed

  • Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong interpersonal skills

  • Must be Lifeguard Certified

  • CPR and Rescue Breathing Certified

 

Level Characteristics

N/A

 

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
N/A

Experience:
N/A

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications:
Must be Lifeguard Certified

 

Anticipated Pay Range

$18.00 – $22.42 per hour
Final salary is based on role responsibilities, relevant experience, education/training, internal equity, and market conditions.

 

Benefits

Duke offers more than just a paycheck. Eligible employees may receive:

  • Comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs

  • Generous retirement benefits

  • A wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs

Learn more at: https://hr.duke.edu/benefits

 

Essential Physical Job Functions

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and accommodations will be provided by the hiring department as needed.

 

 

 

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends onthe robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

 


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