Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of

TitleWater Safety Coordinator - Palisades Region

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $28.76 to $28.76 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Variable – will include some weekends and holidays

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Rockland

Street Address Bear Mountain State Park

3006 Seven Lakes Drive

City Bear Mountain

StateNY

Zip Code10911

Job Specifics

Duties Description Under the direction of the Regional Safety Manager, the selected candidate’s duties will include, but not be limited to:
• Assists in recruiting, testing, hiring and training of water safety personnel; reviews certifications and documents for acceptability.
• Assists facility managers with selecting, onboarding, and scheduling lifeguards; ensures that all midseason and end of season evaluations are completed and collected.
• Develops a meaningful pre-season orientation program and presents that program to all the region’s lifeguards.
• Recommends necessary action to achieve the safest and most efficient operation of the regional bathing facilities and ensures that an effective in-service training program is maintained and if necessary, conducts the training.
• Performs regular inspections of all regional aquatic facilities; ensures that all paperwork is properly completed and collected from each park on a daily, monthly, and seasonal basis to be filed with the Regional Office and Agency Water Safety Unit.
• Ensures that all end of season reports are collected and stored appropriately and copies are sent to the Director of Water Safety.
• May assist police and the State Director of Water Safety with investigations of serious accidents, submersions, or drowning.
• Assists and advises regional/park representatives regarding purchases of water safety equipment and review facility equipment needs for the region.
• Ensures that lifeguards are re-certified at the conclusion of each season to increase retention.
• Communicates on a regular basis with facility managers and regional safety manager, in addition to, the regional director, Assistant Regional Director and the Director of Water Safety as needed or requested.
• Performs other water safety duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications The Regional Water Safety Coordinator should be currently certified as a “waterfront lifeguarding instructor” and have at least three seasons (six months) experience as a supervising lifeguard. The required practical leadership may have been with NYS Parks or an equivalent capacity in another organization.

Additional Comments OPERATIONAL NEEDS:
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that allows the candidate to legally operate a motor vehicle in New York State as a term and condition of employment.

BENEFITS:
There are various benefits that a seasonal employee is entitled to, based on their time worked with the agency:
• New York State Retirement Plan Membership Eligibility
• Health Insurance and Vacation/Sick/Personal Time Off eligibility after a period of service.
• Tuition Assistance Programs

Learn more about our benefits for seasonal state employees, visit: https://parks.ny.gov/employment/benefits.aspx

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Palisades Region

Telephone

Fax

Email Address palisades.employment@parks.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

3006 Seven Lakes Drive

City Bear Mountain

State NY

Zip Code 10911

 

Notes on ApplyingIf you feel you meet the minimum qualifications and the agency’s operating needs, and are interested in being considered for this vacancy, you can obtain an Employment Application from your local park office, your region’s administrative headquarters or you can download an application from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation by visiting the website at:

https://parks.ny.gov/documents/employment/FillableUpdatedParksEmployeeApplicationS1000Part1Palisades.pdf

Please forward your application and resume to Palisades.Employment@parks.ny.gov with the subject line “Water Safety Coordinator”. If you have any questions concerning the position, please email.

All qualified persons are invited and encouraged to apply.

It is the responsibility of each applicant to accurately describe their experience and demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualifications and agency operating needs.