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Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 510882
Division/Organization: Recreation & Wellbeing
Department: Aquatics
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Nicholas Recreation Center / Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $16.00
Job Categories: Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Customer Service, Athletics, Sports, and Recreation, Higher Education-Student Affairs

Department Overview:

 Join the Rec Well team as we move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well.

As one of the largest student employers at UW-Madison, we practice customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and other skills that you can talk about in an interview with a future employer.

We believe we’re more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we want you to be a part of it!

Anticipated Start Date:

 1/11/2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 6

Schedule:

 The Lifeguarding position follows the hours of operation for the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center and Bakke Cove Pool. These hours are posted on the Rec Well website (www.recwell.wisc.edu). Lifeguards can also work aquatic events and rentals, including competitive swimming and diving events, student organizations, and certification classes.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $16.00

Number of Positions:

 25

Qualifications:

 • Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding/CPR/First Aid/AED certification
• Successfully completing a skill test out consisting of a 200-yard, 2-minute tread, 50-yard swim sequence, brick retrieval, 17ft surface dive, and timed response.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Valid American Red Cross Lifeguarding/CPR/First Aid/AED certification
• Ability to attend monthly 4-hour Lifeguard In-Service trainings to practice and maintain skill ability.
• Attend monthly in-service trainings.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Ensure the safety of all participants in the Aquatics center by enforcing preventative measures, promoting consistency, and remaining alert.
• Intervene when necessary to maintain safety and perform any required tasks.
• Maintain a high level of lifeguarding skills by attending required training and in-services.
• Maintain current certification including any additional safety trainings
• Perform maintenance and cleaning duties for general upkeep of the facility
• Monitor and report accidents/incidents and issues to professional staff
• Assist as needed with setup and teardown of aquatic center events and changes of pool configuration
• Provide excellent customer service.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to remain alert while on shift.
• Lifeguarding CPR/AED/First Aid skills to the standard of the American Red Cross.
• Moving, lifting, and manipulation of pool safety equipment, lane lines, poles, flags, bulkhead, and recreation and competitive pool equipment.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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