POOL MANAGER

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

D2966K

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

Open Competitive

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD:

We will begin accepting applications on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) until Thursday, February 27, 2025, 5:00 p.m. (PT). All applications must be received before 5:00 p.m. (PT) on Thursday, February 27, 2025, to be accepted.

About Us: We work directly with the public as they enjoy our 40 swimming pools and 23 splash pads. We provide our pool lifeguards with regular training and recertification. We also offer an exciting work environment with room for growth! The mission of our Department goes beyond providing recreational activities and maintaining parks and facilities. It's about creating a sense of community and belonging for all residents. A truly inclusive parks and recreation department values diversity and equity, recognizing that everyone deserves access to recreational opportunities and facilities, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, ability, or socio-economic status. By fostering a welcoming environment and offering programs and services that reflect the needs and interests of all members of the community, an inclusive parks and recreation department can help build stronger, healthier, and more connected communities.

About You: You enjoy working with people from all backgrounds, representing an inclusive, community engaged agency! You are a motivated, experienced Lead Lifeguard looking for a supervisory role. You are ready to engage with the public and provide supervision and training to a staff of Pool Lifeguards and Senior Pool Lifeguards. You are ready operate a public pool facility, motivate staff, and enforce county and state code and policy.

Essential Job Functions

A Pool Manager is responsible for performing a combination of essential job functions:

• Establish rules, regulations, and standards of safety at assigned facility within well-defined guidelines set by the department; maintains control over the number of patrons admitted to the facility to insure efficient patron usage and a minimum of disruptive behavior.
  
  

• Prepares work schedules for staff, anticipating patron weekly attendance and insuring proper lifeguard coverage within budget limits.

• Responds to and resolves incidents at the pool such as persistent violations of safety rules, serious injuries, or minor confrontations among patrons. Instructs staff in first aid, swimming, and pool lifeguard and lifesaving principles, methods and techniques.

• Confers with parents of unruly patrons or unresponsive swimming students in an attempt to modify behavior so as to allow patrons to return to pool or students to learn to swim.

• Reviews, verifies, and maintains employee time records, maintenance and service records, and pool supplies expenditures to insure budget control.

• Completes and forwards incident reports in accordance with prescribed procedure; maintains pool log in which all incidents are recorded.

• Determines level of training necessary to meet department standards and utilizes department's training and instructional procedures to plan content of training program for staff.

• Operates mechanical equipment used at the pool facility including valves, pumps, water conditioning equipment, and drains, in order to keep pool in operation; reads gauges to detect improper operation of the system; trains subordinate staff to perform minor maintenance and adjustment tasks; determines when pool fails to meet health standards and has the authority to close the pool.

• Prepares employee performance evaluations, handles grievances at the first level, and may resolve disciplinary problems or recommend a resolution to the immediate supervisor.

• Conducts classes to instruct lifeguards in effective teaching techniques. Develops lesson plans for Learn-to-Swim Program, adapting the basic County program to specific needs at assigned pool.

• Engages in the physical fitness program established by the Department in order to maintain capability to perform pool lifesaving duties.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

Option I: Six months of full-time or 960 hours of part-time experience as a Senior Pool Lifeguard in Los Angeles County service*.

Option II: Six months of full-time or 960 hours of part-time experience supervising lifeguards at a swimming pool.

*Currently holds or previously held the payroll title of Senior Pool Lifeguard with the County of Los Angeles.
LICENSE:

May require a valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class IV: - Arduous: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES:
Certificate must be valid and will be verified at time of appointment the following certificates are not required at the time of application but must be valid and will be verified at the time of appointment. Before final appointment, candidates must attend and successfully complete the Department of Parks and Recreation Pool Lifeguard Training Program and obtain the following Certificates (or equivalent):
American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certificate

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED), for the Professional Rescuer
• Bloodborne Pathogens

American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response Certificate
Certified Pool Operator Certificate (Pool & Hot Tub Alliance)
American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor's Certificate
American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor's Certificate
American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response Instructor's Certificate

Vision:
At least 20/30 with both eyes open with correction.

Additional Information

OUR ASSESESMENT PROCESS:
This examination will consist of an Evaluation of Training and Experience, and Supplemental Questionnaire based on application information, weighted 100%.

• Pool Expertise
• Professional Experience
• Technical Expertise

Applicants must meet the requirements and must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible list.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

Notice of Non-Acceptance and Final Result letters will be sent electronically to your e-mail address. Scores cannot be given over the telephone.

PRE-PLACEMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Employment is subject to passing a medical examination which will be scheduled after security clearance for candidates who receive contingent offers of employment.

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible list for this examination will be used to fill vacancies within the Department of Parks and Recreation for Pool Manager recurrent and permanent positions.

East Section Aquatics (626) 821-4655

• Belvedere Aquatic Center, Los Angeles
• Atlantic Park Pool, Los Angeles
• Salazar Park Pool, Los Angeles
• City Terrace Park Pool, Los Angeles
• Obregon Park Pool, Los Angeles
• Norman S Johnson Aquatic Center, Arcadia

Central Section Aquatics (626) 821-4655

• Greater Whittier Regional Aquatic Center, Whittier
• Krejci Pool, Los Angeles
• Bethune Pool, Los Angeles
• Carver Pool, Los Angeles
• Mona Pool, Compton
• Franklin D Roosevelt Pool, Los Angeles
• Ted Watkins Park Pool, Los Angeles

North Section Aquatics (661) 222-9519

• El Cariso Pool, Sylmar
• Everett Martin Park Pool, Little Rock
• Knollwood Pool, Granada Hills
• Val Verde, Saugus
• Castaic Regional Aquatics Complex, Castaic
• San Fernando Regional Pool, San Fernando
• George Lane Pool, Quartz Hill

South Section Aquatics (310) 965-8646

• Alondra Pool, Lawndale
• Campanella, West Compton
• Enterprise Pool, West Compton
• Lennox Pool, Lennox
• Victoria Pool, Carson
• Cerritos Pool, Cerritos
• Garrott Pool, Los Angeles
• Keller Pool, Los Angeles
• Jesse Owens Pool, Los Angeles

Available Shift: The work week includes evenings, weekends, and holidays.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Fill out your application completely. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. All information included in the application, supplemental questionnaire, and resumes are subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION, and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX, OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Go to http://governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty and search for "Pool Manager". Apply online by clicking on the green “Apply” button. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

You may be required to verify your email address when submitting an application. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend’s user ID and password may erase a candidate’s original application record.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department Contact Name: Ramon Cruz
Department Contact Phone: (626) 588-5112
Department Contact Email: rcruz2@parks.lacounty.gov
ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 588-5109
Teletype Phone: (213) 427-6118
California Relay Services: (800) 735-2922

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Closing Date/Time: 2/27/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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