Lifeguard - Hershey Lodge

Company: Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Location: Hershey
Posted on: March 3, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Pool lifeguards ensure the safety of our guests at Hershey Lodge while providing courteous, friendly, and professional assistance. /n Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job): /n Lifeguards are required to do one or all of the following tasks depending on their assigned job: /n /n - /n Overseeing and enforcing swimming pool and attraction rules and safety regulations. /n /n - /n Anticipating, recognizing, and responding to aquatic emergencies. /n /n - /n Monitoring equipment and supplies. /n /n - /n Maintaining work area and surrounding environment. /n /n - /n Lifeguards must maintain lifeguard and first aid skills at "test ready" level at all times. /n /n - /n Participating in weekly lifeguard in-service training. /n /n - /n Performing other duties as assigned /n /n /n Qualifications: /n /n - /n Must be 18 years of age or older /n /n - /n Applicants must attend and complete the Ellis & Assoc. International Pool and Lifeguard Training Program provided and paid for by the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts properties. /n /n /n Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: /n /n - /n Must be able to swim 100 yards using front crawl or breaststroke without resting. /n /n - /n Must be able to feet first surface dive and retrieve a 10 lb. brick from a minimum depth of 8 ft. (or deepest depth of the facility) and bring it to the surface. /n /n - /n Must be able to tread water without using arms for 1 minute. /n /n - /n Must be able to safely exit pool without use of stairs, ladders, or zero depth. /n /n - /n Ability to handle stressful working conditions, emergencies, and to accept a high degree of accountability. /n /n - /n Must be in good physical condition. /n /n - /n Must have normal vision. (20/25 or 20/25 corrected) /n /n - /n Prior lifeguarding experience a plus, but not required. /n /n - /n Must be friendly, upbeat, and work well with other employees and be able to interact with our guests. /n /n - /n Must display a positive attitude, eagerness to learn, and professional image in compliance with Hershey Entertainment & Resorts. /n /n - /n Must have the ability to safeguard confidential information. /n /n /n Job Demands: /n /n - /n Must be able to work the hours between 9am-9pm. Weekends and Holidays are a requirement for this position /n /n - /n Must be able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. /n /n - /n Must be able to work in combination of indoor and outdoor weather conditions. /n /n - /n This job regularly requires verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person. /n /n - /n Must be able to speak, write, and understand English. /n /n /n While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: /n /n - /n Climbing Ladders Occasional ( 67%) /n /n - /n Stooping Occasional ( 67%) /n /n - /n Walking Constant (>67%) /n /n - /n Additional physical requirements include complete mobility and good physical conditioning, good hearing and vision, and ability to tolerate heat and sunlight. /n /n /n Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. /n Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer Equal Opportunity Employer /nThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. /nFor further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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