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-10- RECOMMI3NDATION It is my recommendation that a seasonal head lifeguard be hired to supervise the Lakeside Beach program. This person would al serve as a 1 i feguarel . would supervise staff and oversee the daily beach functions and operations . This person would be paid an hourly wage and would work a regular 40 - 60 hour work week. The position would be directly supervised by the Aquatics Director and ultimately by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry . It is also my recommendation that the Aquatic Director position be a permanent position at a salaried wage. This person would supervise, train and coordinate the entire aquatic staff, offer standard swimming lesson curriculum, and deal with the programming and operations of the aquatic activities . This person would work hand-in-hand with the program offerings on a yearly basis . This person also would serve as a pool instructor . The aquatics program would include daytime, evening , summertime and weekend pool -operations as well as beach front operations . My recommendation is that one aquatics director and one head lifeguard be hired to oversee beach front and pool programs . One person designated to supervise two sites as well as instruct and/or guard at both is an awesome task and spreds a person too thin to perform well . Both sites need a designated supervisor. I do believe that staff at both the beach and pool could be sha to obtain maximum potential and service of all employees . Also. staff sharing provides more hours of diverse work and duties and thus encourages good morale , diversity and various challenges for the employee. Staff employees at both sites would be paid at a rate of $4 . 00/ hour for advanced lifeguard and $5 .00/hour for W.S . I . and $6 .00/ hour to the head lifeguard. Water safety instructor certified personnel would be preferred . This hourly rate would be for both the pool and beach sites . The beach head lifeguard position would be paid from the Lakeside fund and the aquatics director would be paid from fee receipts from the pool program. Therefore, the pool program would need to run in a manner in which money would be made . The pool program philosophy must modify to put more emphasis into mass efficiency instruction and less emphasis in pool availability to the leisure swimmers . Therefore, I would see more efficient use of pool space. The instructor per student ratio must be more controlled , efficient , and feasible rate . Staff must be supervised on a frequent basis by the aquatics director as to teaching techniques , pool rules , regulations and program operations . Currently this is done only on a hap-hazard manner as the Program Supervisor has minimal contact with pool staff dealing only with program goals and rules and regulations • of the operation. Intimate supervision is required at the pool of which Only an aquatics director can give.