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-10- ' RECOMMI{RDAT I OM It is ury rccununendalJon that: a seasonal head lifeguard be hired. to supervise Lhe Lakeside (leach program. This person would al servo an a lifoquard. would supervise staff and oversee the C% daily beach I'uneLiuns and uperaLions. This person would be paid an hourly wage and wuu.ld work a regular 40 - 60 hour work week. Tile position would be directly supervised by the Aquatics DirecLur and ultimately by the Director of parks, Recreation and Forestry. It is alms ury recummrml;ilion I.IiaL Lhe Aquatic Director position be a pu'arancnt position at a salaried wage. This person would supervise, Lrain and coordinate the entire aquatic staff, offer standard swimming lesson curriculum, and deal with the programming and operalion:. 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. No parson dc:;ignalcd to suporviso 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. 1 do believe (.hat s WEE at both the beach and pool could be shah to obtain maximum potential and service of all employees. Also staff sharing provides more hours of diverse work and duties and Lhus uicuurages good morale, diversity and various challenges for the employee. Staff empluyecs aL buLh 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 safely 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 a nl 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. L 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 clone 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 it of which only an aquatics director can give.