Job Description:

Job posting closes: April 2nd, 2026 at 5:00pm Yukon Standard Time

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, while advancing reconciliation and accessibility.

The City promotes work life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as work from home and compressed work weeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition – the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill futurepermanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term or casual vacancieswithin the same department and classification based on the organizational needs by going to the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

#Instructor/Lifeguard

##Job Code: 061****Department: Recreation

##Job Summary:

The incumbent provides constant safety supervision of patrons, instructs aquatic programs, provides emergency care for minor and major first aid situations, mentors new staff, provides support to the administrative and maintenance staff, tests and maintains water quality, and assists with the implementation of special events.

##Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors pool users and enforces established standards of conduct and decorum, responds to major and minor emergency situations, responds to enquiries from public and fQllows established safety and emergency procedures.

• Provides aquatic instruction for patrons; monitors activities being taught and ensures the quality of the programming meets standards.

• Prepares and implements lesson plans and instructional material, prepares and distributes candidate progress reports, and prepares and submits statistical reports/records. Mentors lesson volunteers assigned to their programs.

• Performs light custodial maintenance and minor repairs to facility and equipment.

• Assists in the inventory and stocking of first aid and program supplies.

• Performs water tests and keeps maintenance records.

• Performs basic computer skills required for program registration and entering records, and assists with administrative duties as assigned.

• Receives and responds to questions, concerns, and complaints from patrons; determines issues and resolves or refers to higher-level staff as appropriate.

• Works collaboratively with participants and aquatic staff to ensure a positive learning environment.

• Participates in training sessions as part of maintaining required certifications.

• Under the direction of the Aquatic Supervisor, assists in developing or implementing specialized aquatic activities and events.

• Acts as Head Guard as assigned.

• Follows, so far as is reasonably practicable, established safety procedures and standards.

• Other related duties.

Job Requirements:

##Working Conditions:

Exposure to constant noise, extreme temperatures when in and out of the water, and humidity in the pool environment.

##Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Completion of Grade 10 or 16 years of age
• 2 months Lifeguard and Instructor experience
• National Lifeguard Pool Option (NL)
• Standard First Aid/CPR Level C
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems certification (WHMIS)
• Lifesaving Instructor certification (LSI)
• Swim Instructor certification- Lifesaving Society (SI)
• Aqua Fitness Certification (WaterArt, CALA, BCRPA or equivalent)

An equivalent combination of education training and experience may be considered.

##Examples of Equipment to Operate:

General office equipment including computer skills to operate software programs related to intranets, spreadsheets, word processing, electronic mail, etc.

##Accommodation Requests:

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email careers@whitehorse.ca.

##Other Details:

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via www.whitehorse.ca/careers. Instructions on applications are provided at https://www.whitehorse.ca/our-government/employment/how-to-apply/. If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at HR@whitehorse.ca.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume.

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process.

At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview.