Flying Horse Farms is a medical specialty camp that provides healing, transformative experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families - free of charge.  campers range from 7-21 and have diagnoses including cancer, heart conditions, rheumatologic diagnoses, blood disorders, lung conditions, gastrointestinal disorders, craniofacial diagnoses, rare diagnoses, spinal cord diagnoses, and mental health conditions.

Flying Horse Farms Lifeguards will ensure safety while campers are swimming in the pool, fishing on the dock, or boating in the lake.  This team makes it possible, often for the first time, for a camper to experience water activities.

Responsibilities:

• Enforce aquatics safety policies & protocols at water activities (boating, fishing, swimming)
• Ensure preparation of daily open/close checklists, inventory of supplies, and accident/incident reports
• Perform daily pool cleaning and record chemical levels
• Participate in lifeguard skill checks and in-service trainings as directed by the Aquatics Manager

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience 

• Ability to move across camp grounds and between buildings and activity areas multiple times each day
• Ability to perform job functions outside during summer months (humidity, heat, rain)
• Hold or obtain valid Lifeguard & CPR for Professional Rescuer Certifications
• Basic understanding of waterfront risk management and emergency planning while keeping safety first in all situations
• Ability to support with program set up and tear down (including movement of materials up to 50 lbs.)

Preferred Skills, Qualifications & Experience 

• 1 Year experience as a lifeguard or prior lifeguard certification preferred
• Boating, canoeing, or fishing experience preferred

Expectations & Requirements for all Flying Horse Farms Staff

We live our Values. We are each responsible for knowing our values and nurturing our culture:

• We are All In. We demonstrate a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done, we are supportive and loyal, show up present and ready and we are passionate about "Campers First."
• We have an Attitude of Optimism. We find what is working and make more of that happen, demonstrate adaptability within ambiguity, spread joy and hope and ensure everyone we interact with feels "Welcomed Home."
• We are Trustworthy. We are consistent, dependable, steady, truthful and operate with transparency, take ownership for our work and "See the Best" in others.
• We Take Initiative. We are driven, work towards goals with fortitude, pay attention to details and find innovative solutions with "Fearless is Free" attitudes.