Lifeguard
Employer
42 Water Street
Block Island, RI 02807
United States
Job description
JOB OPPORTUNITY: 2 TEMPORARY SEASONAL POSITIONS
AVAILABLE (DATES OF NEED: 04/01/2026 THROUGH 10/05/2026) POSITION: LIFEGUARD DUTIES: MONITOR RECREATIONAL AREAS, SUCH AS POOLS, BEACHES, TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION TO PARTICIPANTS. CONTACT EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN CASE OF SERIOUS INJURY. RESCUE DISTRESSED
PERSONS USING RESCUE TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT. FULL TIME: EMPLOYER WILL OFFER A MINIMUM OF 35 HOURS PER WEEK. OPEN 7-DAYS A WEEK (HOLIDAYS
INCLUDED). WORK SCHEDULES CAN VARY AND CAN INCLUDE EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS. WORK MAY BE PERFORMED ON ANY DAY OF THE WEEK FROM MONDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. EXAMPLE SHIFTS: 7:00 AM TO 2:00 PM, 12:00 PM TO 8:00 PM SHIFT HOURS MAY VARY. OVERTIME: OVERTIME HOURS ARE OPTIONAL, AND AS
NEEDED ONLY. WAGE OFFER: WORKERS WILL BE PAID NO LESS THAN $17.25-$25.00 PER HOUR. PAID BI-WEEKLY. GRATUITY-ELIGIBLE POSITION, SO ACTUAL WAGE WITH TIPS
MAY OCCASIONALLY BE HIGHER. WILL USE SINGLE WORKWEEK AS STANDARD FOR COMPUTING WAGES DUE. NO OVERTIME PREMIUM WILL BE PAID AS IT IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW. BALLARD'S IS EXEMPT FROM THE OVERTIME WAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA)
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS POSITION, FROM APRIL 1ST TO OCTOBER 5TH, PURSUANT TO THE AMUSEMENT OR RECREATIONAL
ESTABLISHMENT EXEMPTION, CODIFIED AT 29 U.S.C. 213(A)(3). THEREFORE, OVERTIME HOURS ARE OPTIONAL, AND WHEN WORKED, WILL BE PAID AT THE REGULAR
WAGE RANGE OF $17.25-$25.00 PER HOUR, FROM APRIL 1ST TO OCTOBER 5TH, WHEN THE SEASONAL BUSINESS OVERTIME EXEMPTION IS IN FORCE. DEDUCTIONS: EMPLOYER WILL MAKE ALL DEDUCTIONS FROM WORKERS
PAYCHECK REQUIRED BY LAW; AND OPTIONAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING. TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE TO THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: IF THE WORKER
COMPLETES 50% OF THE WORK CONTRACT PERIOD, THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY DIRECTLY FOR AND/OR REIMBURSE WORKERS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND
SUBSISTENCE FROM THE PLACE OF RECRUITMENT TO THE PLACE OF WORK. UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK CONTRACT OR WHERE THE WORKER IS DISMISSED
EARLIER, THE EMPLOYER WILL PROVIDE OR PAY FOR WORKERS REASONABLE COSTS OF RETURN TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE BACK HOME OR TO THE
PLACE THE WORKER ORIGINALLY DEPARTED TO WORK, EXCEPT WHERE THE WORKER WILL NOT RETURN DUE TO SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH ANOTHER
EMPLOYER OR WHERE THE EMPLOYER HAS APPROPRIATELY REPORTED A WORKERS VOLUNTARY ABANDONMENT OF EMPLOYMENT. THE AMOUNT OF
TRANSPORTATION PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE EQUAL TO THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND REASONABLE COMMON CARRIER FOR THE DISTANCES INVOLVED.
DAILY MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED AT A RATE OF $16.28 PER DAY DURING TRAVEL TO A MAXIMUM OF $68.00 PER DAY WITH RECEIPTS. VISA AND VISA-RELATED EXPENSES:
WORKERS WILL BE REIMBURSED IN THE FIRST WORKWEEK FOR ALL VISA, VISA PROCESSING, BORDER CROSSING AND OTHER RELATED FEES, INCLUDING THOSE
MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT (EXCEPT PASSPORT FEES). TOOLS: WILL PROVIDE WORKERS AT NO CHARGE ALL TOOLS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO
PERFORM THE JOB. DAILY TRANSPORTATION: NOT APPLICABLE.
Special Requirements
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