Apprentice carpenter Jobs in Penticton, BC

Penticton is a vibrant innovative healthy waterfront city focused on sustainability community and economic opportunity. At the City of Penticton our goal is to serve our residents businesses and visitors through good governance partnership and the delivery of effective and community-focused services.

The City of Penticton is looking to fill the part-time permanent position of Lifeguard / Instructor I in our Recreation Department. The Recreation Department promotes and contributes to a healthy community and enhances the quality of life for Penticton residents and visitors through planning management and delivery of recreation sport events and active living opportunities. This department partners with volunteers community members and private sector providers to support recreation opportunities in the City.

Reporting to the Recreation Operations Supervisor the Lifeguard / Instructor I is primarily responsible for a variety of duties in the provision of aquatics and drowning prevention services at the Community Centre addition to supervision instruction and / or facilitation of aquatics programs the Lifeguard / Instructor provides services including public safety first aid emergency response and ensures operational standards are maintained to required legislated and industry requirements.

Key Responsibilities :

• Safety supervision of public swim participants enforcement of facility and industry safety standards and related public relations.
• First aid and emergency response including appropriate documentation.
• Instruction of all levels of the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life program including lesson plans and progress reports as scheduled.
• Instruction of private and school board lessons including planning and administration.
• Customer service and public education.
• Light custodial and maintenance duties.

Required Knowledge Abilities & Skills :

Education Training & Experience :

All aquatics shifts are established to serve the needs of our patrons. Since the pool is open seven days a week all staff can expect to work weekends evenings and non-standard hours. Shifts will be assigned in advance but may fluctuate depending on facility usage. Flexibility is a requirement of all employees.

At the City of Penticton we recognize that great talent and great ideas come from a variety of backgrounds. Tapping into the diversity of our community makes us all stronger and allows us to serve Penticton even better.

Thats why we welcome all applicants to consider joining our team. We encourage Indigenous persons people of colour all genders and expressions 2SLGBT2QIA persons living with disabilities and others who reflect our world to apply.

So if your experience is close to what were looking for we would love a chance to talk about working with you. We welcome your cover letter and resume by January 4 2026 .

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact us at wed be happy to hear from you!

Schedule :

Part-time Permanent beginning January 2026. Positions require a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week; this schedule will require availability for evening and weekend shifts.

Wage :

Lifeguard Instructor I $28.55 - $30.45 per hour (Pay Grade 4CUPE).

Benefits :

Additional 15.5% in lieu of benefits vacation and statutory holidays.

Comp # : 25-140

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Client Server,Digital Marketing,Apprentice,B2C,Biomedical

Employment Type : Part-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 28 - 30