Shawano Community Swim Club ~ Duties for Pool Supervisors
DHS 172.21 Responsible supervisor.
(1)Each pool shall be under the supervision of at least one responsible supervisor at all times when the pool is in use or is open to the public. The responsible supervisor shall be on the premises or available via a phone number posted by the emergency phone to respond to an unsafe or unsanitary condition at any time the pool is open for use. The responsible supervisor shall maintain order, ensure that safety equipment is in place, and enforce pool use regulations governing safety, sanitation and water testing.
(2)The responsible supervisor shall have the authority to close the pool as necessary under s. DHS 172.30.
History: CR 06-086: cr. Register August 2007 No. 620, eff. 2-1-08.
Pool supervisors, part of our valuable team, ensure compliance with state and community pool rules and regulations, such as, but are not limited to:
- Checking pool chemicals status
- Watching for inclement weather, especially thunder and lightning
- Assisting in the case of incidents/accidents
- Monitoring safety in the locker rooms
- Making certain all swimmers get picked up at the end of practice
Arrival
- Arrive 15 minutes early so you are in the lobby as swimmers arrive.
- After Pool Manager (Toni Dinse) gives the okay, allow swimmers into locker rooms.
- Check pool office log to see if chemicals have been tested in the last few hours.
If not, alert a coach. - Listen for any concerns near the locker rooms as swimmers get ready, and make sure they have showered as they come out to the pool.
- Bring the SCSC mail cart onto the pool deck.
- Set out any important papers/forms on the table for parents to see.
During
- Family members should stay in bleacher area, behind white chain.
- No food or drink on deck—except for water bottles.
- Watch for spectators with filthy shoes/boots, and send them out or have them remove shoes.
- Respond to first aid incidents if necessary. Use SCSC first aid kit from the bottom shelf of the mail cart. Complete incident reports (found in mail cart file) and call Toni: 715-853-3382. There is an incident report for club, one for the school district, and a third form in case of head injury.
- Assist with any needed response to weather problems or occurrences in the pool.
- Record your name, coach(es), lifeguard(s), and number of swimmers into the pool office log.
- For payments: All registration fees, volunteer deposits, and swim meet fees are paid online. For practice suits, swim caps, goggles, or bungee straps: cash, checks, and receipts go in lockbox. If someone pays cash, it will have to be exact. Record cash transactions in green notebook. Write out a receipt from the receipt book in the front of the mail cart. White copy stays in the book; pink copy goes to the purchaser; yellow copy goes in lockbox with payment. If someone needs to buy a practice suit, contact Justyn Poulos.
- Check the Pool Communications notebook (red) in the front of the mail cart for any new information from Pool Manager.
After
- Encourage spectators to exit the pool area as soon as practice is over so lifeguard(s) may leave.
- Return SCSC mail cart the pool office.
- Rinse & sweep pool deck near entry and bleachers, if necessary.
- Listen outside of locker rooms for excessive noise/inappropriate behavior.
- Check pool deck and locker rooms for trash and/or lost & found items. Lost & found can be put on the bottom shelf of the SCSC mail cart. Flush toilets, if needed, and turn off lights in locker rooms. Ask older swimmer or parent of the opposite sex to check the other locker room for you.
- Make certain each swimmer gets picked up. Have your cell phone on hand in case a swimmer needs to call for a ride.
Revised 05/22/17
