2025 Assessment

Date Prepared: January 30, 2025

Position: Pool Manager

Reports To: Town Superintendent

Hours of Work: 40 hours/week, including evenings and weekends

Location: Balgonie, Saskatchewan

Wage Range: $22.00 – $25.00 per hour

The Town of Balgonie is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual as the Pool Manager for the Town of Balgonie’s new swimming pool, scheduled to open July 1, 2025. The position is for a seasonal term opportunity, starting April 1 – September 5, 2025.

The Pool Manager is responsible for:

• Advertising for and hiring lifeguards.
• Managing and training staff on the online booking and receipting systems.
• Assisting with setting annual pool rates and creating policy and procedure manuals.
• Reconciling daily receivables.
• Ordering supplies/merchandise and managing inventory.
• Scheduling swimming lessons and facility hours.
• Assisting with planning and implementation of special events.
• Responding to inquiries.
• Social media posts.
• Supervising the head lifeguard and junior staff by assigning work schedules, duties and priorities, completing performance appraisals, and advising employees on how to accomplish good work performance.
• Providing lifeguard duties during public swim times by ensuring a safe swimming environment by being attentive to swimmers, enforcing safety rules and educating the public about water safety in and around the water.
• Assisting with daily maintenance of the pool facility, chemical testing and reporting, checking lifesaving equipment and providing input into improvements to the pool facility programs.
• Perform all work according to current OH&S policies and hold regular safety meetings with staff.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles, methods and equipment used in water based recreation.
• Understanding of the methods and techniques for delivering Lifesaving swimming lessons and lifeguard procedures.
• Knowledge of pool operations including safety, cleaning and other pool maintenance.
• Knowledge of other aquatic-based activities, such as aqua-fit, would be an asset.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with children, adults and seniors either through instructing swimming lessons, senior programming, camp counselling, youth leader or other related volunteer or work positions. They will also be an excellent communicator who understands how to lead a team to success.

Lifesaving Society Water Safety Instructor (WSI) and LSS National Lifeguard – Pool Certification or other certifications, such as Aquatic Emergency Care, Aquatic Supervisor, Aquatic Manager, Pool Operations Course, would be an asset.

The ideal candidate will hold a valid Standard First-Aid and CPR-C Certification.

This full-time supervisory seasonal position will work various hours including evenings and weekends. The pool term will run from April 1 – September 5, 2025.

This posting will continue until a qualified person is found.

Please submit your cover letter, resume and references on or before February 28, 2025 stating experience, education, and qualifications to the address below.

Town of Balgonie
PO Box 310
129 Railway Street E.
Balgonie, SK
S0G 0E0
Fax: 306-771-2899
E-mail: [email protected]

All applications are appreciated; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

White Butte RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a semi that was involved in a chemical spill on Highway #46 on October 12th, 2024.

Investigation determined a semi, hauling a belly dump style of trailer, left a business on the Service Road in Balgonie. While driving south on Highway #46, then continuing on to Highway #1 toward Winnipeg, the semi spilled fertilizer it was hauling. The semi did not stop at the scene of the spill.

The Balgonie Fire Department, Ministry of Highways, Ministry of Environment and Regina Bypass responded to the spill and clean up, and were responsible for the closure of the highway that resulted from the spill.

White Butte RCMP is investigating whether there is a criminal element to the spill, including gathering information about the vehicle driver’s failure to stop after the spill and determining whether the resulting cost of clean-up constitutes mischief.

The vehicle and driver have not been identified at this time.

If anyone saw the semi spilling fertilizer on Highway #46 between 5:15 and 5:45am on October 12th, 2024, or if you potentially captured security or dashcam footage of it, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or click to Submit a Tip.

On October 12, 2024, White Butte RCMP received a report of a chemical spill on Highway #46.

Investigation determined a semi hauling a belly dump style of trailer left a business on the Service Road in Balgonie. While driving south on Highway #46, then continuing on to Highway #1 toward Winnipeg, the semi spilled fertilizer it was hauling. The semi did not stop at the scene of the spill.

The Balgonie Fire Department, Ministry of Highways, Ministry of Environment and Regina Bypass responded to – and are managing – the spill and clean-up, and were responsible for the closure of the highway that resulted from the spill. Any questions on these matters can be directed to the appropriate agency.

White Butte RCMP is now investigating whether there is a criminal element to the spill, including gathering information about the vehicle driver’s failure to stop after the spill and determining whether the resulting cost of clean-up constitutes mischief. 

The vehicle and driver have not been identified at this time. 

White Butte RCMP is asking members of the public for assistance. If you saw the semi spilling fertilizer on Highway #46 between 5:15 and 5:45 a.m. on October 12, or if you potentially captured security or dashcam footage of it, contact White Butte RCMP by dialling 310-RCMP. 

Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

RCMP White Butte RCMP asks members of the public for assistance identifying semi