Job Satisfaction of Swimming Lifeguards in Sports Cities in Jordan

Abstract

Using a questionnaire covering five areas (job conditions and nature, reward (material reward), relationship with colleagues, incentives, and relationship with management), this study aimed to determine the level of job satisfaction of swimming lifeguards in sports cities, as well as the impact of years of experience and academic qualification on their job satisfaction.
According to the study design, the researcher used the descriptive approach, which was relevant to the subject matter of the study. The study sample consisted of (21) swimming coaches who were selected intentionally from the north of Jordan.
Among the most prominent results that appeared, according to the viewpoint of the research sample members, was that the field of relationship with colleagues ranked first with a high degree, followed by the field of relationship with management at a high degree as well, and in the third rank came the field of work conditions and its nature with a medium degree, and in the fourth rank was the field of (incentives) with a medium degree, and finally, the reward area (financial return) came to a moderate degree, and the reason for this is that the financial return that swimmers in Jordan obtain is a weak return compared to lifeguards outside Jordan, and this in turn is reflected in their level of satisfaction with the financial return they receive as a result of practicing the training profession . The researcher recommends that lifeguards should be given more incentives and material rewards in return for their work, according to the researcher, so that they can provide for their basic needs throughout the year, and work to increase the financial returns for workers in this category since they find it difficult to work and interact with visitors in a watery environment that is not the same as other sports.