Are you 15 or older and looking for a great summer job or a challenging career? American Red Cross Lifeguarding is the best place to start! Lifeguarding puts you in an exciting position, working as part of a team to help people safely enjoy the water. Read about Red Cross-trained lifeguards who have saved the lives of others. You could save a life too!
Lifeguarding will help you develop skills and experience that will be valued by colleges and future employers. It's a great way to demonstrate what you can offer. Colleges and employers look for applicants who can deal effectively with people, who have a take charge attitude and who are willing to work to develop new skills. Find out how you can secure a lifeguarding job.
What You Will Learn
American Red Cross training makes learning fun and easy. Through classroom learning and hands-on practice, you'll learn:
- Surveillance skills to help you recognize and prevent injuries
- Rescue skills - in the water and on land
- First aid training and professional rescuer CPR - to help you prepare for any emergency
- Professional lifeguard responsibilities like interacting with the public and addressing uncooperative patrons
Enroll today for American Red Cross Lifeguarding at an aquatics facility near you. Course lengths vary from 30 to 37 hours and options include:
- Lifeguarding - for lifeguards working at traditional pools
- Waterfront Lifeguarding - for lifeguards at non-surf, open-water environments such as lakes and rivers, as well as traditional pools
- Waterpark Lifeguarding - for lifeguards at waterparks, multi-attraction facilities and traditional pools
- Shallow Water Attendant - for lifeguards that will work only in areas with waster attractions up to four feet deep
Contact your local American Red Cross to find out more about becoming a lifeguard or lifeguarding instructor!
If you're not yet 15 years old, but are interested in becoming a lifeguard in the future, GuardStart: Lifeguarding Tomorrow is for you!
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Lifeguards Save Lives
Beyond the Swimming Pool: High School Student Prepared to Help Thanks to Red Cross Training
Seventeen-year-old Mary Isely was working at the Astro Movie Theatre, in Clemson, South Carolina, when she sprung into action with the skills she learned as part of her American Red Cross lifeguard training. For the last four years, Mary had renewed her American Red Cross CPR certification in order to continue to lifeguard. One fall night she was able to apply this knowledge beyond the swimming pool.
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Lifeguards Rule!
As swimmers enjoy their fun in the sun, lifeguards make sure they are safe and sound. Local Red Cross chapters have recognized several lifeguards with the Lifesaving Award for the Professional Responder that was released in the summer of 2000.
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Surfer Dude Rescues Two Swimmers
On a warm summer day in Okinawa, Japan, 19 year-old Scott Larsen, went down to the local beach to catch some rays and ocean waves. Little did he know that he would save not one but two lives during his visit.
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Local Hero Rescues Ten-Year-Olds from Swift Storm Drain Waters
On an ordinary September afternoon, Stanton Thompson, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy Reserve, had no idea that he was about to save the lives of two young boys. Thompson was helping out at the Cree-Mee Freeze drive-in in Concordia, Missouri...
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Red Cross Instructor Saves Swimmer From Drowning
Cathy Andrew was entering the pool area at a condominium complex in Palm Springs, Calif. when she heard someone scream "Call 9-1-1!" She saw some commotion at the other end of the pool and ran over to see what the problem was. Carl Davis had become unconscious while swimming and sank to the bottom of the pool.
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