Looking for a fun job that builds leadership skills and teaches you to save lives? Are you reliable, mature, positive, and courteous? Become a certified lifeguard. Lifeguards keep people safe in, and around, the water. You will learn how to recognize hazardous situations and identify individuals in need of help.
All trainings will be held at 9045 Tara Blvd, Jonesboro, GA 30236
This course teaches professionalism and emergency preparation. Completing the course requirements earns you the following certifications: Lifeguarding/First Aid (good for 2 years), CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Certificate (good for 2 years). Course length: approx. 30 hours.
The first day includes pre-requisites test on ability to swim 300 yards continuously; and, starting in the water, ability to swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 10 feet, retrieve a 10-lb object, return to surface, swim 20 yards back to starting point with the object, and exit water without using a ladder or steps (timed under 1 minute, 40 seconds). Skills test competency and written exam (80%) required for certification.