New York City Parks Is Hiring Lifeguards for the Summer
Do you want to spend your summer at the beach and get paid for it? Try out for New York City's Lifeguard Training Program.
The City Parks Department is expanding its recruitment efforts this year to find lifeguards for its 55 outdoor pools and eight beaches throughout the five boroughs. Working as a lifeguard provides young people with the chance to be a part of a large public organization committed to public safety.
The minimum qualifications to enter the training course are that participants:
• be at least 16 years old at the time of employment
• have eyesight no worse than 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other eye
• be able to swim 50 yards in 35 seconds with proper form
Those who qualify will enter the training program, which consists of swimming and rescue techniques, first-aid and CPR. The program is not only free, but candidates who successfully complete the course will be paid for their time spent in training once they begin working as a lifeguard. First year lifeguards will earn at least $13.57 an hour. Most lifeguards will work six days a week during the season.
The City needs excited, energetic young people to protect the swimmers at our pools and beaches.
Apply for training on the Parks Department's website here.