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Lifeguard / CPR Training
Become a Lifeguard
Passionate about swimming? Consider joining our team and working in a fun environment. Castle Rock Parks and Recreation is seeking dedicated lifeguards. Benefits include a free Miller Activity Complex (MAC) or Recreation Center membership for you and your family, free childcare for children ages 7 and under, flexible hours, and reimbursement for certification classes after 90 days of employment.
Certifications
The Aquatics Department offers certification for becoming a lifeguard and community CPR and first aid. Completing our Lifeguard Training does not guarantee employment. Applying for a lifeguard position with the Town requires a separate application process. Apply today.
- Babysitting Bootcamp
- Community CPR & First Aid
- Lifeguard Certification Review
- Lifeguard Training Class
This course prepares participants for work as a babysitter. The course covers first-aid, diaper changing, feeding infants and children, rescue breathing, emergency procedures, safety, and infant and child CPR. Marketing and best babysitting business practices are also covered in the course material.
Classes on Friday will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday classes will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This class is for everyone who wants to learn how to provide care for someone with a minor injury or save a person's life. Our new hybrid course is a combination of online content and in-person skills tests. Participants can complete the online portion of class at their leisure before the in-person skills tests. The online blended learning is approximately four hours of online training, including videos, quizzes and interactive modules. The hybrid classes are offered monthly, while the in-person classes are offered once a quarter.
The review class gives individuals the opportunity to re-examine the full course content. Participants must hold a current lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross and provide evidence to participate.
Please note, the American Red Cross does not honor any recertification once the certification has expired. If your certification has expired, you will need to retake the lifeguard training class.
This course prepares participants for work as professional lifeguards. These classes are taught during Spring Break and again over a weekend in April. They serve as our primary training for summer employment.
Requirements
Participants must be able to complete a 300-yard swim test utilizing front crawl and breaststroke, tread water for two minutes non-stop using kick only (no arms or hands), retrieve a 10-pound brick from 10-feet deep and return across the 20-yard pool in one minute and forty seconds using kick only.
Participants must also complete an online blended learning portion before the first day of class. Online blended learning is approximately eight hours of online training, including videos, quizzes and interactive modules.