Become a Red Cross Certified Lifeguard!

If you’re 15 or older and looking for a great summer job or challenging career that’s in demand, American Red Cross Lifeguarding Training is the best place to start.  Lifeguarding lets you work as part of a team to help people safely enjoy the water.  You could even save a life!

BUILDING YOUR RESUME

Here’s your chance to sharpen your leadership skills and show the world what you can do.  Lifeguarding is the perfect way to build an impressive resume for the future.  Enroll today in lifeguard training from the American Red Cross.

EXPERIENCE:  Build leadership, teaching and communication skills that will help you in school and your future career.

REWARDS:  Make money, have fun and work with your friends.  Plus, it’s a great way to stay in shape.

RESPECT: Impress your peers, college admissions officers and future employers with skills that can make a meaningful difference in the world.

LIFESAVING:  Be a hero by helping keep people safe in, on and around the water.  Learn Lifesaving skills such as first aid and CPR.

Classes are typically held during  the early Spring - February through May - usually before the Memorial Day Holiday with  training conducted at local pools.

The classes are 32 hours in length and include First Aid and Professional Rescuer CPR/AED training. 

The Lifeguarding certification issued includes First Aid which is valid for 3 years from course completion date and also the CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification which is valid for 1 year from course completion.

To keep your American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification current you will be required to take the 9 hour CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer class each year.

HSAQU402 - LIFEGUARDING

Lifeguarding class fees will vary due to differences in the pool and instructor fees.  There are two separate fees for Lifeguarding, the American Red Cross fee of $100.00,  which includes course materials, and a separate pool/instructor fee payable to the pool.  

To Register - Madison Co: 

• Prepayment to the American Red Cross is required.  You can enroll online with the Red Cross.  To enroll, simply follow the link on the class flyer (in the Schedule Column, right).  You can also call us at 536-0084 x 210 or come to the chapter to enroll. See individual class flyer for details, right. 

• Payment to the pool is due the first day of class.

Pretest Requirements

• Minimum age of 15.

• Swim 300 yards continuously.

• Starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps, within 1 minute, 40 seconds.

Certification Requirements

• Attend all class sessions.

• Demonstrate competency in all required skills and activities.

• Demonstrate competency in the three final skill scenarios.

• Correctly answer at least 80 percent of the questions in the three sections of the final written exam.

Certificate Type and Expiration

• Lifeguarding/First Aid: 3 years

• CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer: 1 year

Attention Pool Managers:

Is Your Pool Ready for Summer?

 Stay Certified!

To keep your American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification current, you will be required to take the 8 hour  CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer class each year.