Lifeguard Try Out

When:               Saturday, May 22 – 12 Noon (new applicants only)
                         Sunday, May 23 – 12 Noon (returning lifeguards and new applicants if spots available)                        

Try Out:            500m in less than 10 minutes, retrieving submerged brick, short interview

Where:             St. Francis Community Center Pool, 4700 Long Beach Boulevard, Brant Beach, NJ 08008

CPR/First Aid Certifications

When:               Saturday, May 22 - 1st Time CPR and First Aid Class - Class will start after lifeguard test, probably around 2PM
Sunday, May 23 - Recertification class (faster than the 1st time class above) and First Aid Class - Class will start after lifeguard test
If you require both CPR and First Aid you will need to attend both sessions.
For first aid only you may attend either session.  For scheduling conflicts please give me a call or e-mail me.

Where:             Surf City Borough Hall, 813 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, NJ 08008

Pre-Season Module Training (Mandatory for 1^st and 2^nd Lifeguards*)

When:               Saturday, June 5 - 10AM morning session, break for lunch, 1PM afternoon session
                         Sunday, June 6 - 10AM morning session, break for lunch, 1PM afternoon session

What:               Spinal injury recognition and response, aquatic search and recovery, in-water rescue breathing, first aid in the aquatic environment and local hazards, drowning, scuba diver first aid and rescue, bleeding, splinting, and other first aid topics.

Where:             Surf City Borough Hall, 813 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, NJ 08008 

                        *Only 1st and 2nd year guards are required to attend this training.  If you started later in the season and did not attend this your first year you must attend in your 2nd and 3rd years.  It will only take a few hours each day.  Please come ready to swim!  All guards are welcome and encouraged to attend as you will have to acquire this training during the first few weeks of the season.  Senior guards will be paired with younger guards to administer training.

Pre-Season Training with the Surf City First Aid Squad (required for all Lifeguards)

When:               Friday, June 18 at 6PM (this will only require a half hour)

What:               In addition to meeting the Surf City first aid squad this is the first opportunity for the new lifeguards to meet the returning lifeguards.  This is also an opportunity for all lifeguards to ask the local first aid squad any questions they may have regarding responses from the previous season.  Topics covered will include stabilization and transportation of various injuries, proper oxygen usage, radio procedure, and bloodborne pathogens precautions.

Where:             Surf City Borough Hall, 813 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, NJ 08008

                        I would ask that all guards make an effort to make this date.  It won’t take long and will give us an opportunity not only to review some First Aid procedures and meet the First Aid squad, but it will also be the first time that the entire squad will be together before the orientation meeting.

Orientation Meeting (required for all Lifeguards)

When:               Friday, June 18, 6:30PM (will require an hour or two)

What:               Finish up paperwork, pick days off, review beach procedures, discuss lifeguard professionalism and history, and hand our uniforms.

Where:             Surf City Borough Hall, 813 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, NJ 08008 

First Day of the Season

When:               Saturday, June 19, 2010

Where:             Surf City Lifeguard Garage, 813 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, NJ 08008

Lifeguard Test Information

1. Applicants must swim 500m (22 lengths of the 25yd pool) in less than 10 minutes to be eligible for employment.  Only the freestyle swimming stroke is allowed.  Goggles and swim caps are permitted but diving starts are not.
2. To be eligible for employment applicants must demonstrate the ability retrieve a submerged dive brick.
3. There will be a brief interview (5 to 10 minutes) for all new applicants.
4. The swim test carries the most weight in the hiring process.

What You Should Bring To The Test:

1. Goggles and a swim cap.
2. Towel.
3. A completed pre-employment application.

If you have any other questions or concerns, or can't make either test date contact me at dileomd@comcast.net  address below.  Make sure you take a look at the FAQ's before e-mailing, you may find the answers to your questions there.

Make sure you can swim 500m in less than 10 minutes!!  Read the lifeguarding FAQ here to see what else you will need to do to become a Surf City lifeguard.

Surf City Beach Patrol, 813 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, NJ 08008
Surf City Borough Hall (609) 494-3064  dileomd@comcast.net