Lifeguarding Certification
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL SVONRABENSTEIN@ORANGE-CT.GOV.
Classsroom hours
Thursdays, February 27 - April 10
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Pool hours
Saturday, 3/8
2:00pm-4:00pm
Sunday, 3/23
2:00pm-4:00pm
The class being offered is Lifeguard Training. It is the new course, just released in February 2024. It is a basic pool lifeguard certification class - it
does include the necessary CPR and first aid skills for employment.
If you are interested in working at a beach you may need to either take a Waterfront Lifeguarding course instead, or add the Waterfront module to your base
certification upon base level completion.
You must be 15 by the course completion date, and you can work as a 15yr, although some facilities may require you to be older.
The course requires that you are a competent swimmer. If you swim for HS or a club team you undoubtedly have the basic swimming skills to start the course. If you are not
affiliated with a competitive team, please email me to discuss the basic requirements. It doesn't mean the water skills aren't well within your abilities, but we need to confirm
before beginning.
Class on Thursday's is all book, video and practical work. We are not in the water on Thursdays.
The class is $300 for certification. You do not pay until you have successfully completed the course. If you change your mind or don't pass the class, there is no fee.
If you are still interested, and the schedule works for you, please email me back and I will send you the next steps.
We will meet in the Training Room, which is located next to the Park and Recreation office, off the pool lobby at High Plains Comm. Center. I do need a firm count to ensure
we have the right size room, so please let me know if you plan on attending.
If this class is during your dinner time, you may bring food to eat during class. Please don't bring anything with nuts until we confirm there are no allergies in the class.
Any other questions, please let me know. Please register on RecDesk. You must have a household account to register.
https://orangect.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=335 $300.00Class attendance is mandatory. To register, go to RecDesk and register online, or email questions to Sue at
svonrabenstein@orange-ct.gov.
Lifeguard Challenge
Certificate about to expire? This is the class to re-certify your expiring (or recently expired) certificate. The Lifeguard Challenge Course includes Standard First Aid and Professional CPR so you will be ready for work upon successful completion.
To pass, you must successfully demonstrate the required critical Lifeguard skills with minimal instruction, correctly demonstrate the required First Aid skills with minimal instruction, correctly demonstrate all required Professional Rescuer CPR skills with minimal instruction and score 80% or better on the written exams. Contact Sue, 203-891-4794, to register.
Classes. $80.00
